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Reply #30 - Dec 16th, 2006 at 2:36am
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77 - Treat being tired, wet and cold (Hypthermia) as the greatest deadly sin.
  
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Reply #31 - Dec 16th, 2006 at 2:49am
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when wittling wood....ALWAYS cut AWAY from your body parts!   yes...that WAS me at that campsite!    Jan
  
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Reply #32 - Dec 16th, 2006 at 3:31am
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Another rule:  Murphy's Law will be in effect at all times.
  
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Reply #33 - Dec 16th, 2006 at 12:18pm
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No cotton socks.
  
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Reply #34 - Dec 16th, 2006 at 12:45pm
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Carry more than one Compass.

Compasses do break.

Compasses do get miss placed / forgotten / dropped along the portage trail.

Most wilderness compasses float, been known to rise out of unbuttoned pockets while submerged, catching the slightest current, deciding upon an adventure of their own.... without their owners.

If you do break / misplace / or see your last / only compass on your person / pack float away.... ASK others you may have the good fortune of crossing paths with if they have a spare. Negotiate if you must. You may find that some are reluctant to part with their spare if it is their only spare.

Some are known to carry 3 or more compasses. (Oh...but the extra weight is killing me...not) One in their map case, one around their neck or in a buttoned pocket, one in their pack or attached to their pack.

For goodness sake, do not rely on a GPS as your only source or type of navigation tool. Clouds have away of rendering them senseless.    

If you do get lost... (play this game long enough and you will), get found.

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Reply #35 - Dec 16th, 2006 at 2:24pm
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Never let itinerary or time constraints drive your decisionmaking when faced with an issue dealing with weather.  Getting there a day late is far better than never getting there at all.
  
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Re: 99 Rules for Fail-safe camping
Reply #36 - Dec 16th, 2006 at 10:15pm
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do not rely on a GPS as your only source or type of navigation tool.

Wise advice.

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Clouds have away of rendering them senseless.

For the wrong reason.  Only sensitive instruments could detect the difference weather makes in a GPS signal.  But given Murphy's law, alternate navigational tools are advisable.      

While I would NOT say a GPS is a required piece of saefty gear, they do provide benefits the compass/map do not.  Low visibility and heavy wind have a way of rendering maps/compass senseless.
  
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Reply #37 - Dec 17th, 2006 at 1:05am
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do not rely on a GPS as your only source or type of navigation tool.

Wise advice.

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Clouds have away of rendering them senseless.

For the wrong reason.  Only sensitive instruments could detect the difference weather makes in a GPS signal. But given Murphy's law, alternate navigational tools are advisable.      

While I would NOT say a GPS is a required piece of safety gear, they do provide benefits the compass/map do not.  Low visibility and heavy wind have a way of rendering maps/compass senseless.


Come to think of it, it has been several years since I have taken a GPS into the woods.  The Garmin model I originally borrowed, from a gracious lender, approximately a decade ago, did not do well in cloudy weather and would not give a reading from the inside of a vehicle.  I understand that GPS's do give readings well today from inside of a vehicle as I own a newer GPS Legend that goes on most road trips with me.  Grateful for the advice as I now know it's worth giving a look see on overcast and rainy days as well.

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Reply #38 - Dec 18th, 2006 at 1:58am
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Be willing to take advise from other seasoned paddlers. Don't let pride get in your way. You never know it all and you may have forgotten some of the things you once understood.
 
Thanks Azalea.

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Reply #39 - Dec 19th, 2006 at 12:03am
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never camp on the highest campsite on a lake in a thunderstorm. the results are "shocking"
  
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