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Back when I used to backpack solo, (well before cell-phone days) I'd take the aviation band handi-talkie I used for a back-up in the airplane along with me on backpacks. Figured in a pinch I'd be able to get a message to someone.... TomK

While with the NH CAP, besides practices, I had three "finds" of Emergency Locator Transmitters, one from the air, one on the ground, and one where I narrowed down the area from the air, landed, and used ground equipment to complete the find. Fortunately for the owner's of the ELTs involved...

Look into getting the tick tested first.... In my town, if you take a tick to the local area health district office, they will have a look and if the circumstances are appropriate (the tick is the type that carries Lyme, the tick is engorged with blood, etc) they will send it off to test it for...

Bad in NW CT My brother fly fishes the Farmington River in NW CT, and warned me the ticks have been pretty bad. Despite not getting anywhere near places he would expect to pick up ticks, he has already found several on himself, and was preparing to treat some clothing with Permethrin. TomK

I am on the cusp between sizes. The Hillsounds are XXL and my boot size is 12. Should also have mentioned that this has happened with two different boots. The left and right Hillsounds are the same size. My right foot has always been pigeoned-toed - it isn't a reaction to the sliding of the...

The last couple of times I have been out, I have had the following problem with my Hillsound Trail Crampons - The heel plate on the right shoe will slide out and end up on the right side of my boot. Happened maybe 6 times over the last two outings. It is always the right foot. While my left...

Too late - read the base note. It would be nice if the original poster would edit it to remove the partisanship. A search on SJ Res 15 got me this link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/15 The text is very short, so I will include it here: JOINT...

I would not want to see a cell tower on top either. But has the cell coverage improved in the last 3 years or so? I think that was about how long ago I last climbed Monadnock, and at that time I found voice communication with another party on the mountain was pretty much impossible - we ended up...

Why wait 20 minutes? The instructions that came with my Swiss Army watch says to point the hour hand towards the sun, and the halfway point to 12 is South, going clockwise towards 12 in the morning, counter-clockwise towards 12 in the afternoon. And if daylight savings time is in effect, use the...

How's the color up north? (2016) The black birch next to my house in Connecticut is already in full color, and when I went up I 91 to Brattleboro from here over the Labor Day weekend, I noticed some faint hints of color on the sides of the road. Am planning to do Mt Willard Monday for the...

Should have had a registration number ("N - number") painted on it somewhere easy to see, and you could google that and probably discover who it was registered to... If it was an issue of safety of flight, the following would probably apply: Sec. 91.3 — Responsibility and authority of the...

First, let me thank those who were kind enough to reply with their experiences and opinions. The first week, I was not in any mood to hike. After that, although I felt better, I thought it prudent to wait until I see the doctor again (in a few days), although I may do something short and flat...

This is timely, as today's mail contained a letter from my fair city's mayor, publicizing an energy audit program, as well as an event on Thursday to exchange up to 5 incandescent bulbs for LED bulbs. Didn't say who was paying, Eversource, taxpayers, or anyone else, although the envelope it came...

I've been prescribed a course of Ciprofloxacin (and Metronidazole). The "warnings and side effects" will scare you half to death. The two that are particularly concerning for hiking are "stay out of the sun" and "Tendon Rupture". "Tendon ruptures have happened up to several months after people...

I had something like this pop up a few months ago. For the first couple years I had the GPS, I'd start Basecamp, connect the USB for the GPS, Basecamp (and Windows Explorer) would recognise the GPS and I'd be in business. Then, all of a sudden, when I'd do this, the GPS would simply boot up...

On Sunday, June 19, 2016 my hiking partner laid down his eyeglasses on a rock, and failed to pick them up. Should be on the Valley Way Trail, perhaps a mile from Appalachia, maybe less. If you find them, send me a PM or send me an email at [email protected], and I'll put him in touch...

Is it possible that the channel fills with water, freezes, and the expanding ice expands the channel? Still a looong time to create the channel that is there now....

When I was an S&R pilot for the NH Civil Air Patrol in the '80s, we were told that it was pretty standard for the authorities to try to find out if the overdue pilot had any credit cards, and check with the credit card companies to see if they had been used since the overdue flight took off, and...

And there is an EMS in Avon that won't be closing (at least for now), that's fairly close to West Harford. I'm a little surprised that they are closing the West Harford location instead of the Avon one, but I suppose they have a good idea of which store is performing better. EMS kinda lost me...

I don't have the 64s, I have it's predecessor, the 62s. Hopefully the user interface is similar enough that the following will be of use to you... I don't believe so. I don't think so. When you have this screen displayed, hitting the "up" or "right" arrow on the rocker will cause the screen...