It seems like nearly every rescue (or fatality) we hear about involves people with no or very little gear. I'm sure one reason for this is that by and large most people aren't all that prepared. But do you think that the reason you rarely read about a very prepared person is because the prepared folks know how to stay out of trouble in the first place? I mean, the people that can make fire by friction and a debris shelter that can get them thru a winter's night probably also know how to use a map & compass and a GPS.