A few years back I was hunting in an area I know very well and quite suddenly the cloud cover descended down the mountain and left me with visibility of about 30'. I was completely turned around. I had my compass and the fog lifted in about 20 minutes anyway. But it reinforced my resolve to always have my gear with me no matter how "not lost" I think I am. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Even my hunting buddies are starting to carry some gear. I ve managed to convince one that even though he has a super-accurate 100% failsafe sense of direction ( <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />) he could still run into a situation (severe weather or an injury) that would require more than a lighter and a knife to make it out.

Regards, Vince