Originally Posted By rockchucker22
It would be much more interesting getting a total newbie and follow their learning curve.


Or multiple newbies. Collectively, the newbies I've hiked with have made for some interesting, sometimes hair-raising, episodes... that last one where the dude managed to have flames shooting out in all directions from the stove? Yeah, several lives flashed before my eyes....
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