*Let's see,
what else? *Okay, my camelback will be filled with about 1.5 liters of
H20, my camera battery will be charged, a couple of granola bars, maybe
a roast beef sandwich and a bag of chips, a pocket knife, a space
blanket, signal mirror, fire starter, inflatable boat, a pistol, 50
rounds of ammunition (I'm gonna be gone most of the afternoon.) *Just
kidding, I won't need 50 rounds of ammo.

I hope you're not thermalling too close to another glider when that
bag of chips explodes!![/quote]

Bruce, I've taken a small bag of chips aloft in a 1-34 and at 4000 feet although it bloated a bit it did not explode. It would be interesting to know at what altitude that might happen. I have become a fan of Pringles though and I would have to use a baggie to avoid the tube. I would imagine that at some of the altitudes they can achieve out west in wave and perhaps even in thermals would cause such an event. My guess based on the recent cloud bottoms around here is that we will be lucky as heck to make 4 to 5K feet.

Walt