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Some years ago I was hiking late in August when the temperature dropped unexpectedly down to below freezing.


Ha Ha. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Ha ha ha ha..... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Sometimes here, in late August, the temperature drops below 100F! A fire is the last thing on a persons mind.


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Pretty much all of my hiking is done alone and so I feel the need to be as prepared as possible for the unexpected.



I'll hike with you any day, bro! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />
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