Good points.

I have gone off by myself and done some stupid stuff. I had to hike almost ten miles out of a canyon in Idaho before I came up on help. No water, and my snotty girlfriend [email]b@#ching[/email] at me the whole way back. Trust me after burying your rig in the middle of nowhere over and over and over......about the thirtieth time you start putting a survival kit together. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Winter in the Idaho desert near Fairfield. People die out here in the winter. Just one amongst many stuck in the middle of nowhere photos.

Near Fairfield again.....again stuck in the middle of nowhere. The building in the back is only open during the winter of all things. It was a ski slope I was stuck on so.....<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />


Anyway...after years of really only packing beer on expeditions I have learned to take everything needed for a short stay.

I know there are some great lists of tools and emergency items posted here somewhere. I'd advise everybody to take the time to prepare a kit of some sort.