Hey Guys,
With some recent threads, I thought it would be nice to tell everyone what the things are that you can do to keep your self safe, from a Search's point of view, things I would like EVERYONE to do. This is a list persay, of the do's and don'ts of setting up for a hike in the woods.
First up:
Before leaving your house, before packing(like you don't have a pack packed
) before the boots are on. Sit down with a significant other, wether a family or friend and Show them the places you are going, now you dont have to leave a perfect reproduction, but it would be nice. At least, leave a starting reference, and your ending location, wether with GPS coordinance, or leave a map behind that shows your planned route.
Next:
For god sakes, if you haven't checked the weather, which you should have done, then do it now, find out what its going to be like. If there is a storm coming, and your area is nitoruos for bad storms, just postpone the trip, is it worth your life?
Third:
last thing to do before you leave the house is make sure you have everything. A way to:
Start fires,
Signal Rescuers if the need arises,
Navagate your route, And DON'T rely on the GPS know how to use a compass,
Set-up and emergency shelter,
Purify water,
Apply first aid, and take a course it WILL save a life someday,
Cook your food,
Also, Proper clothing, boots, gear for the time gone, enough food, water and mediction. If you go out on just a day hike, take extra water and med's, make sure you have your meters, epi pens and what ever else you need. And dont forget, epi pens are not the only thing needed in an alergic respons, you still NEED to get to a hospital, don't continue on with the trip.
Fourth thing:
If traveling alone, leave a note on the vehicle of your route, or a start and finish, let them know if you plan on taking the hard route, or easy one. You don't have to make a map, but it would be nice.
If you don't want to leave that info on your truck because your worried about some nut coming out and finding you because its a dope growing area, then I would be more worried about the vehicle, and even more worried about the area, maybe you should go somewhere else...
Lastly, before you head into the woods, take a quick look at what you have, make sure nothing is left in the truck/car. Then, stop and think to your self, are YOU prepard for this trip, do YOU have the Training, the skill's the ability to complete the trip %100.
The thing is, if YOU don't, then you are going to be putting live's of searchers's at risk. You will be putting their family and friends in eternal turmoil, do you want to be responsible for that?
With some recent threads, I thought it would be nice to tell everyone what the things are that you can do to keep your self safe, from a Search's point of view, things I would like EVERYONE to do. This is a list persay, of the do's and don'ts of setting up for a hike in the woods.
First up:
Before leaving your house, before packing(like you don't have a pack packed
) before the boots are on. Sit down with a significant other, wether a family or friend and Show them the places you are going, now you dont have to leave a perfect reproduction, but it would be nice. At least, leave a starting reference, and your ending location, wether with GPS coordinance, or leave a map behind that shows your planned route.Next:
For god sakes, if you haven't checked the weather, which you should have done, then do it now, find out what its going to be like. If there is a storm coming, and your area is nitoruos for bad storms, just postpone the trip, is it worth your life?
Third:
last thing to do before you leave the house is make sure you have everything. A way to:
Start fires,
Signal Rescuers if the need arises,
Navagate your route, And DON'T rely on the GPS know how to use a compass,
Set-up and emergency shelter,
Purify water,
Apply first aid, and take a course it WILL save a life someday,
Cook your food,
Also, Proper clothing, boots, gear for the time gone, enough food, water and mediction. If you go out on just a day hike, take extra water and med's, make sure you have your meters, epi pens and what ever else you need. And dont forget, epi pens are not the only thing needed in an alergic respons, you still NEED to get to a hospital, don't continue on with the trip.
Fourth thing:
If traveling alone, leave a note on the vehicle of your route, or a start and finish, let them know if you plan on taking the hard route, or easy one. You don't have to make a map, but it would be nice.
If you don't want to leave that info on your truck because your worried about some nut coming out and finding you because its a dope growing area, then I would be more worried about the vehicle, and even more worried about the area, maybe you should go somewhere else...
Lastly, before you head into the woods, take a quick look at what you have, make sure nothing is left in the truck/car. Then, stop and think to your self, are YOU prepard for this trip, do YOU have the Training, the skill's the ability to complete the trip %100.
The thing is, if YOU don't, then you are going to be putting live's of searchers's at risk. You will be putting their family and friends in eternal turmoil, do you want to be responsible for that?
