What To Do If You Get Lost Backpacking
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Date: 2020-08-18
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Liliana
Hi! I really enjoy your videos! I'm learning alot and I can't wait to go camping! I am mostly impressed with your attitude - you seem to not be scared of anything! Unfortunately I'm not courageous enough to go by myself. I'm worried about bears and bad humans. I'd love to be able to go backpacking every weekend and not depend on a friend's schedule! I really wanted to do the Maroon Bells/ Four Pass Loop in August around Aspen, CO but unfortunately my friends' schedule don't match with mine, and because I can't find a reliable safety camping gear that will be extremely loud and extremely bright to deter scary bears and those special kind of disgusting humans away, now I'm changing my plans and searching for places where I can camp out of my car, while still feeling like I'm out in the wilderness. it's not ideal, but that's the best compromise I could think of. Any suggestions?
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Hi! I really enjoy your videos! I'm learning alot and I can't wait to go camping! I am mostly impressed with your attitude - you seem to not be scared of anything! Unfortunately I'm not courageous enough to go by myself. I'm worried about bears and bad humans. I'd love to be able to go backpacking every weekend and not depend on a friend's schedule! I really wanted to do the Maroon Bells/ Four Pass Loop in August around Aspen, CO but unfortunately my friends' schedule don't match with mine, and because I can't find a reliable safety camping gear that will be extremely loud and extremely bright to deter scary bears and those special kind of disgusting humans away, now I'm changing my plans and searching for places where I can camp out of my car, while still feeling like I'm out in the wilderness. it's not ideal, but that's the best compromise I could think of. Any suggestions?
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Gypsy
Back in the 80's my parents made my brothers and I take a safety course in day hiking since we lived on the border of a state park they couldn't keep us out of! One thing we learned was leave an imprint of your exact shoes on a sheet of aluminum foil before you leave home. That way if you get lost the rescuers know these prints belong to you. My mom saved all our aluminum foil foot prints over the years. Cool keepsake especially if not needed for a rescue. We were between ages 7 and 12 when we began exploring and we still spend a lot of time in those woods as 40 to 50 year olds. Lol
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Back in the 80's my parents made my brothers and I take a safety course in day hiking since we lived on the border of a state park they couldn't keep us out of! One thing we learned was leave an imprint of your exact shoes on a sheet of aluminum foil before you leave home. That way if you get lost the rescuers know these prints belong to you. My mom saved all our aluminum foil foot prints over the years. Cool keepsake especially if not needed for a rescue. We were between ages 7 and 12 when we began exploring and we still spend a lot of time in those woods as 40 to 50 year olds. Lol
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mlhm5
RescueMe PLB1 - 7 year battery life. never worry again. FYI I use to live within a few miles of the Adirondack Mountains and it is so vast and desolate that planes have been lost for months after crashing. Hikers get lost all the time and the weather is not your friend, especially in the Spring and Fall. With one of these, you never have to worry about being rescued if you are lost, injured, snowed in, etc.
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RescueMe PLB1 - 7 year battery life. never worry again. FYI I use to live within a few miles of the Adirondack Mountains and it is so vast and desolate that planes have been lost for months after crashing. Hikers get lost all the time and the weather is not your friend, especially in the Spring and Fall. With one of these, you never have to worry about being rescued if you are lost, injured, snowed in, etc.
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Larry
I'm 70 and usually hike alone. I never go out without my Inreach for both me and for my family's comfort. I even take it on vacation. You never know when you'll be out of cell phone range and need to send a text message or email. Last year I was on St Helena Island in the south Atlantic and it was my main method of communication with my family back home. Well worth the cost.
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I'm 70 and usually hike alone. I never go out without my Inreach for both me and for my family's comfort. I even take it on vacation. You never know when you'll be out of cell phone range and need to send a text message or email. Last year I was on St Helena Island in the south Atlantic and it was my main method of communication with my family back home. Well worth the cost.
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Gary
if you've never been lost, you have never done much backpacking. There are different levels of being lost. The most common is that I know exactly where I am, I just can't find the trail. That's usually in a rocky area. The easiest area to get lost in is a swampy area being the other end of the spectrum from the rocky area.
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if you've never been lost, you have never done much backpacking. There are different levels of being lost. The most common is that I know exactly where I am, I just can't find the trail. That's usually in a rocky area. The easiest area to get lost in is a swampy area being the other end of the spectrum from the rocky area.
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Stuart
Good video Dixie. I learned some new things and was rightly reminded of many other things. Thanks! Any thoughts/experience with people using amateur (Ham) radio when hiking? Not only for emergency but also for getting local info on trails/weather/etc and staying in touch with hiking partners?
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Good video Dixie. I learned some new things and was rightly reminded of many other things. Thanks! Any thoughts/experience with people using amateur (Ham) radio when hiking? Not only for emergency but also for getting local info on trails/weather/etc and staying in touch with hiking partners?
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Laura
You are my favorite female hiker in the world! Darwin is my favorite male! Between both of you I feel secure about everything and anything i need to know about. well, literally EVERYTHING OUTDOORS! THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU! YOUR THE RADDEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD!
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You are my favorite female hiker in the world! Darwin is my favorite male! Between both of you I feel secure about everything and anything i need to know about. well, literally EVERYTHING OUTDOORS! THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU! YOUR THE RADDEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD!
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Noneof
you missed the essential of appropriate clothing. tank tops and booty shorts you shouldnt be hiking in. unless you like freezing and tic bites. not to mention other bugs, thorns, briers etc. and have damn good shoes or boots preferrably
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you missed the essential of appropriate clothing. tank tops and booty shorts you shouldnt be hiking in. unless you like freezing and tic bites. not to mention other bugs, thorns, briers etc. and have damn good shoes or boots preferrably
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Marc
Been lost Most of My Life lead Me to some interesting places military trained in land nav but sometimes I like to wonder to see if I can get back to where I belonged
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Been lost Most of My Life lead Me to some interesting places military trained in land nav but sometimes I like to wonder to see if I can get back to where I belonged
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