Hi Brain,

I hear ya, I don't understand Day hikers myself and why they don't equip themselves properly, I think they are in engulfed in the beauty of the area and don't feel they need to prepare. In there mind they believe they are going to only be on the trail for a short time so there is no need equip themselves. Big mistake!! They do not fully appreciate the area they are in and the threats that face them.

They hike around and don't watch the time and they get to far out and it gets to dark and when it gets dark in the mountains it gets cold fast. When it gets dark and cold they get scarred and then they wander around and as you know it is easy to get lost because so many trails intersect with each other.

Then they want a tent but don't have one and do not know how to build a shelter.
They want a fire but do not have the equipment, even if they did there afraid of getting a fine for destroying park property.
Then it continues on from there and snow balls down hill.



Bye the way those soup cans with petroleum chemical-based liners and seem sealers will burn off and you are in a open area anyway, so there is no need to worry about it there has been lots of people who have used them in the past and are fine. However why not use a aluminum or steel pot instead that way you can reuse them and will last for years.