Originally Posted by flags

My triage kit weighs less than a pound, including the beacon. Every item in it has a purpose and nothing is heavy or bulky. Besides I never said I couldn't find room for a phone, I said it was simply extra weight to carry for no reason if there is no cell phone reception. You got that part right? Why would I tote something that simply does not work in the areas I hunt? I'd rather fill that area in my daypack with a wad a parachute cord or a couple energy bars. I've lived out of a daypack for a week without returning to the truck and don't have the luxury of carrying worthless items around.

I started hunting long before things like cell phones and things like GPS existed. I shot my first deer in 1971. I managed to function just fine without a phone in the field and I never worried about getting so badly injured that it was an issue. I have complete faith in my abilities and am not at all concerned if I don't have a phone with me. I'm not concerned with getting lost either because I know how to use a compass and a map. Here's a question: Would you stop hunting if you couldn't have a phone with you? If your answer is no, then you just proved that it isn't a vital piece of gear and you can function without it.

I'll trust my skills and my abilities. You carry your phone. I won't. To each his own. I won't judge your actions and request the same level of courtesy from you but I doubt I'll get it since I disagree with your opinion.

By the way, ...Deleted by CalHunter..., you may want to go back and actually read my first comment about cell phones. I said I only have the phone because my wife wants me to carry it so I can call someone but in order to do that I will have to drive to a place that the thing works! So the glove box is the right place to keep it. My wife knows the types of country I hunt and she knows I'll often be out of touch for days or even weeks at a time. She did 8 years in the Army herself and knows I have the skills to take care of myself with or without a phone. If you actually depend on a phone to keep you safe in the field then you need to brush up on your survival skills and woodsman-ship. Like you said, my wife, my family so don't ...Deleted by CalHunter... about how I do things. I'm pretty sure I don't need or want your blessing one way or the other.



Because Rockport always ...Deleted by CalHunter...and throws a tantrum if I "dare" to publicly disagree with him about anything. Frankly I find it hilarious!



There you go, tying to use logic on RockPort. How dare you do such a thing? Careful, ...Deleted by CalHunter...

Originally Posted by rockport

You might want to check your own panties. Your the one writing a book because I disagree with your opinion. Your the one throwing a tantrum because I don't agree with you. You can do what ever you want but I carry my phone because I think it is selfish not to.

"Virtually no service" is not no service. I get virtually no service as well but there is a chance if there is an emergency I will at some point catch a little service and get a message and that possibility makes my wife feel better so I do it.

Its not just about an actual emergency. Its also about all the times there is no emergency but my my wife feels a little better and worries a little less knowing I have it.

Originally Posted by rockport

"Virtually no service" is not no service. I get virtually no service as well but there is a chance if there is an emergency I will at some point catch a little service and get a message and that possibility makes my wife feel better so I do it.

Originally Posted by flags

And where I hunt there is NO SERVICE at all. Maybe you didn't catch that. Where I do nearly all my hunting is 85 miles from the nearest town. There are no cell phone towers for miles in any direction. That's why I carry an emergency beacon and keep the phone in the glove box of the truck. It has nothing to do with being "selfish" it has to do with the fact the damn phone is worthless where I hunt. If the phone worked, I'd carry it but that isn't the issue.

What point of that do you not grasp? I hunt in the Rocky Mountains and not in the Mid-west. There is a world of difference there. Face it Otis, we are going to have to agree to disagree with this. I suggest you let it die right now because if I post again it will be because you refuse to respect my views on the matter.

Originally Posted by rockport

Or maybe you used the word "virtually" and don't know what it means.

Originally Posted by Topgun 3006

Judas Jenny!!! Flags has been more than nice telling you to do what you want and he'll do as he sees fit! ...Deleted by CalHunter... he's been very decent and has just kept telling you that he disagrees and put it to bed! ...Deleted by CalHunter...

Originally Posted by flags

Escuse me ...Deleted by CalHunter..., I is sorry I negelected to say that in one area I hunt maybe every 4th or 5th year, when I can get a pronghorn tag, there is some spotty service. But where I hunt deer and elk every year there isn't any. Please escuse my ignance ...Deleted by CalHunter... I is sorry you gots confused. I will be sure to run everything through you in the future to be sure it's meets your approval. Wouldn't want to offend the ...Deleted by CalHunter... would I?

DUDE GET A FRIGGIN' LIFE. ...Deleted by CalHunter...