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Posted by alan on April 24, 2008 at 1:28:32 pm EDT
In reply to The NEW Ten Essentials posted by Bill S on March 21, 2008 at 1:09:36 pm EDT

"The perspective of the "ten essentials" list was stated in the article: "The purpose of this list has always been to answer two basic questions: First, can you respond positively to an accident or emergency? Second, can you safely spend a night—or more—out?" Although "lots of people" may have died in the wilderness despite having the ten essentials, they probably died from a severe injury, a heart attack, or some other occurrence outside the purview of the ten essentials. It's not likely that someone with adequate shelter or clothing died from exposure or hypothermia; it's not likely that someone with adequate food and water died from thirst or starvation."

In the book Deep Survival there are examples of people dying surrounded by everything they need to survive. Sometimes it's one's brain that malfunctions and all the gear in the world doesn't help.

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