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Posted by SteveTheFolkie on December 29, 2006 at 9:22:44 am EST
In reply to I owe my life to... posted by Rosh on December 28, 2006 at 3:57:37 pm EST

Parachute cord - I carry 50' of the stuff - it hangs my bear bag - I've used it to haul a bag up/down cliffs I could manage unladen but which would have been fairly tough (5.7 by my guestimate) with a backpack on. I've used it to set up a shelter - it's replaced shoelaces and has helped to turn a poncho into more of a jacket on hike that started out sunny but ended up cold and wet.
Knowledge - when the chips are down - knowing how to make a shelter, what plants you can eat, how to navigate with or without a compass, how to find water, how to read a map and how to get a fire going in various weather situations are all potential life savers. I suppose knowing how to dig a snow cave is one that really saved my life - it'll be 31 years this March, in fact.

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• Re: I owe my life to... - Alicia 16:04:40 01/02/2007
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    • Re: I owe my life to... - Alicia 20:02:26 01/03/2007
      • Re: I owe my life to... - SteveTheFolkie 12:46:02 01/04/2007

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