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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jan 30, 2016 10:38:04 GMT -8
So they (you know, them) tweeted an article... www.backpacker.com/gear/8-gadgets-and-apps-for-thru-hikers/One teensie question? How many thru hikers, let alone ANY hikers, will take a list seriously when it contains a 1.2 lb, $450 battery pack with only 5200 mAh? I've got a 1 oz single recharge pack that was a freebie from a meeting and similar ones with multiple charges are $60 or so.... Mophie is one brand, Anker is another. Anker: 20000mAh 12 oz $40 ..... 5200 mAh? Fifteen bucks! For the SAME power as the recomended one. Yikes. These days lots of lightweight alternatives. Like my oz led flashlight that works off one AAA. Sort of forever. |
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Post by almostthere on Jan 30, 2016 12:24:01 GMT -8
Lots of hikers trained by REI take such things seriously....
Got to sell super expensive junk or you're just not lucrative.
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Post by tigger on Jan 30, 2016 12:39:54 GMT -8
Useful...as a bag of rocks.
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Post by ogg on Jan 31, 2016 11:00:42 GMT -8
The advice to use a smart phone in lieu of an ereader on a long hike is silly. Battery life of most all non-color screen ereaders is far better than any smart phone. The Delorme InReach would be a better choice over a SPOT device. Not only can the InReach send and receive text messages but when paired via bluetooth with an Android or ios device with Delorme Earthmate app installed, it can function as a basic mapping GPS.
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Post by almostthere on Jan 31, 2016 14:26:06 GMT -8
The better choice is, regardless of which two way electronics you take, to leave a detailed itinerary at home with your friends/family, because electronics ARE NOT replacements for standard tried-and-true risk management. They fail. All of them, at some point, fail. A trusted person who can contact law enforcement or the park system is far better as a fallback.
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Post by ogg on Feb 1, 2016 18:42:53 GMT -8
The better choice is, regardless of which two way electronics you take, to leave a detailed itinerary at home with your friends/family, because electronics ARE NOT replacements for standard tried-and-true risk management. They fail. All of them, at some point, fail. A trusted person who can contact law enforcement or the park system is far better as a fallback. Very true. I look at the technology as augmenting the detailed itinerary left at home. Unforeseen circumstances can change any carefully plotted itinerary, sometimes quite significantly. |
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Post by amaruq on Feb 3, 2016 12:08:26 GMT -8
Useful...as a bag of rocks. They share one use with a bag of rocks... ...getting that hang rope over a tree limb. |
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Feb 4, 2016 19:03:07 GMT -8
67 is young? Way cool. And for the record my trading in my bison robe tent for a Cuben fiber one in another spasm of technological mesmerization? No regrets there either.  Us kids eh? I'll go back to researching reviews of 128 GB Compact Flash cards to replace my oil paints now.... |
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Us kids eh?