Not much to tell. A few times I stayed out because I wanted to, and was well prepared. Once, because we were too far back in the federal looking for a friends wounded deer, so instead of walking out and then back in come morning, we decided to stay the night. I normally have a space blanket in my fanny pack, and a little something to drink and eat as well, so it was not all that bad. Also a GPS and compass will get me normally out if I really want to get out.

When we were kids we used to dig snow caves all the time. Mother was not real pleased with us wanting to stay in them over night, but my Dad was pretty easy going. He knew we'd come inside once we froze our you know whats off. Strange though, if the snow cave is small, you have a sleeping bag, and a candle in there, it is not all that bad sleeping in them.

My brother and his buddyon the other hand were out in the night, when it was so dark you could not see your hand in front of your face, no light, matches, blanket, nothing.. and then it started to rain. They were lucky they did not freeze to death. That's the trouble when you go in unprepared. They were back in the middle of no where miles from anythnig, and went off the road. Like fools they thought they could walk out. Well they got down the forest road, and realized it was too dark to even see and when they went back they learned the next morning, they walked right past their truck in the ditch. Talk about two cold, wet, misserable people.