15 years ago on an Indiana hunting trip in December was one I rate as misearable. It was unusually warm that morning so I packed light and left the camp for an all day hunt. By mid-day a thunderstorm came in and it rained hard till dark. The temperatures dropped 20 degrees. Lightning hit the ground about 100 yards away so I went back to camp but I didn't have a key to the camper.

The thunder and lightning went away but the rain got worse. Stuck outside I attempted to go back out and hunt. My cheap clothing with the water proof finish failed me and ended up soaking wet in December. I started to get the shakes, the beginning of hypothermia, so I started a fire in a area of pine trees. It took a lot of effort to keep the fire going and ended up spending my evening in my long underwear gathering any dry wood to keep warm and dry my clothes. At dark my father showed up and laughed at me for not having a real quality set of rain gear. Needless to say I have learned from that mistake and invested in quality rain gear.