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I have often noted that changing even one major piece of gear necessitates a complete review of every other piece of gear taken to be sure the new set has the correct functions. :Changing tents could provide a lot more excitement than you were prepared for. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />


Yep, I think of gear as a part of a system. I have three hammocks and different top and bottom insulation and backpacks for each hammock

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STAY OUT OF GULLIES including small streams where you could maybe get water or maybe be buried under 40 feet of snow. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />


Yep, I was helping with an evacuation once and the SAR guy pointed out a place where a guy had died in an avalanche. There was about a 100' of 25 degree slope above a gully. A thick slab drove the guy into the gully and burried him. It was not a place that I would normally avoid.


Edited by food (12/18/08 03:19 PM)
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