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"Larry L" wrote in message
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"Tom Nakashima" wrote


Also think about a satellite radio if you're going to be out in
wonderland.




Whooosh ----------------- the sound of that going right over my head


Maybe a satellite radio does something I don't know about ??? but THE
biggest pleasure of long term angling trips is not being near a TV, Radio
or the 'Net ....

However, if you are three days into a 7 day float and you break a leg, it
might be nice to have a sat phone handy...

JT

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Larry L wrote:
"Tom Nakashima" wrote
Also think about a satellite radio if you're going to be out in
wonderland.

Whooosh ----------------- the sound of that going right over my head


Maybe a satellite radio does something I don't know about ??? but THE
biggest pleasure of long term angling trips is not being near a TV, Radio or
the 'Net ....

I'm pretty sure Tom means a satellite radio phone. If you're
going to be alone and out of the range of cellphones it could
be your lifeline.

There's adventurous and then there's foolhardy ...

--
Ken Fortenberry

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"JT" wrote


However, if you are three days into a 7 day float and you break a leg, it
might be nice to have a sat phone handy...



That was the something they do that I didn't understand ... they are 'two
way' radios? The only person I've met and talked to about 'satellite
radio' simply got a radio signal everywhere with music to his taste ( not
always easy in the Mountain West unless you like country and Christian
music )

Country bumpkin seeks sophisticate's advice
 

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote


I'm pretty sure Tom means a satellite radio phone. If you're
going to be alone and out of the range of cellphones it could
be your lifeline.



didn't know there was such a gadget

Country bumpkin seeks sophisticate's advice
 

Larry L wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote

I'm pretty sure Tom means a satellite radio phone. If you're
going to be alone and out of the range of cellphones it could
be your lifeline.



didn't know there was such a gadget


http://www.iridium.com/products/product.php?linx=1

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"Larry L" wrote in message
...

"JT" wrote


However, if you are three days into a 7 day float and you break a leg, it
might be nice to have a sat phone handy...



That was the something they do that I didn't understand ... they are 'two
way' radios? The only person I've met and talked to about 'satellite
radio' simply got a radio signal everywhere with music to his taste ( not
always easy in the Mountain West unless you like country and Christian
music )

The satphone would be used for emergency purposes for the most part. When
I'm on a week long trip with no phone or cell service, I'll call home to
check in and make sure things are going okay, otherwise the phone sits in
the drybox turned off.

This should help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_phone

JT

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On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:26:12 GMT, "Larry L"
wrote:


"Ken Fortenberry" wrote


I'm pretty sure Tom means a satellite radio phone. If you're
going to be alone and out of the range of cellphones it could
be your lifeline.



didn't know there was such a gadget


It was our "life line" when floating the river in Kamchatka. It was
turned off and stored in a water proof case. I made sure before I
booked the trip that such an emergency phone would be aboard. One guy
used it to call his wife (I think he was charged about $3/minute).
It's main use, however, was for emergencies.

Dave

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"JT" wrote


This should help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_phone




Doh ... I can only point to the subject line .... "country bumpkin"

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On 16-Jan-2008, "Larry L" wrote:

P.S. the one DVD I'm found showing some of Patagonia has the anglers
using
those WaterMasters I suggested in a 'pontoon thread' ... to float lakes
and
rivers ... another great thing about em is that they pack well for flying,

even in small bush planes.

Re Watermaster
I followed your post and called them
I will go look at one in the spring
I may as well see it and feel it - not too far away
I will probably buy one??

If my wife lets me

Fred

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In article ,
Larry L wrote:

So, when you guys go to Alaska or Pango Pango or etc ... do you take all
your camping equipment with you, or buy most stuff when you get there ( I'm
thinking so far of about a month to six weeks of DIY fishing, mainly camping
but with enough hotel time to not go nuts, or start attracting condors
FWIW, I've researched the DIY thing enough to feel confident that it's fully
possible ... I will probably pay for access to a place or two, but not
guides and lodges )

If you're camping I'd think twice before relying on artificial thermals
etc.

I know many people love them but i don't. Their big advantages are that
they're virtually indestructable, they stay warm when wet, and that
they wash quickly in the machine and you can almost put them on dry
straight out of a spin dryer. Great if you're carrying a spin dryer as
part of your gear.

But their great disadvantages are that they get foetid and smelly very
quickly and therefore need washing often, and that, most importantly,
they're not nearly as warm, weight for weight as wool, silk and down.
So when working in cold places, sleepng rough, I and many of my
colleagues prefer woollen and silk underwear, woollen socks, down
jacket. Down is by far the most efficient insulator, and a good down
jacket/jerkin packs up very small and light. (it's disadvantage, of
course, is that it doesn't work when wet).

http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_articles.php?id=125

The single most useful insulator I know of, weight for weight, is a
silk balaclava helmet.

Lazarus