Lori

Hi
Hey this thread is kinda out of hand. No offence to you personally.
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Packs falling into rivers is why you keep the 10 essentials with you at all times. endquote
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HAS ANYONE HERE EVER LOST A PACK INTO A RIVER? OR KNOWN ANYONE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO?

Just curious.

IMOHO the preparations for imaginary situations that will never happen, sort of bend the reality that BPing is really just taking a sack of food and clothes and sleeping on the ground after hiking to your chosen spot. If you do not intend to be hurt, lost, attacked or to have a tree fall on you, then you don't need a lot of gear.

Why alcohol stove? It doesn't sound like an especially light cooking setup.
Jim