nevw wrote:I was wondering what others do in an endeavor to act in a responsible manner to those who may care of your whereabouts when such occasions arise ....and you do take a risk.
ofuros wrote:Detailed plans left with wife plus any possible sidetrips (waterfalls, clifflines, spurs, ridges) I might get curious about, marked on it.
Plus time due back.
If camping on summits with phone reception I touch base with a evening call. All other times it's turned off.
Have a PLB as a backup....$50 a year for the duration of a 7year battery life is cheap insurance in my book.
I think I read somewhere you can also rent PLB's if needed...
Lindsay wrote:ofuros wrote:Detailed plans left with wife plus any possible sidetrips (waterfalls, clifflines, spurs, ridges) I might get curious about, marked on it.
Plus time due back.
If camping on summits with phone reception I touch base with a evening call. All other times it's turned off.
Have a PLB as a backup....$50 a year for the duration of a 7year battery life is cheap insurance in my book.
I think I read somewhere you can also rent PLB's if needed...
Me too, I also include a specific time to alert the police, generally expected end time plus 24 hours, depending on the walk. I leave the phone off until I've finished the walk then check in.
north-north-west wrote:Mostly I don't worry about it. That's the upside to having no-one who'll miss me if the worst happens.
jktrapdoor007 wrote:I do loads of solo hikes because I absolutely love it. I leave my itinerary with someone at home and work. I carry a KTI PLB and leave my phone off. Go to kti.com.au. It's designed and manufactured in Australia.
roysta wrote:A good piece of kit the KTi and can be bought for $270
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north-north-west wrote:Mostly I don't worry about it. That's the upside to having no-one who'll miss me if the worst happens.
nevw wrote:I was wondering what others do in an endeavor to act in a responsible manner to those who may care of your whereabouts when such occasions arise ....and you do take a risk.
RonK wrote:When I read this thread, I can't help but sense a cerain hubris from some of the posters.
After Andrew Gaskell's recent misadventure I'd have thought people would have become more circumspect.
Andrew's experience surely shows that it can happen to you.
RonK wrote:When I read this thread, I can't help but sense a cerain hubris from some of the posters.
After Andrew Gaskell's recent misadventure I'd have thought people would have become more circumspect.
Andrew's experience surely shows that it can happen to you.
Lindsay wrote:RonK wrote:When I read this thread, I can't help but sense a cerain hubris from some of the posters.
After Andrew Gaskell's recent misadventure I'd have thought people would have become more circumspect.
Andrew's experience surely shows that it can happen to you.
All of us who bushwalk accept there is an element of risk and that this is slightly increased for those of us who walk alone. However I think that the posters have indicated that they do everything that is reasonably possible to ensure that they will not need rescuing, and if they do the best information is available to the rescuers.
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