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Speak for yourself on that one! I was sleeping in the back of the HEMTT and I didn't notice the rain until it woke me up when it soaked through my sleeping bag. Boots, socks, jacket... Everything soaked. This was not 'sprinkles' but a fairly heavy, drenching rain. At 3am, as I sat in the cab, wet, freezing by butt off, the debate in my mind was, "Plan A: Fire up the HEMTT and GTFO of here" vs. "Plan B: Am I too tired to complete Plan A?" Once the sun came up and I dried out by the fire, I felt better and was glad I stayed. I left Saturday afternoon as I promised dinner with my wife. She wants to be there next time.
I slept in the bed of by M1028 and luckily I woke up as soon as it started raining! I was able to throw my boots under my cot before they filled up with water, and everything else important was in my pack which is pretty water resistant. I always use the gore-tex outer bag with my sleeping system to keep the wind out, and it kept me totally dry.
Nice that you took a shot of the "neighbors", thanks for the pics.
That's no fun sleeping cold, I hear you, Brother.
Don't forget the rare T-Rex siting we had. We all thought they were extinct but he managed to swoop by the camp site twice.
It's proof that the young and the old were both in attendance....like Cretaceous era old!
