Knowledge, skills, and abilities are far more significant than gear. My favorite example was one of our search victims, carrying a fifty pound pack,lost and hypothermic in a drizzling rain, who stated "It's too wet to start a fire." He had made no attempt whatsoever, since it was a well known fact that a fire was impossible. We started one anyway, because we were verging on the big H ourselves. He did have a firearm (and doubtless lots of ammo).

Ability to improvise and think outside the box will often compensate for a lot of stuff.


Edited by hikermor (03/13/16 03:06 PM)
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