A fellow I know who is a paramedic who has flown a lot of rescue missions told me, and this is close to a quote:
If you want to be found as quick as possible, you carry a ResQLink.
Read the info in the link to see why.
https://www.rei.com/product/843146/acr- ... e_PLA_GOOG
Last season I talked to a Ranger(same one who showed me the "Jones Columbine") who carries a SPOT.
He told me he has no trouble with his SPOT in GNP....at least in the areas he has hiked---a LOT of them as he is a Back Country patrol guy--one of the Rangers writing trail reports. He uses it mainly to text his wife regarding things like when me might be back, etc.
And then he has a Park issue VHF radio as well
And so I carry my compass
and my ResQlink these days
pete
wynsteve wrote:Pete,
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I have a small pouch in my daypack that I never empty when the trip is over. It contains moleskin, first aid items, and a compass. When I go overnight, the daypack just goes into the backpack.
Me too Steve. My compass is in with my little 1st aid kit. If you can shoot a simple bearing and follow it, it would be hard to get lost in GNP if you got off trail somehow.
The hard part for some number of people is they can't walk in a straight line, or get back on their bearing if they have to deviate going around some obstacle.