Well, yeah. I definitely was glad to have it when we stopped moving for the night. I guess my point was how unprepared I was for the raw amount of heat my body would generate. I didn't anticipate standing mostly uncovered in below-freezing air and running hot as a furnace. As for life threatening, we were on an established trail, also, that intersected several roads - came close to a couple of farmsteads - and had at least two ranger stations within reasonable distance. It wasn't the back country of Alaska by any means. But, then again, you can freeze to death in your back yard if you're unprepared enough.
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