[at-l] Trail Food, How do you carry 7 days

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

At 10:53 AM 11/11/2003 -0500, Bob C. wrote:
> >"...Which only goes to prove that gear wasn't the problem." thinks the
> >sauntering one.
>
>I think it all goes back to gear. Poor planning, poor preparation and 
>failure to
>understand the forces of nature all make inadequate gear likely. And given the
>other failures, only adequate gear has a chance of compensating.
>
>Gear always matters. On the trail in July it's usually just a matter of 
>comfort
>and convenience. Above timberline in January it's occasionally (about once 
>every
>couple of years) a matter of life and death.
>
>Weary

No, it all goes back to planning, preparation and understanding of what you 
have to deal with. You keep saying it yourself but missing the point that 
gear is what results from planning, preparation and understanding. It's not 
the starting point or even "the point". It's just one of those things you 
have to deal with.