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I asked my son who is better versed on drones than I am, and he mentioned Autel Robotics Dragonfish - Volatus Drones Enterprise Solutions that as I understand it can take off vertically but then fly "flat" thus acquiring higher speed. I don't know if this is fast enough to overcome winds over...

It took a long time to reach the hiker. If they had his coordinates from 911 call why couldn't they send him a "warming" pack by drone? Oh, wait, drones are not quite there yet for SAR missions. Am I missing anything?

That "gear room" put a smile on my face! :)

Perhaps this will get you to install a video camera in your car? :)

Perhaps a Chevy truck from late 1940s.

Warner Trail appears to be marked on OpenStreetMap as far as I can see: Relation: ‪Warner Trail‬ (‪13578647‬) | OpenStreetMap

I generally feel pretty uneasy about devices that have built-in rechargeable batteries sometimes it is unavoidable, for example, in most recent smartphone models or inReach devices. Hence, when getting a SteriPen I went for "Adventurer" model that uses two Lithium non-rechargeable batteries and...

It looks like New Activity stream is now a bit hidden but here is the link: Latest activity

I wonder a bit how accurate and reliable these measurements are? About 10 years ago there was a lot noise about neutrino that appeared to travel faster than light until eventually it was discovered that it was likely due to a faulty connection between a GPS receiver and a computer...

I totally agree that snow conditions and pack weight affect hiking speed in a significant way. My hiking speed on backpacking trips is always slower and wearing snowshoes on soft powder is a totally different thing than on packed snow. These are bits of information that would have to be...

There is a certain beauty in simplicity. When I don't know much about terrain I just assume 1.5 miles per hour. Yet I think it would be fun to analyze gps traces and figure out what really matters when it comes to hiking speed. I'm pretty sure most of these methods are based on what people...

I am usually using the following rule of thumb: 1/2 hour per mile + 1/2 hour for each 1000 ft of elevation gain (unless I'm taking quite a few pictures:) .) I am a slow hiker, so I think these proportions seem to fit me better than Naismith's Rule...

Thank you for posting this. "[...] your phone is for taking pictures and for making emergency calls" (around 16:00 in the video) - I couldn't agree more with this especially in the context of hiking in adverse weather conditions.

Back to OP, Wall Street Journal also had an article on this partnership between Qualcomm & Iridium, and supposedly the new technology will be named "Snapdragon Satellite." The interesting twist on this is that Garmin will administer Snapdragon Satellite emergency functions according to that...

The right way to fight pictures is with pictures. No one reads the signs or user manuals! Reposting from an earlier thread @ https://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?57450-The-twenty-most-dangerous-hikes&p=430221&viewfull=1#post430221

I hate to sound like a broken record but I really think drones are the way to bring down the costs in the future.

Have you considered stainless steel cable ties, for example like these: https://www.harborfreight.com/hardware/cable-ties/12-in-stainless-steel-cable-ties-25-pack-60330.html ? They are harder to form and trim than plastic ones but they are a lot more abrasion resistant.

Congratulations on your retirement! If lack of time was keeping you away from hiking or doing other things then it should no longer be a problem!

While I love to pick up my hikes in places where trail mapping on OpenStreetMap is lacking and needs some work, I realize that searching in winter for slow running water would likely end up in failure, so I think it is more of a summer project! :) For some of abandoned trails there may be clues...

Are these shelters still there? I'm having a hard finding any mention of them except in older books. Also, I don't see anything on Strava heatmap that would look like a path to these shelters: https://www.strava.com/heatmap#15.37/-71.37419/44.20927/hot/all. I have a 30th edition of WMG but...