great post campgirl!   Its tradition for our group to bring ice cold Hienies in; froze,wrapped in newpaper with a frozen steak, upon our first night in we drink cold beer and grill steaks;packing out the crushed cans of course ;)

But last June coming out of Conmee L we got hailed on like crazy. Thank God we'er portaging into Williams L at the time, it hailed so hard it cover the ground like snow. By the time we finished the portage it quit; the other guys had to go back to pick up a couple of packs, mean while my dad & I collected ice hail for some cold drinks for when they got back. WOW! If God gives you ice better use it.

//windsailor