Leesa's Advent
He pauses for a moment and then adds, “Oh, yeah, you’re supposed to wear your emergency pouches at all times, too.”
I dig into my pack and retrieve the small, belted waterproof pouch each of us was issued last night. Inside is a compass, a lighter, some bandages, antiseptic cream, a small flashlight, some sturdy twine and few other items. There’s an ultra-light rain poncho that folds up into a four inch square thinner than a deck of cards, and a “Space Age” blanket that takes up just as little room. The blanket is fashioned out of some kind of flexible foil that’s supposed to keep us warmer than a wool blanket—from what we’ve been told, the central coast of California gets a whole lot colder
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