I pity anything near you that might be warm if it doesn't work out
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I mean, be reasonable about it, I hunt often with a chap who has health issues who carries a PLB along with all his medication. And then there's old bastards like Tahr himself, who has one foot in the grave already and his hand on the headstone. But until I go full Stephen Hawking I am going to avoid the wheelchair. (Thats a saying I just made up)
When younger we didnt have PLBs.
But we were fit and were comfortable in the bush.
Biggest worry was getting shot by some other hunter.
Now I am older have one for piece of mind as the body starts to age(or to be honest has aged).
If I was in the my twenties to late thirties again I would be argue I could do without one.
But have used a compass and map known where I am and where I am going for the last 40 years.
It is technology that is handy but not essential.
You blokes must all drive round with no seatbelts on because you haven't been in a fatal accident before. Simple minds...
Entertaining read so far fellas.
I have one but only because my Mum told my Dad He/I needed one,generally I have it as the old bloke does little dangerous stuff these days but if either of us go away on a trip we swap it backward and forwards.....probably most dangerous at work for him and me, much more likely to get injured or killed at work than in the hills and there is all sorts of better coms there generally.
I try to take it wherever I go etc but truth be told it is in the glove box of the ute/boat/bumbag/lifejacket pocket/ in a pack and may well be in the ute while I am in the boat or in one of my other packs while out for a day hunt.
You can get all pedantic and wear one on your neck 24/7 even in the shower but at the end of the day it is about risk assessment, that is a fairly new term but something mankind (especially us outdoorsy types) has been doing for century's and we generally are good at it or we would not be overpopulating the planet as we are.
Certainly if you have one take it with you on any trip,any major trip I take mine....The only time I wear it on my person is in a boat and then only if high risk.
Each to there own how they wear/carry one the main thing is if you have one take it with you.I do and am guilty of leaving it behind a lot of the time.
I just do not know how we survived.
Didn't have cellphones.
When into the bush for a week or two without anybody really worrying about us.
Would get dropped off,pick us up on such and such day.
Worked all day without anybody knowing what we were up to.
Had my phoned disconnected because I hadn't paid my bill.
Still ran a business told the boys pick you up in the morning.
Picked them up in the morning.
In some ways it really was pretty simple then.
But I guess we subconsciously took responsibility for ourselves.
Some of you guys need to step away from the keyboard and go hunt something!
Please yourself if you take a beacon or not...
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Something come down with the rain this evening - everyone appears to have gone feral
Fuck plbs learn how to read a map use a compass know survival skills and know your limitations.
Same. I have spent a few in wet and fine for various reasons. But since I have been well prepared always carrying a fly and a good puffer jacket in a dry bag with food and brew gear I have never needed them.
Better at judging the weather these days I guess.
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It only takes one cunt to stop flinging mud, let's see who it'll be.....
To be honest I wouldn't get your hopes up it being me.
I dont know why people who buy PLB's feel the need to go on internet forums and justify them, and shake hands with the others who also have them. There's a smugness about it all. Apart from Tahr of course, I mean hes got medical reasons. He's very old.
I am going to make a standard response to these threads : Congratulations on your new purchase. Thanks for letting us know.
Nice to see we have all gotten off to a good start this year:thumbsup:
What can I say, better to have one and never ever use it, than not have one when you are lying broken and smashed up (wishing you had one)
Sometimes shit just happens and having a "plan B" or "plan c" is not a silly idea
Don't go ruining a good thread by being all sensible Mike...
Must be a full moon up in north Zealand at the moment.
Obviously PLBs are bit of a polarising issue...a bit like 1080...
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i now do hope i never have to use but you just never know:(
I'm just happy I am still allowed to take part.
I don't stand behind any of these opinions at all mind. For christ's sake don't anyone follow my lead. I don't even read instructions. I have trouble driving a car and talking at the same time. If anyone needs a PLB it's probably me. Forget about mountains and rivers in bad weather -on a nice sunny day I once fell off a flat walking track. Twenty yards upside down into a crack in the ground.
I have a PLB and hope to never use it. Consider it a 111 call in the bush. Many of us will never need one as we endeavour to keep ourselves safe. But I for one would rather carry one and never need it than arrive to a scene of an accident or injury ad not have one. That one time you need to use it when someone's life is at risk is the one time that it would not matter what it costs, one will be wanted. Seatbelts and airbags are a similar idea. I hope to never find out what happens when they depoly or how well they save my ass from being smashed, but when the sh-t comes down I want to have that safety net.
As for taking bigger risks because you have one, I wont take any risks that I would not have taken anyway. I dont weigh a risk up against whether a PLB will help, I weigh a risk up by asking myself- How much will this hurt if I get it wrong? What are the consequences?
Life is short enough now. Why risk making it shorter when we dont have to?
If you choose not to take one because you will never need it, I sincerely hope you are correct. If you choose to take one, then nothing changes, as I still hope you will never need it.
If you ever need it and dont have it, my deepest wish is that someone near you has one and happens to be at the right place at the right time. Everyone deserves to get home safe. (edit: Well nearly everyone: Thieving cu_ts that steal firearms dont....But that is a topic of another thread...)
I just want to know where these deer around Kawhia are. Fallow on the back of a farm? Reds?
I'll be sure to take my plb if someone tells me where they are.😋