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<blockquote data-quote="kcebcj" data-source="post: 851595" data-attributes="member: 10391"><p>No..... Experience, common sense and good judgment will take you a lot farther and safer than a backpack full of survival crap that never gets used. If it makes one feel safer then yeah pack all you can carry. Start a fire stay dry and know where you are that's it. </p><p> </p><p> In 55 years of high country backpacking, horseback hunting mainly by myself along with all the horse wrecks getting turned around in blowing snow storms that lasted into the night, it never would have a made a difference in the outcome to have a "survival kit" along. Many young people make too much out of what "might" happen rather than learning the skills to get along in rough country and avoid what "might" happen. </p><p> </p><p> If in your pack or saddle bags you have the stuff to achieve what I said above start a fire, stay dry and know where you are you are set. Water in the high country is never a problem other then you may have to drop off a ridge to get to it. Now I know **** happens but with good skills the mountains are safer than a crowded freeway the only difference being there is no one around to save your butt if you screw up. Just my opinion!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kcebcj, post: 851595, member: 10391"] No..... Experience, common sense and good judgment will take you a lot farther and safer than a backpack full of survival crap that never gets used. If it makes one feel safer then yeah pack all you can carry. Start a fire stay dry and know where you are that's it. In 55 years of high country backpacking, horseback hunting mainly by myself along with all the horse wrecks getting turned around in blowing snow storms that lasted into the night, it never would have a made a difference in the outcome to have a "survival kit" along. Many young people make too much out of what "might" happen rather than learning the skills to get along in rough country and avoid what "might" happen. If in your pack or saddle bags you have the stuff to achieve what I said above start a fire, stay dry and know where you are you are set. Water in the high country is never a problem other then you may have to drop off a ridge to get to it. Now I know **** happens but with good skills the mountains are safer than a crowded freeway the only difference being there is no one around to save your butt if you screw up. Just my opinion! [/QUOTE]
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