Hikin_Jim
Sheriff
Pooh-Bah
Registered: 10/12/07
Posts: 1804
Loc: Southern California
Originally Posted By: NightHiker
I look at it this way: I like to have options
Here, here. When you need something in the wild, and it's sitting at home, you really a) kick yourself and b) can suffer potentially life threatening consequences. I can tell you stories of hiking with my minimalist father... There's a reason why I'm into preparedness. I have had to spend unplanned nights in the wild. Let me tell you that I will never forget.
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