Hwy 50, the lonely one, Nevada
We are heading south this winter and mostly plan to boondock/dry camp. The last leg of the trip will be going east to west on Hwy 50 through Nevada, eventually hooking up with 395 in California, but n...
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pnichols wrote:ppine wrote:
You have a false sense of security about helicopters, Good Sam and AAA.
Maybe your relatives would drive 10 hours each way to help you.
Have you ever tried calling for a helicopter? I broke my femur about ten years ago in eastern OR in a mule wreck. I had several people out trying to find phone reception. There were no helicopters available. We drove 100 miles on dirt roads to a ranch air strip and a fixed wing Cessna with EMTs and first morphine after 8 hours.
Remote country is different and that is my point.
"money will buy anything." In Nevada it buys prostitutes, dope, alcohol 24 hours a day and gambling. Good luck getting a tow truck.
Sorry ... but you're mostly wrong.
My InReach Iridium system satellite device will fetch (medical) emergency help in most of the world if I push a button - including of course little ole' Nevada. That's what it's for - used by outdoor workers, explorers, and outdoor enthusiasts for emergency rescue and text communication.
My daughter bought it for us because we RV rockhound sometimes way out there and she got tired of not knowing exactly where we were at all times - and yes ... she'd take days off and drive personally to Nevada in her AWD SUV to find us once I texted her for help if there were no other way. My brother (ex AF Lt. Colonel) would do the same, and so would my son, and so would my BIL.
I'll bet if I had enough headroom on my credit card I could find a 4X4 Class 5/6 truck wrecker to tow my Class C out of, say, the canyons West of the Black Rock Desert ... or at the very least find a mechanic to drive his 4X4 out there, drop my gas tank, replace the electric fuel pump, and refill the tank with enough gas to get rolling again. I hope we never have to test this, though.
For what it's worth, on cable TV I've seen what huge 4X4 wreckers can do in Alaska in the winter to rescue semi trucks. All it takes is money (or credit) ... and communications not dependent on cell towers.
I used to work for mines all over the state, in every county. I drove Route 50 at least once a month for several years. The Black Rock is in Washoe County, the most populous part of the state except for Las Vegas.
Believe whatever you want to.
