You and she could co-author a public service message in the form of an op-ed for your local newspaper.

I was out with a group in the surprisingly remote Pine Barrens of New Jersey in January for a "dryland racing" event for sled dogs. One member of the group who had never been there before got lost with her dog team.

Because of spotty phone service, it took quite a while for her to get through to one of us and the calls dropped several times. Thankfully, it was early in the day and there were some people there who were very familiar with the trails and they were able to piece together enough clues to our friend's whereabouts to find them.

One positive outcome of that experience is that several people on the spot developed a keen desire to carry GPS in the future and survival kits. Much of what I've learned on ETS is now reflected in the kits they keep with them.

We're paying it forward on ETS with threads like this. Thanks, Bacpacjac, for this one.


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