If your car is white or brown or green, carry a blaze orange
or lime green space blanket and use it as a car cover, will
help keep the warmer at night and really stand out in the
day time.



"Peter Dohm" wrote in message
news:PoYeh.1113$U6.953@bigfe9...
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| With respect to the clothing issues, it is true that
they were
| underequipped. However, having shopped for cold
weather gear in an area
| that doesn't receive cold weather, I am inclined to
judge less harshly.
| Those boots that were supposed to be the cat's pajamas
can be annoying,
| since you can't walk around outside as far as you
planned, and the rest
| of
| the outerwear that you used incorrectly may cause you
to "catch your
| death";
| but a bottle of wine and a long soak in the hot tub
will probably cure
| all
| that ails you. OTOH, in the wilderness, a lot of
incorrectly
| recommended
| clothing (or simply inexperience) is a severe
handicap!
|
|
| You don't need giant muk luks. A good hiking boot would
have been a
| tremendous asset. Hunting boots would have been better
yet and snow
| boots the best, With tennis shoes his feet were frozen
10 minutes after
| he left the car. Any hat that covers the ears would
have been a huge
| difference. Any mittens or gloves likewise. To drive
into the
| mountains without those was reckless. To leave the car
without those
| was a death sentence.
|
| All agreed, having learned a little from my ignorance
years ago, except
| possibly the last item. If the car was white, or any
earth tone, then I
| suspect that all bets may be off. :-(
|
| Peter
|
|