Thread: Hunter rescued by helicopter after accidentally stabbing himself

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

Mate I make billies out of peach tins. (I have a cooker made out of a coffee tin. I go, SSHHHHHHH really loudly and people think its a bought one, but its just a bit of kero spilled on some twigs.) I dont buy knives. I find the ones other hunters lose. Same with hats.

But $30 a year is cheaper than I thought.

I got mine of Cooeebay and it was $300 with a 10 year battery. I asked about a replacement battery and he said they were available but in 10 years the tech involved will likely be cheaper to buy a newer better one......We have panic / raid alarm butons at work, and I now carry mine when driving on the highways as well....

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

Don't have one and can't afford it. The only time I have been in danger of my life was in South Auckland and Redfern in Sydney. The wife is dead keen on the insurance money anyway; the bush isn't nearly dangerous enough for her liking. She gets pouty after watching Housewives of something or another, when I explain to her that hunting is mostly walking around in some trees. Can't you climb a cliff or something, she says.

Ha ha. When I go hunting the last thing my wife says is "a chicken would be nice".

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

Don't have one and can't afford it. The only time I have been in danger of my life was in South Auckland and Redfern in Sydney. The wife is dead keen on the insurance money anyway; the bush isn't nearly dangerous enough for her liking. She gets pouty after watching Housewives of something or another, when I explain to her that hunting is mostly walking around in some trees. Can't you climb a cliff or something, she says.

In both of those locations help might not arrive quickly enough

As has been pointed out many times; some reasons for needing to use the PLB also have the potential to separate you from your day bag.
Trousers with a zipped pocket are an alternative to consider if wearing it on a belt doesn't appeal.

Have one and take it on all trips, even if lazy culling from a vehicle. Have it on my hip, cos if you fall and break your back, you’re not going to be taking your pack off to rummage around for your PLB. Hopefully even immobilised in an awkward position, you’ll still be able to reach your PLB in a pouch on your belt.

In a pouch on the belt in front of me. Of course I would need to whistle up someone to walk around my gut to get it for me to use.

Iv had one for the last 3 or 4 years my parents brought it for me , since then I not only take it with me on every hunt I let anyone else that's with me no its in my bumbag & a quick run down on how to use it , set one off a couple of years ago when my bro inlaw dislocated his knee Tahr hunting

Bought one for myself about 10 years ago when doing goat culling contracts in tricky country.
Carry it in a daypack on most trips, hunting, working off track, even while chainsawing firewood out in the bush last week.
Never used it and hope I don't ever need to...but bloody good to know it is there.

I’ve said this before but after buying mine, the peace of mind it gave my wife I had one was significant. Highly recommend it for that alone!

Originally Posted by SiB

I’ve said this before but after buying mine, the peace of mind it gave my wife I had one was significant. Highly recommend it for that alone!

Definitely, I even took it a step further by using a SPOT messenger so I could send her preset messages at the end of each day so she knew we were safe at camp. This has it downfalls though.... in March this year myself and @sambnz flew into some country on the west coast for a few days to have a go at some chams. I had just returned from Uruguay and the wife was still over there for a couple more weeks, I forgot to take my SPOT although we still had Sam's PLB and since my wife didn't receive any messages from Spot she panicked, got hold of Sam's partner here in NZ plus my mum and my sister and they all went on a big woman crusade ringing all the chopper operators and kicking up a big fuss haha, when James came in to pick us up first thing he said when he jumped out of the helicopter was "you boys are in big trouble!"

My wife gave me a Garmin "In Reach" for Christmas. The flash weather forecast/map model.

Does anyone know what their reception is like in the bush?

Originally Posted by Tahr

My wife gave me a Garmin "In Reach" for Christmas. The flash weather forecast/map model.

Does anyone know what their reception is like in the bush?

I also got an Inreach for xmas mine is the original delorme model though not a Garmin, in my experience with my SPOT anywhere you can get a GPS to work the unit will work, I never struck a situation where it couldn't get a signal

Originally Posted by Tahr

My wife gave me a Garmin "In Reach" for Christmas. The flash weather forecast/map model.

Does anyone know what their reception is like in the bush?

I also got an Inreach for xmas mine is the original delorme model though not a Garmin, in my experience with my SPOT anywhere you can get a GPS to work the unit will work, I never struck a situation where it couldn't get a signal

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