Hunkered Down

You are hunkered down in your 4-season tent waiting out a severe early winter storm. The high winds, wet snow, and freezing rain have forced you to cook in the vestibule of your tent. You and your partner wake the second morning of the storm with headaches and sense of general fatigue.

What's wrong and what should you do? Click here to find out.

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