Good point. If there's any chance at all of a quick weather change, I toss a bivy sack into my daypack in addition to the usual stuff. The combination is adequate to get me through any non-injury three-season misadventure I might encounter. Probably not comfortably, but adequate to make it through the night unscathed and ready to walk out. That's the goal, right?

cheers,
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--Rick