| When trekking off into the wilderness for
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| | the world. Except maybe your wilderness
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| hunting, fishing, camping, hiking or
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| | trek.
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| whatever, the last thing you might think
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| | But there are many places where cell
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| of is communications. It should be the
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| | phone range covers your fishing lake or
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| first thing.
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| | hunting woods. The best part about a
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| Communications Equipment in the
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| | cell phone is that, even in the
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| Wilderness For Hunting, fishing, hiking,
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| | wilderness, you can have utterly normal
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| boating or cycling By David Leonhardt.
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| | conversations with pretty well anybody.
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| Communication in the wilderness is a
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| | "OK, darling. On my way back into town
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| matter of survival, as well as
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| | I'll pick up some milk and peanut butter
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| convenience. Before even leaving home,
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| | and...wait! Was that a whitetail? Gotta
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| communications must begin. In fact, our
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| | go." Click.
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| first two communications tips do not even
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| | Not only that, with a cell phone you can
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| require equipment or gadgets.
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| | even catch up on your email while
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| "Make sure that somebody knows when you
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| | crouching in your tent or scaling a
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| leave, when you expect to return (or get
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| | cliff, with an email to phone service.
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| to your destination)," advises Chad
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| | A two-way radio is a much surer piece of
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| Brown, owner of Farm & Field hunting
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| | equipment, because it does not depend on
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| and fishing auctions. "Provide as much
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| | the cellular network to connect. The
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| information about your route as possible.
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| | downside is that you get to speak to a
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| Things can happen. Rocks can fall on
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| | much narrower range of people: other
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| your head while hiking. Boats can tip
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| | two-way radio owners.
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| over. Firearms can malfunction.
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| | "Hi there, Big Bear, do you read me? Can
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| Somebody needs to know that you are late
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| | you get a-hold of my wife to see if I
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| in arriving...and where to send search
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| | have to pick up milk and peanut butter on
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| parties to find you. In fact, this is
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| | my way back into town? Do you copy?"
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| the same advice I used to give drivers in
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| | Before you leave on any outdoors trip, it
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| winter weather when I was spokesperson
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| | is wise to check the weather forecast.
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| for CAA Ontario.
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| | But the weather forecast can change
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| The second tip is to never head into the
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| | quickly, so a cell phone or radio serves
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| wilderness alone. Just as one should
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| | another purpose.
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| never go swimming without a swimming
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| | "Whaddaya mean thunderstorms and hail?!?
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| buddy, nor should one go long-distance
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| | I just got here, darling, I don't want to
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| cycling or hiking, nor hunting, camping
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| | come home just yet. Oh...alright..."
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| or fishing in a remote area without a
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| | Of course, you could just have someone
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| buddy.
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| | email the weather forecast to you on your
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| My wife's uncle took the business end of
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| | cell phone.
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| large falling branch on his skull while
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| | Chad Brown also advises keeping a very
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| out in the forest, knocking him
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| | loud whistle hanging from your neck. If
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| unconscious and cracking his skull down
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| | you are trapped under a tree, pinned down
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| the middle. Eventually his skull will
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| | by a boulder, or wrestling a grizzly
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| heal, but only because he had companions
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| | bear, you might not have reach or the
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| to get him into town. Otherwise, he
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| | attention span to dial a number. If
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| might still not be found.
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| | anybody is within earshot, they will come
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| Here is another report, this one from the
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| | running...if not to help you, at least to
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| New York State Department of
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| | capture it for America's Funniest Home
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| Environmental Conservation about a fall
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| | Videos.
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| from a tree stand: "The subject had no
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| | Our final tip might seem obvious, but
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| communications equipment with him. No
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| | make sure you know where to call. Have
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| phone or radio. If the subject had left
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| | the emergency number taped to the back of
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| word of where he would be and approximate
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| | the cell phone (ignore your wife's idea
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| hour of return, a response may have been
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| | of tattooing it to your forehead; where
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| quicker. Cause of Death: The subject
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| | would you find a mirror in the middle of
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| suffered a broken shoulder, multiple
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| | a ravine?) and make sure you know what
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| broken ribs on one side, a punctured
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| | frequency to call for help on the two-way
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| lung, and a punctured spleen."
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| | radio.
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| This is hunting equipment?
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| | There you have it. You are prepared to
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| Assuming you are still conscious, it
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| | go out into the wild and communicate.
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| helps to have some communications
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| | And if the animals don't understand what
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| equipment while out hunting, fishing or
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| | you are trying to communicate to them,
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| camping. Of course, there is the ever
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| | you might not be any worse off than in
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| popular cell phone, which brings instant
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| | the city.
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| communications to almost everywhere in
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