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![]() Matt Whiting wrote: I know that is the standard advice, but I'm not sure I could follow it for more than a day or two. Personally, I'd rather die trying than die sitting waiting on someone who may never come. I know what you're saying Matt, but I don't think I've ever heard of anybody dying in their car when they got stuck. I'm sure there's a couple of cases, but from all the stories I've heard in our general area (you're in Montrose right?) the vast majority of exposure deaths were when people left a protective shelter. |
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Lesson learned from a bush pilot: Get into the airplane prepared to walk
home. Bob Gardner "Jim Macklin" wrote in message ... Basic gear, whether driving or flying... warm, clothes and boots, Gore-Tex, Thinsulate, warm hat and a balaclava. Bright colors, blaze orange. A change of socks. Signal mirror, matches and a Zippo lighter even if you don't smoke. Some tools, a folding shovel, a pocket knife, a small hatchet. Some high energy food stuff, jerky. Water, take some fresh liter bottles, if it is below freezing, put the unfrozen bottles inside your coat and your body will keep them liquid. Stay dry, stay out of the wind, stay dry. In a car, run the engine only 10 minutes out of every hour, use blankets to add insulation inside the car and cover the windows at night. Buy a bright colored car. Have flares and smoke. Tell somebody where you plan to go and a call-in schedule so the searchers can start looking. Cotton clothes get wet and don't dry quickly. Wool and modern synthetics are warmer even when wet/damp. See sportsman's catalogs such as Cabela's www.cabelas.com and mountain sports catalogs www.rei.com and stay dry. There is a story I read, probably 40 years ago, about a northern Minnesota resident who lived 30 miles from town. Monthly he would take his snowmobile and sleds to town to buy supplies. One day his snowmobile broke down and he tried to fix it but could not. By that time he was very cold, temperatures were below zero F and win chills were lower still. He tried to light a fire, but the wood he could find was wet. He did have thousands of wooden matches since he had just bought a big supply. Bit he couldn't get the fire started. A day or two later the searchers found his body and saw all the attempts to start a fire that had failed. He was so cold by the time he started to think about survival shelter and a fire he couldn't think and didn't use the 50 gallons of kerosene, or the gasoline he had on the sled and in the snowmobile. First thing, shelter, second start a fire while you're still warm and can think. Improve your shelter. Stay dry. "Jay Honeck" wrote in message ups.com... | perhaps something as simple as a hand held GPS could have saved him. Or, | even a hand held radio. | | It went well beyond that. Mr. Kim drove his family into mountainous | country, above the snow line, wearing tennis shoes and light clothing. | His chances of hiking out were almost nil. | | I know he wasn't expecting to take a wrong turn, and I know he wasn't | expecting to get stuck in the snow, and I know he wasn't from that part | of the country -- but the unfortunate Mr. Kim apparently did not take | even the most basic precautions. | | We keep a giant Tupperware container of survival gear in each of our | vehicles. In that kit is warm clothing, some food, chemical hand/feet | warmers jumper cables, flash lights, tools -- the basic survival stuff. | We have an even more extensive kit in our airplane, knowing that the | *average* time from crash to rescue is 18 hours in the United States -- | plenty long to die of exposure in the Midwest. | -- | Jay Honeck | Iowa City, IA | Pathfinder N56993 | www.AlexisParkInn.com | "Your Aviation Destination" | |
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Over water, life jackets and a raft, water temps below 80
degrees, an exposure suit. Desert hot weather, lots of water, reflective "space blankets" for shade, proper shoes. Cold weather, clothes designed to keep you dry and warm, boots, warm hat, gloves, food, water, pre-planning. "Bob Gardner" wrote in message . .. | Lesson learned from a bush pilot: Get into the airplane prepared to walk | home. | | Bob Gardner | | "Jim Macklin" wrote in message | ... | Basic gear, whether driving or flying... | warm, clothes and boots, Gore-Tex, Thinsulate, warm hat and | a balaclava. Bright colors, blaze orange. A change of | socks. Signal mirror, matches and a Zippo lighter even if | you don't smoke. | Some tools, a folding shovel, a pocket knife, a small | hatchet. | Some high energy food stuff, jerky. Water, take some fresh | liter bottles, if it is below freezing, put the unfrozen | bottles inside your coat and your body will keep them | liquid. | Stay dry, stay out of the wind, stay dry. | In a car, run the engine only 10 minutes out of every hour, | use blankets to add insulation inside the car and cover the | windows at night. Buy a bright colored car. | | Have flares and smoke. Tell somebody where you plan to go | and a call-in schedule so the searchers can start looking. | | Cotton clothes get wet and don't dry quickly. Wool and | modern synthetics are warmer even when wet/damp. | | See sportsman's catalogs such as Cabela's www.cabelas.com | and mountain sports catalogs www.rei.com and stay dry. | | There is a story I read, probably 40 years ago, about a | northern Minnesota resident who lived 30 miles from town. | Monthly he would take his snowmobile and sleds to town to | buy supplies. One day his snowmobile broke down and he | tried to fix it but could not. By that time he was very | cold, temperatures were below zero F and win chills were | lower still. He tried to light a fire, but the wood he | could find was wet. He did have thousands of wooden matches | since he had just bought a big supply. Bit he couldn't get | the fire started. A day or two later the searchers found | his body and saw all the attempts to start a fire that had | failed. | | He was so cold by the time he started to think about | survival shelter and a fire he couldn't think and didn't use | the 50 gallons of kerosene, or the gasoline he had on the | sled and in the snowmobile. | | First thing, shelter, second start a fire while you're still | warm and can think. Improve your shelter. Stay dry. | | | | | | "Jay Honeck" wrote in message | ups.com... | | perhaps something as simple as a hand held GPS could have | saved him. Or, | | even a hand held radio. | | | | It went well beyond that. Mr. Kim drove his family into | mountainous | | country, above the snow line, wearing tennis shoes and | light clothing. | | His chances of hiking out were almost nil. | | | | I know he wasn't expecting to take a wrong turn, and I | know he wasn't | | expecting to get stuck in the snow, and I know he wasn't | from that part | | of the country -- but the unfortunate Mr. Kim apparently | did not take | | even the most basic precautions. | | | | We keep a giant Tupperware container of survival gear in | each of our | | vehicles. In that kit is warm clothing, some food, | chemical hand/feet | | warmers jumper cables, flash lights, tools -- the basic | survival stuff. | | We have an even more extensive kit in our airplane, | knowing that the | | *average* time from crash to rescue is 18 hours in the | United States -- | | plenty long to die of exposure in the Midwest. | | -- | | Jay Honeck | | Iowa City, IA | | Pathfinder N56993 | | www.AlexisParkInn.com | | "Your Aviation Destination" | | | | | | |
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![]() Jim Macklin wrote: He was so cold by the time he started to think about survival shelter and a fire he couldn't think and didn't use the 50 gallons of kerosene, or the gasoline he had on the sled and in the snowmobile. Once hypothermia sets in, you are on very dangerous ground. Typically a person will start doing very irrational things like throw their jacket away, or in this case, forget about the kerosene. |
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He was so cold by the time he started to think about
survival shelter and a fire he couldn't think and didn't use the 50 gallons of kerosene, or the gasoline he had on the sled and in the snowmobile. Once hypothermia sets in, you are on very dangerous ground. Typically a person will start doing very irrational things like throw their jacket away, or in this case, forget about the kerosene. I've both read that from reliable sources and heard the same from a former coworker who was simply lucky enouth to be rescued in time. Also included in my coworker's story was that he had ceased feeling cold, and that the snow started to look warm and comfortable. Peter |
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Hypoxia and freezing to death are both said to be the best
way to go, except for being exhausted by a team of Swedish bikini ski team girls. "Peter Dohm" wrote in message news:PtYeh.1114$U6.786@bigfe9... | He was so cold by the time he started to think about | survival shelter and a fire he couldn't think and didn't use | the 50 gallons of kerosene, or the gasoline he had on the | sled and in the snowmobile. | | | Once hypothermia sets in, you are on very dangerous ground. Typically | a person will start doing very irrational things like throw their | jacket away, or in this case, forget about the kerosene. | | I've both read that from reliable sources and heard the same from a former | coworker who was simply lucky enouth to be rescued in time. | | Also included in my coworker's story was that he had ceased feeling cold, | and that the snow started to look warm and comfortable. | | Peter | | |
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![]() "Jay Honeck" wrote in message ups.com... perhaps something as simple as a hand held GPS could have saved him. Or, even a hand held radio. It went well beyond that. Mr. Kim drove his family into mountainous country, above the snow line, wearing tennis shoes and light clothing. His chances of hiking out were almost nil. I know he wasn't expecting to take a wrong turn, and I know he wasn't expecting to get stuck in the snow, and I know he wasn't from that part of the country -- but the unfortunate Mr. Kim apparently did not take even the most basic precautions. We keep a giant Tupperware container of survival gear in each of our vehicles. In that kit is warm clothing, some food, chemical hand/feet warmers jumper cables, flash lights, tools -- the basic survival stuff. We have an even more extensive kit in our airplane, knowing that the *average* time from crash to rescue is 18 hours in the United States -- plenty long to die of exposure in the Midwest. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" Jay, I live in the Pacific Northwest I never go on a mountain drive with out crap to get myself unstuck and a full size spare tire and I carry and have winter clothes and usually some sort of hunting equipment & a radio with plenty of batteries. I know the area and unless you have some sort of a transmitter even a CB you would be lucky to be found if ever during the winter on some of the logging roads can go on for miles and miles and miles. |
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![]() "NW_Pilot" wrote Jay, I live in the Pacific Northwest I never go on a mountain drive with out crap to get myself unstuck and a full size spare tire and I carry and have winter clothes and usually some sort of hunting equipment & a radio with plenty of batteries. I know the area and unless you have some sort of a transmitter even a CB you would be lucky to be found if ever during the winter on some of the logging roads can go on for miles and miles and miles. Carrying a real set of chains should be considered required equipment for winter driving, as well as a come-a-long and a good length or stout rope, or chain. I consider 25 feet an absolute minimum. Food bars, water and a candle and blankets also are good items, as well as boots and gloves. -- Jim in NC |
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Jay Honeck writes:
I know he wasn't expecting to take a wrong turn, and I know he wasn't expecting to get stuck in the snow, and I know he wasn't from that part of the country -- but the unfortunate Mr. Kim apparently did not take even the most basic precautions. Granted ... but how many people _do_ take these precautions? How many people driving through the wilderness really do carry survival gear and supplies, just in case? We keep a giant Tupperware container of survival gear in each of our vehicles. In that kit is warm clothing, some food, chemical hand/feet warmers jumper cables, flash lights, tools -- the basic survival stuff. Sounds sensible. Is there anything that you have to replace or renew periodically? We have an even more extensive kit in our airplane, knowing that the *average* time from crash to rescue is 18 hours in the United States -- plenty long to die of exposure in the Midwest. Seems to me that survival gear would be an ideal form of ballast when you need to adjust the aircraft's center of gravity. A few pounds can go a long way (except for water, which is extremely heavy). -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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...and he was an uber-geek...editor of an online technical magazine. Can't
imagine why he didn't have a GPS. Mine would have nagged me as soon as I missed the turn off of the freeway, and led me onto the correct road. Bob Gardner "kontiki" wrote in message ... Montblack wrote: ("john smith" wrote) Mr Kim's death resulting from his decision to attempt to walk out of an area he was unfamiliar with after becoming stranded, raises some thought provoking questions for aviators. One of his problems was thinking he was 'here,' when in fact he was ...there. Many of his subsequent decisions were based on that first wrong premise. perhaps something as simple as a hand held GPS could have saved him. Or, even a hand held radio. Most pilots carry these items with them as a matter of course. |
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