Re: [at-l] Shelter sleeping

["Alice Kauzlarich" <kauzlar@madison.main.nc.us>]

I shared a shelter with a guy once who prefered to sleep with his head to
the inside of the shelter because he was afraid that someone might cut off
his head during the night.  No lie! It was a rather uncomfortable night
wondering about that fella.

 The Highlander


                                                      

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> From: NightShine@aol.com
> To: at-l@backcountry.net
> Subject: [at-l] Shelter sleeping
> Date: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 12:35 PM
> 
> In a message dated 99-02-09 21:52:25 EST, you write:
> 
> << Even got the foot of it rained on a little bit in a shelter
>  along the AT once, without the water penetrating the shell. >>
> 
> Here's a question for you folks....which way do you sleep with your head
in a
> shelter and why? With your head towards the open part or towards the back
> wall?
> 
> Me....with my head towards the outside. I'd heard that the mice prefer to
run
> along the walls. In 10-1/2 weeks and mostly shelter sleeping, i only saw
one
> mouse and that's 'cause someone insisted on shining their flashlight on
it to
> show me there really are mice. Never heard one otherwise either....but
did
> frequently see chewed up evidence of mouse presence.
> 
> Second Chance
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