Satphone experiences...
never used one. Any real issues you would need to be aware of?
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Sleepy's only error was saying," if the gizmo fails." When the gizmo fails is proper. All the gadgets are aids and are bound to fail. To this day the basic tool of the Navigator is still a #2 lead pencil with an ERASER. All competent Navigators start with a chart and the # 2 pencil and set a ded reckoning course, so there is something to fall back on when the GPS craps out or the power fails. Life raft canisters, VHF and single side band and Ham radios, EPIRB, Sat Tel, flares are all good, if they can be activated. The basic, an attitude of self reliance, is still the most important fall back safety tool. Outward Bound which started as a training course for seaman's survival, learned that those with a positive attitude towards getting by, were most likely to survive.
In the woods or on the sea it's pretty much the same, the McGeyver types tend to fare the best.
In the woods or on the sea it's pretty much the same, the McGeyver types tend to fare the best.
