[at-l] RE: Emergency Kit.

[orangebug74 at yahoo.com (Orange Bug)]

Steve, I spoke/wrote too strongly. An "on person first
aid kit" is a very personal choice item. I like your
choices. It is incomplete and redundant, based on your
hunches of what is essential - fire being among them.
This is the right kit for you.

I get a bit anxious with those who would cut weight
excessively to demonstrate "how small can one go." But
the effort to reconsider gear is part of gaining
experience and confidence. Lee I Joe's story is real
world, as Shane has also recounted. 

Personally, I carry less fire stuff, add a Jolly
Rancher if warm weather, a baggie of Jello powder if
cold. I also carry a condom. It makes a great water
carrier, plus a broken condom always gets attention. I
suspect the silnylon bag would work also if seam
sealed, but wouldn't carry the same amount of water.

Bill...
 
--- "L. Clayton Parker" <l_parker@cacaphony.net>
wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steve Adams
...
> > Subject: Emergency Kit.
> >
> > Orange Bug advised, 2-29-04, ?The personal body
> > kit typically has no redundancy.  ...  He has
> > redundancy built in with the fire, maybe a bit too
> > much.?  Redundancy is permitted, in literature,
> > when used for emphasis.  I toy with the notion
> > that fire is so important at times that it
> > may tolerate slight redundancy.  ...

> Forty something years ago, my brother and I were
> caught out on an unexpectedly cold night with
> nothing but a wool blanket apiece. ...