Another near death by GPS story
LA Times What the heck they thought they were doing out there is a mystery. 67 is that road into the park from Jacob Lake that is closed all winter. But they blindly followed the GPS down a dirt ro...
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Lots of things wrong in that camping trip navigation in remote areas.
No preplanning with sky view mapping and paper map backup- you can easily get lost in close details.
No GPS receiver that does not need cell service
No personal locator beacon for satellite capture
No flare gun
No orange smoke
No hand and foot warmers
I'm sure many can add to the list.
If one is going to camp in cold snow remote areas it is best not to play at it. They were very fortunate to get out.
No preplanning with sky view mapping and paper map backup- you can easily get lost in close details.
No GPS receiver that does not need cell service
No personal locator beacon for satellite capture
No flare gun
No orange smoke
No hand and foot warmers
I'm sure many can add to the list.
If one is going to camp in cold snow remote areas it is best not to play at it. They were very fortunate to get out.
