#254146 - 12/01/1209:58 PMRe: Missing Person Survives by Covering in Moss
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Roarmeister
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Registered: 09/12/01
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Loc: Saskatchewan, Canada
Originally Posted By: IzzyJG99
Seems like moss would make for a good insulator. Probably saved his life.
I was thinking exactly the opposite. Moss holds a lot of water and water conducts heat a lot quicker than air so conceivably he could be wrapping himself in a "cold water blanket".
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