Posts by Sherwood Botsford
Fingers and toes cold? Put on your hat. Seriously: You are losing heat faster than you are generating it. Bondy compensates by reducing circulation to the extremities to keep the core warm. Hea...
Legally the answer is "nothing" in the National Parks of Canada. I think the US is similar. Ethically the best touchstone is the Kantian ethic: What would be the result of everyone doing this? ...
How severe? If he has passed through the shivering stage, you are probably going to lose him unless you can get an external source of heat. If he's at the 'umbles' stage then food, hot drinks, an...
Don't split it. Not all people on a trip are equally strong. There is a bunch of other group stuff too. Look at the total group gear when dividing things up. Having one person repsonsible for ...
I have tarped for most of my outdoor experience. One year on a bet (be careful what you say at the pub...) I spend a full year under a tarp in the bush near my home. Right now I have a silicone co...
If your sleeping bag did NOT come with two stuff stacks, leave it loosely stuffed in your pack, or in a large cardboard box. I have an old trunk that is used just for sleeping bags and parkas.
