Paul D.

"Over the line" is a relative term, and you know how unpredictable relatives can be.

Forty years ago when I worked in the Youth Conservation Corps at a campsite in Waushara, Wisconsin, I was the only one who carried a canteen when we were dropped off at worksites with food and water for the day. The other guys laughed and thought me paranoid since we had a lot of water and we were picked up at the end of the workday by trucks.

One day while trimming trees to a 20' height with long pruning poles, the truck came late because of mechanical problems. The stock water ran out, but my canteen was full and I ended up sharing with some of my detractors.

You just never know.

Bountyhunter

So, would you consider the PHRASECENSOREDPOSTERSHOULDKNOWBETTER. who are adamant that they WON'T prepare for anything as obsessive-compulsive in the other direction?

I guess it's just a matter of perspective.

Anyway, I hope that guy never goes near an MRI machine without fully undressing....

Sue

Prepared is good. Weighing yourself down with a buch of junk you don't need is silly. I am not going to define for you what junk is. Does he need swimming briefs every day? Does he need them for a survival situation? Much of what he carries is useful, much was total overkill. Inflatable pillow? Nice, but hardly needed for day to day operations.

There can sometimes be too much of a good thing. I could survive as well as Monsieur SAK with less than half that stuff.

Susan I consider the PHRASECENSOREDPOSTERSHOULDKNOWBETTER. that don't prepare to be PHRASECENSOREDPOSTERSHOULDKNOWBETTER..