What exactly is the purpose of swag in a geocache? Well some say it was the founders of geocaching that placed trinkets in the first cache for trade items but were they just imitating something else?
Geocaches were not the first caches to be left in remote areas. There were hunt camps with a secret stash containing items needed for survival long before geocaching. Only a few would even know it existed much less where to find it. Directions would have to be used along with clues and secret markers.
I am reminded of a story told at boy scouts about a group of men who arrived at a remote camp to a fully stocked woodpile. They used the wood but were in a rush so they did not restock for the next to arrive. The next to arrive did not do so until the dead of winter and the lack of dry wood became their demise.
The moral of the story is take what you need, replace what is missing and make sure the next to find have enough to work with to survive. Seeing as matches are not allowed this cache only contains some dry tinder (the logbook), a small amount of fishing line with lure, some cordage, nails, signaling devices etc. Please trade only useful items for survival. No plastic toys etc.
Congratz to Rockharder on the First to Find