Originally Posted By: JBMat
What if - you are out in the tickie weeds and your battery powered whosis fails. I mean way out in the weeds. And your batteries are all dead and dying. What now?

Yes, I carry some spare batteries for devices. But mainly I refuse to rely on battery powered stuff. My emergency radio had a crank. My small emergency flashlight can recharge by solar. My watch is solar powered for that matter (I hate having a watch die in the field.) If it's dark, yes I have a flashlight, but I can also usually do most things without one (years of training as a grunt, sans NVGs).

So what's your plan if the batteries go out?


1) Carry spare batteries for, and with, the critical stuff. You're not having fun until you're 100 yards into the trees and the batteries in your flashlight decide to quit.
2) Don't rely exclusively on them. I've seen too many of the latest and greatest go belly up at the worst possible moment. Map and compass is much more reliable then a smart phone GPS.
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