>>64431> > stay put for two weeks, then cross-country for two weeks> resign from thermal underwear (clothes don't give you so much warmth at night you know)Warmth is the reason clothes were invented; prior to going to sleep under the tarp, swap out
the thermal shirt and wool socks for dry items add thermal long jons + BDUs and wool sweater
under the gore-tex jacket (the hood from which helps retain body heat) and you'll be plenty warm
and dry with a small fire going.
While a sleeping bag or blanket is nice for sleeping, they're of little value when hiking thru
the Alaskan wilderness and given the parameters of the challenge (i.e. only 170 points)
I went for the best possible combination for all potential conditions.
As far as food, the assumption is much would come from nature; wild plants would be gathered
and fish or small critters hunted with a fishing spear / dead fall traps to supplement the rice and
dog food (preserved for times when the weather is bad).
