farefam wrote:I have found that I have little sense of direction when in the forest, especially if it's overcast. Having gotten myself badly lost once when traversing through thick bush, I now always carry a compass, a GPS, spare batteries, map and as a last resort a PLB. Yes it adds some weight, but it's cheap life insurance.
ChrisJHC wrote:Looks like a number of contributing factors, but the solution to all would have been a PLB.
NathanaelB wrote:ChrisJHC wrote:Looks like a number of contributing factors, but the solution to all would have been a PLB.
Are there any countries or regions where a PLB might actually be not just useless but dangerous because there's no one willing or able to respond to a distress beacon being activated once it's referred by Cospas-Sarsat to the nearest RCC?
wildwanderer wrote:NathanaelB wrote:Are there any countries or regions where a PLB might actually be not just useless but dangerous because there's no one willing or able to respond to a distress beacon being activated once it's referred by Cospas-Sarsat to the nearest RCC?
Most likely warzones or countries that dont have functioning governments.
GPSGuided wrote:At worst, your family may decide to or not to fund a rescue mission.
NathanaelB wrote:GPSGuided wrote:At worst, your family may decide to or not to fund a rescue mission.
I'm suddenly rethinking who I have listed as my next of kin / emergency contacts
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