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A couple of quick comments regarding Datums and Coordinate Systems. NAD27 is the older datum used in N American. Older USGS topo maps used this datum. NAD83 is the current datum for newly published USGS topo maps. WGS84 is the default datum on
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https://www.garmin.com/en-US/blog/general/introducing-inreach-mini-from-garmin/
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With UTM, you have different grids to choose among. there is NAD27, NAD 83, WGS 84 et al. I understand that the Coast Guard and other responders prefer to use Lat lon with a degree, minute, and decimal minute format - less ambiguity that way, sinc
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The Foretrex units are excellent imo. In lieu of a map, consider adding waypoints which are shown on your TOPO map relevant to whatever area you are hiking. Then if need be you can create something of a map using the waypoints. I really like to ha
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Originally Posted By: TeacherROResearching freeze dried foods. Adding sharps to a kit. Ordering a spare leatherman Oh yeah, the was my other item! Purchased a Surge (larger version of the Wave). I'm started to work out the stiffness in the pliers
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Got a new 2GoSystems Trifecta tarp/blanket/bivy. Its to replace my SOL Escape bivy and be a reflector tarp. The SOL version was also made of Tyvek and aluminumized but it was orange on the outside which is too bright for ordinary camping. It was t
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I took an "Intro ti Sailing Course" some years ago and took a sextant sight. I found out I was in the Pacific Ocean alright, but I had the boat on the wrong side of Santa Cruz Island. Not a good result. Boating around in the 1980's we us
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OT (sort of) — My first course in navigation had something to do with the movement of stars, planets, the sun & moon, as well as how currents & tides would effect where you think you are or might be going; celestial navigation was a PITA. Th
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You make an excellent point, but a key phrase is "properly used." If you have reasonably adequate equipment and navigation aids, traditional or electronic, you won't get lost, although as Dan'l Boone is reported to have said, you might be
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The point of all this is properly used, a PLB, GPS or Garmin inReach could have saved Gerry Largay. Pick your tech. A GPS will keep you found. If you get in trouble regardless and your cellphone can’t connect, you need something with more reach
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Yup, thanks for catching that. I haven't had enough coffee yet....
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I think you meant GPS. The GPS receiver in a PLB is only useful once the PLB is activated and the person holding the PLB won’t know the location sent to the SAR system via the PLB’s signal. A PLB is useless for navigation.
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I am happy to be out of contact when in the hills - that is a major attraction of the outdoors life, although now I habitually carry a cellphone/camera with lots of useful functions. Certainly a PLB has its uses and it can save lives, time, and reso
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Yep, I’m surprised that people don’t understand the difference between a PLB (beacon/one-way) and a satellite communicator (satcomm/two way). Different satellite constellations so different coverage. The Iridium network that the inReach devices use
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A couple of dollar whistle would have sufficed. qjs
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Safe Haven. The idyllic 1920s Irish village on the holodeck in Star Trek Voyager. Especially if I was a crew member. The captain takes a fancy to the pub owner. So she instructs the computer; "make him two inches taller, give him an interest i
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If one is hiking alone and stops to go off the trail for bathroom business, why not tie a rope to a tree or bush by the trail and take it with you. That way it is easy to find back to the point where you came from. 20-30 meters of paracord does not t
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I suspect you're referring to the Garmin inReach Mini https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/592606 That is not really a Personal Locator Beacon, but rather a cousin of the Spot device. It uses the Iridium satellite network rather than the COSPAS-SARSAT
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Do you have a link?
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As a frequent hiker, I am amazed at how many people I see with no gear at all. A cell phone I assume, but no water bottle, pack, jacket...
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Researching freeze dried foods. Adding sharps to a kit. Ordering a spare leatherman
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Take a look at commercial kits (bug out, first aid, etc.) and see what you can learn from them.
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Garmin has a new Mini plb out...
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Originally Posted By: AKSAROriginally Posted By: chaosmagnet [quote=hikermor] I am skeptical about the need for winch use in this case, but I believe AKSAR has nailed an important consideration - justifying the capability. This is really the crux o
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Harry Potter, as long as I'm not a muggle...
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