| Catch-all Discussions » Our greatest stupidities » 8/16/2025 3:36 pm |
I read a trip report, perhaps linked to from here. One of the subjects articulated something like "Lost is a fallacy. One always knows where one is, it's the precision that varies."
| Catch-all Discussions » Our greatest stupidities » 8/15/2025 6:21 am |
I once navigated through about 3km's of dense, boreal transition forest before I realized my compass needle was pointing at the battery in my handheld radio. I got a little queasy over that. I did an about face and carefully made my way back. Vitally important to always glance back at where you came from - helped immensely in this case.
| Trip Planning » Full Fire Ban - effective August 14, 2025 » 8/14/2025 5:39 pm |
Fires tie me up and rob me of my night vision. I can comprehend a group of 3 or more being bummed, but 2 or less, meh.
| Where In Algonquin? » WIA 997 » 8/02/2025 4:24 pm |
EGB wrote:
kinda feels like Booth
Yeah - looking up the pass, portage to Kitty off to the left.
| Where In Algonquin? » WIA 993 » 7/22/2025 6:12 pm |
Booth, south western section.
| Equipment » Rogers Satellite Beta » 7/22/2025 6:11 pm |
It's the battery life that will keep InReach relevant (unfortunately). I don't know of a phone that will last a week+ on a charge.
I dunno, I can get 7-8 days with minimal usage out of mine. I can also get a lot of power banks or solar for the cost of just 1 season of inReach. Plus a phone affords the luxury of weather updates and any alerts we may need.
I've been waiting on this over Garmin or a PLB for years, glad to see it's finally coming.
I can get 3 days, tops if i don't use anything. If intended use is similar to InReach - providing route updates - that's going to cost some power. And battery banks aren't light. Don't get me wrong - I love the idea, I'm just speculating on practicality. The InReach is a tough little nugget of a device. I trust it as part of an overall safety plan. My cell phone does not meet my requirements in a back country situation. Now if a hardened, mission-specific mobile device were available...
| Equipment » Rogers Satellite Beta » 7/22/2025 5:42 am |
It's the battery life that will keep InReach relevant (unfortunately). I don't know of a phone that will last a week+ on a charge.
| Where In Algonquin? » WIA 991 » 7/19/2025 6:01 am |
"schwack" 
| Test Forum » does your inbox work ? can you view trip reports ? » 7/09/2025 7:02 am |
Still a no for me - received 2 email notifications of messages from swedish pimple, but, alas, nothing new in my Inbox.
| Test Forum » does your inbox work ? can you view trip reports ? » 6/03/2025 6:05 pm |
I only have 15.
| Test Forum » does your inbox work ? can you view trip reports ? » 6/03/2025 7:46 am |
Odd - I just received this email:
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No message in my Inbox and no record of the one I sent you this morning in my Sent folder.
| Test Forum » does your inbox work ? can you view trip reports ? » 6/03/2025 5:28 am |
Last one for me was March 2023. I just sent one to you, swede.
| Where In Algonquin? » 880 » 5/16/2025 5:18 pm |
Is it Clydegale looking southeast from site 1?
| Equipment » down quilt sleep system info » 4/08/2025 5:41 pm |
Not to derail this thread but what are the advantages of switching from a sleeping bag to a quilt?
I ese both a Hennessy and an Amok hammock as well as a tent and a quilt seems like sleeping in an unzipped barrel type sleeping bag.
That's what I do - leave the sleeping bag's footbox zipped. If I get cold, I can still use my bag as intended.
| Where In Algonquin? » WiA 853 » 2/27/2025 6:23 pm |
No, I don't think anyone has.
| Where In Algonquin? » WIA 823 » 12/24/2024 12:09 pm |
I'm throwing my camera away.
| Trip Reports » Rock / Galeairy / Pinetree Loop via Rock Creek » 11/25/2024 6:54 pm |
I did not appreciate the baby-skull rocks at the Pinetree end of the Fraser-Pinetree port. It's one of those things that could turn from a minor annoyance to a serious problem. Wear good ankle support.
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