Originally Posted By: dweste
.....I can remember several times when I was the only one with a match, a piece of rope, a knife, salt & pepper, tea, etcetera...


I can relate. Back when I backpacked, I was often the only one with a full set of prepped (declination lines, location of basecamp, etc) 7.5 minute topos, a decent compass, and duck tape.
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