Yes these things may be enough for you Russ, but we all know a lot of folks who goRlown wrote:
I've actually done survival trips with just the flint stick and a knife, and no stove
or gas for multiple days. Still not that hard to find dry tinder in a wet storm. You
just have to know where to look and look a lot.
out totally unprepared to deal with even smallest things, so if they have some thing
that is quick and efficient it only adds to their chances of survival, especially when
dealing with something as dangerous as hypothermia where time is of the utmost
importance.
His sleeping bag was okay, and I hope most folks now a days use a garbage bag orbut a fire won't really dry out your sleeping bag in time.
dry sack for them, and throw a few pieces of essential clothing in there just
for a case something like this happens. I have a down jacket, long johns, beanie
and socks with my sleeping all wrapped in a garbage bag.