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   From: firstnamelastinitial@peaksky.com   
      
   In article <7SQdh.8397$1s6.4147@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>,   
   debra@spamless.com (Deb) says...   
      
   > This would be a wonderful time for you to repost the 'basic tool and   
   > survival pack' you keep in each of your cars.  I know I carry more because   
   > of one of your previous posts, but still not all I should - my excuse, I   
   > can't find room for it.     
      
   As it turns out, my wife and I just bought a new sleeping bag last   
   weekend.  The old one became too tattered, after being dragged through   
   too many winters.   
      
   Rather than a list, I have dropped to the essentials:   
      
   Warmth.  Water.  Food.   
      
   Add to that the luxuries:   
      
   Light.  Communication.  Toilet paper.   
      
   All the kits have a sleeping bag, space blanket, emergency ponchos,   
   stocking cap, socks, gloves, collapsible bow saw, fire starters, WWI   
   metal canteen and mess cup, halogen water purifying tablets, candles, a   
   flashlight, and several packs of peanuts.   
      
   We also never leave without a cell phone.  When we head into the   
   mountains we add a CB radio and GMRS handsets, plus at least two days   
   worth of food and additional gear.   
      
   The west coast is not the only place that the weather can kill you.  A   
   good sleeping bag made a big difference once when I broke down during a   
   Nebraska blizzard.  I stayed comfortably warm until dawn, at 40 below.   
      
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