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>recuit in the army
>winter exercise, 7 days in the field.
>10 man team + teamleader per team.
>about -25c
>only a single primus has been up and running for the last couple of days.
>little or no sleep. Shitloads of marching with snowshoes, sledges and heavy as fuck gear.
>generally cold 24/7. Had to call in a chopper on this kid who had deep hypothermia. CPR three times.
>teamleader decides to build double, V shaped Lean-tos on the final day.
>team is pumped as fuck.
>this is going to be the best day ever
>lots of food left, finally going to be properly warmed up.
>Start off chopping wood with field shovels
>we didn't get enough large wood
>tired as fuck
>None of us actually knows how to keep such a massive fire going.
>the larger sticks don't burn properly, and the lean-to weren't designed wide enough for the smoke to escape. It doesn't breath at all.
>01.30am, we're being choked by the gas.
>02.00am, we've reached full on "coma". We know the smoke is dangerous, but we're not capable of fully reflecting on the situation, and we decide to continue sleeping.
>02.30am, Teamleader comes back from a meeting and flips out when he sees what we're doing.
>03.00am, lean-tos are torn down and an improvised telt is put up. One guy has to sleep outside, under a tree.
>05.00am, everything is torn, gear packed, ready for march at 05.30am.
Good times.
