[AnAmericanMother]

You preachin' to the choir.

We're fairly experienced backcountry campers, we don't mess with wandering around in bad weather not knowing where we are.

You can kill yourself in north Georgia or the Smoky Mountain park just as easily as in Oregon. Doesn't get quite as cold, but it's surprising how quickly hypothermia can set in in relatively mild winter temperatures, particularly if you get wet.

[george76]

Sad because many die unnecessarily.

It does make it much harder on the volunteer searchers.

[Shion]

You can kill yourself in north Georgia or the Smoky Mountain park just as easily as in Oregon. Doesn't get quite as cold, but it's surprising how quickly hypothermia can set in in relatively mild winter temperatures, particularly if you get wet.

True. We have people die of exposure down here in San Diego occasionally. People underestimate how a blazing hot day can turn into a very cold desert night, and how even temps as low as the forties can be unhealthy. Suprising, but it happens.