search and rescue
- faq
How Can You Activate a Satellite Messenger or PLB If You’re Unconscious?
Suppose you have a hiking or backpacking emergency and lose consciousness before you can signal for help with a satellite…
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Should You Carry a Cell Phone on Backpacking Trips?
“I’ll never take my cell phone hiking or backpacking,” I said about 10 years ago. Famous last words. I now…
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Multi-Function Backpacking Gear for Wilderness First-Aid
I took a refresher course on Wilderness First Aid last weekend and we had a brainstorming session in class about…
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ARC MicrOFix GPS Personal Locator Beacon
I do a lot of solo backpacking in some out of the way places and my wife, understandably, worries about…
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Backcountry Survival and Rescue Skills 101
I hope you never have to deal with a life and death situation in the wilderness. But the odds are…
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