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Tooljunkie said

Always prepared for the harsh conditions,last yeat i got a pair of NAT’s boots. They weigh nothing, and they are like mini ovens for your feet. Never had such warm boots.

I got caught walking too many times in crappy weather as a kid,i know better.

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I completely get that.

When I was a kid in Boy Scouts during the annual Freeze-out, I learned how NOT to camp in 5* weather with over a foot of snow on the ground.

Damn near froze my *** off, chowing on snickers bars all night to just maintain enough energy to keep from freezing to death. I was never so cold and miserable in my life. It took me 2 days just to feel warm again once I was home.

I am all about the gear now and triple redundancy on supplies and shelter.

I learned the primary lessons of Boy Scouts well...be prepared.

That was just one of the experiences I had that year, one of the other most notable was going underwater in a canoe in 45* water, 15 miles into a 25 mile trek,

I nearly died that day. My Dad who was with me in the canoe also nearly succumbed to the experience. Even when he was in his 70s, he would bring it up as the scariest moment of his life.