I have brought a weather radio every year but I am changing my ways and not bringing it this year. The reasoning is most of what Prouboy had to say about them. Last summer we were base camping on Louisa and decided to sit an extra two days because of the storm warnings we received. We should have moved, but the rest of the group heard the forcast and wanted to stay put. Those storms took two days to get to us and made us make a mad dash from Louisa down to Burke after having no sleep during a massive thunderstorm to make it out of the park on time. If I had gone with the judgement I made on just looking at the clouds we would have been just fine and started our return to PP that day, but with more time to fish and relax.

Some people feel safer with a weather radio. If thats you, bring it. Some see them as an inconvienence, weight, and noise pollution. If thats you, don't bring one.



The plus side is that the NOAA forcasts usually get a laugh due to the computer generated voice they use.

I'm more than willing to sell the radio we used if you are interested. Its reception was pretty good where we were.