hunker down

Monuments typically limit camping to particular areas, he said as an example, while some people want to be able to hunker down far from other people.

While keen surfers have been taking advantage of the wind and waves, most residents are hunkering down indoors.

Except sometimes it took a while to hunker down at night.

Those living in or around recently burned areas should plan to leave their homes before the storm or, if they choose to remain at home, hunker down and stay off the roads.

“He was drinking stream water during the day and would just hunker down next to big trees at night to stay warm,” Martinez said.