Me too. In many places you could be 50m from the nearest road, but without mobile reception and with no one around to help you'd be a goner for sure.Rileyr wrote:For me the risk of getting a snake bite is what drove me to get a plb. Obviously you should stay put if bitten. Being able to apply self aid, press a button and wait is a releiving thought, esspecially when I've had several close encounters recently.
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Strider wrote:Me too. In many places you could be 50m from the nearest road, but without mobile reception and with no one around to help you'd be a goner for sure.Rileyr wrote:For me the risk of getting a snake bite is what drove me to get a plb. Obviously you should stay put if bitten. Being able to apply self aid, press a button and wait is a releiving thought, esspecially when I've had several close encounters recently.
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Tastrippa wrote:Ok I've done heaps of day walks and am a keen trail runner,
My concern is solely whether there is a need to carry a PLB( I get the stupidity of what I ask but I'd like to know how many of you carry them and did you carry one on your first overnighter). I'd really appreciate just some good advice/tips to go on surrounding other aspects of what there is to consider. I have amassed some good gear and have done plenty of training walks to get used to the weight, I'm probably overthinking but I think that can't be a bad thing when going solo off the grid.
Tastrippa wrote:anyone had any first or second hand experience with snakes vs gaiters? Do they hold up?
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