Bibsoutdoors
Survivalist
Temps were suppose to be borderline for my summer top quilt. Remembering the last outing were the weatherman missed the mark by twenty degrees, I opted to go safe. I brought the winter top quilt. Knowing it wouldn't get anywhere near cold enough to challenge that bag, I didn't wish to take chances on it being too warm for that cover either, so I did the opposite of what we look for in winter camping. I found the lowest depression that would accommodate my set up and made camp there. Well it worked. I was fairly comfortable bordering on warm, but not nearly as warm has I camped up above. It's still fun getting out of the hammock in the morning to get breakfast going...brrr, but I slept. As I laid there before getting up for the day I wondered, would I have thought to reverse my learning 30+ years ago? Would I have done the same then, picking a sure to be colder location? I don't know. Before I became a Paramedic I was pretty anal. (Being a medic taught me to throw the book out if it meant getting the job done for your patients benefit.) If the text said qrz then by golly it was qrz. I say this with a GREAT deal of reserve, but I'm hoping age has brought me a faint bit of wisdom. I know it's dangerous to speculate on such things, but, it made the outing even sweeter. Madman 4800 made a comment about mistake making and it got me thinking about how nice it is to be in a community like this were one can share his experiences and not fear a relocated back end. My hat is off to those members I've made acquaintances with so far who seem to go out of their way to assist others. What a fun place to be!
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