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A zippo lighter is better than a bic. You can open it up and pull off a piece of fluid soaked cotton then put the lighter back together and you have a hell of a nice fire starter.Wife went hiking with a friend up in the Royalston area yesterday. Comes home late and tells me how they got a little disoriented and walked in circles.. Cold made the phone die, and luckily they came across a group of local hikers that showed them the way back.. The never panicked, but did get a little concerned...
I lectured her about being prepared.. leave a plan with someone, bring a backpack with some important shit.. Trying to come up with a list of emergency stuff to keep in the backpack...
knife
small flashlight
phone battery pack
a few bic lighters
granola bars
bottle of water
foil rescue blankets
extra hat/gloves
handwarmers/footwarmers
anything I'm missing?
she doesn't carry.. so maybe pepper/bear spray?
Try this, it works. Insulate Your Devices From The Cold This Winter | PHOOZY
The silver one works for the ipad. Haven't tried the iphone. It needs to be warm going into the sleeve before you go outside. If it goes into the sleeve cold its useless.I got one of those for my GF to keep her phone in when we go skiing. Doesn't work at all, but her iPhone is an older model so the battery might be deteriorating.
Or put it in an interior pocket.Try this, it works. Insulate Your Devices From The Cold This Winter | PHOOZY
Or put it in an interior pocket.
Tinder for fire starting
The silver one works for the ipad. Haven't tried the iphone. It needs to be warm going into the sleeve before you go outside. If it goes into the sleeve cold its useless.
Or better yet, let it go dead and "barter" for your phoneThanks for the tidbit. We have the silver one. At this point it might be more practical for her to keep a power bank in the Phoozy and charge the phone during lunch, since she’s always on the damn thing.
Lots of great advice. I think a compass with some basic knowledge on how to use it would be good. I recently subscribed to OnX for hunting, but can see where it would come in handy for hiking. She could add a waypoint where she parks, and another one each time she goes in a different direction which could help her backtrack. Of course this all depends on a charged cell phone, which leads me to suggesting one of those small portable charging banks.
no, that might be true in central/eastern MA, but if ur out in western MA you can definitely get lost enough to not find your way out in a day of walking, or go the wrong dirction and find a path that you can't reasonably navigate on foot, especially if your tired, cold, or injured.Your right not a good plan but you can’t get to lost in Mass just not very much big woods like up north
If you really love her Garmin Inreach... Best survival equipment is satellite communication to call in air extraction...
Would a flare gun be out of the question?
Since her pack is going to be like 50 lbs with all this stuff, she won’t make it out of the yard. Problem solved.
no way the stuff I listed in my post is 5-7lbs max even with waterSince her pack is going to be like 50 lbs with all this stuff, she won’t make it out of the yard. Problem solved.
Warm it up again.Cold made the phone die, ...
(Is there cell coverage in the lower altitudes of Baxter State Park?)How did I ever make it out alive hiking in the Whites and in Maine from the Mahoosucs to Katahdin for decades without a mobile phone?![]()
Voltage is a function of temperature.(does cold drain newer batteries like they used to drain the old ones?)
The rule in the Adirondacks is,my wife loves her Sunday hikes with the dog, but she (the wife) is a bit directionally challenged. trying to stay on the trail is a bit more challenging in the winter months.. weekend was an eye opener for her..
You have to put it right next to your body (chest?) where you will actually keep it warm -Keeping it in a pocket closer to my body didn’t even seem to work.
On a big fall group day trip of coworkers to Zealand Hut,Someone planning a 2 to 4 mile loop hike might be thinking quick walk in the woods- until a wrong turn puts them 2X deeper rather than back to their destination.
It's so well insulated that the phone's inherent heatTry this, it works. Insulate Your Devices From The Cold This Winter | PHOOZY
Countless flatlanders have thought that the compass needlethe higher end Garmin watches have a GPS track back feature that can navigate you back to your start point (or waypoints) if you get lost
I like it ... with this one piece of gear you can signal, hunt and start fires.Would a flare gun be out of the question?
Happened 1½ times biking with an uninsulated hose.Don't use a camelback! The hose will freeze and then you're f***ed with hydration.
with this one piece of gear you can signal, hunt and start fires.
Why the salt?Almost forgot the most important: Water
Don't use a camelback! The hose will freeze and then you're f***ed with hydration. Instead, pack multiple nalgene bottles of water with a sprinkle of salt in them, put a wool sock around each one, and put them in your backpack upsidedown (so if they ice up, the unfrozen water will be on the opening end so you can still drink).
Why the salt?
Seasoning broWhy the salt?
I just checked the Intarwebs, and an isotonic solution of saltlowers the freezing point of the water. Instead of freezing at 32F, might lower it to 25F or lower depending on the solution of salt to water ratio. Might also replenish salts your body sweats off, but I'm speculating on that as I'm not a nutritionist.Why the salt?
Peak fun: wearing snowshoes in the woods when there's enough snow on the ground -All this winter hiking talk reminds me how challenging it is compared to summer hiking. It’s fun, but you gotta be prepared.