Who wants a Chilean fishing rod?

Fishing rods beat out leather and wine in terms of
popular imports. For obvious reasons.

If packing for a four-month excursion proves to be too overwhelming, one might take a break from it all by a) shoveling after a snow storm (fun!), b) spending way too much time reading about customs and duty tax, (super fun!) and c) marathon-watching House of Cards (actually fun!)

I'll definitely be on the lookout for certain things to bring back/mail as gifts to my people. Chile is well known for copper, lapis lazuli, and wool. I'd love to bring back some pisco and wine, but that gets trickier, or at least, more expensive.