#106 To help stay warm in cold weather, always change your socks and other clothes at night.

I agree with the go slow and don't over do it- get hurt- do something stupid thinking, although I always seem break this rule at least once.

After briefly re-reading the posts in this thread I did not see the use of gloves. I think it merits mention. When gathering and cutting wood you should wear leather gloves. Also leather gloves should be used when tending the fire.

Mark

I don't know if this quite fits but one of the most useful items that I carry and some times multiples of, are bandanas. They can be used to shade your neck, your ears, wetted tie around your head or your neck for a cooling effect, as a wash cloth, dish rag, dish towel, pot grabber by folding it wrapping it around the pot and twisting the bitter ends together, a hot pad, a filter to remove sediment from water, a tourniquet, a sling, put a rock in it and toss the bear bagging rope over a tree limb, wipe sweet from the brow, use it to remove dew from your tent fly, blow your nose in it (off course after you've filtered your water). truly one of the most versatile piece of equipment you could carry. The uses of a bandana could probably a thread of its own.

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intrepid_camper wrote on Feb 24^th, 2007 at 5:27am:


I come equipped with 2 of them.  They also serve many other useful functions involving gripping and manipulation   

I daresay my trips would be much more difficult without 'em. 

Snow_Dog wrote on Feb 24^th, 2007 at 11:41pm:


SD,

Don't you normally trip with family members?

-YB