The closest I've ever been to hypothermic, both times, was getting caught in a freak Montana July rainstorm.
I did two winters in the arctic infantry but the coldest I've ever been was in S.Carolina, soaking azz wet. I camped near Moose Creek below the Chinese Wall last summer, right near where that young Marine's body had been laying between some rocks for nearly two years. They found him a couple of weeks after I was there.
I could be a smart azz and say something about not properly waterproofing your pack might be a contributing factor to your demise but.....
