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Wanted (buy or rent) handheld GPS 15-Dec-2010 At 4:09:32 PM tnd
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On 15/12/2010 wallwombat wrote:
>
>On 15/12/2010 tnd wrote:
>>No use knowing how to use them if you aren't carrying them.
>
>True.
>
>I have a little kit, about the size of a grapefruit, that lives in the
>top of my pack, wrapped in a couple of ziplock plastic bags. In it i have
>a compass, a compression bandage, some tape, some bandaids, some Puritabs,
>4 energy gels, a small cigarette lighter, a space blanket, some caffeine
>tablets, a packet of butterfly closures, a few alcohol swabs and a couple
>of cigarettes.
>
>It weighs bugger all but gives me quite a bit of piece of mind.
>
>I also throw in a map or a photo copy of a map, if I'm going somewhere
>more isolated. If I don't have a map, I always acquaint myself with the
>general area before I head out, so I at least know what direction the nearest
>roads, huge cliffs, water etc are.

This is a good idea. Mind you, back in Mikl's day he just had a baggie with two acid tabs. After half an hour you're still in trouble but don't care.

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