How do you wake up?

[CJohnson]

How does everyone wake up when they are hunting? I’ve used my phone but I get nervous about battery life. I’ve also used a timex wristwatch, but I get nervous about it working all of the time too. Just curious what others do.

 

[westsloper]

I've always gone with people who wake up earlier than I do. Or I have brought a very small alarm clock in the past. Wristwatches are not loud enough for me and I hate to rely on my phone.

 

[huntsman22]

wobl watch

 

[Kevin_t]

Im an early riser .. never set an alarm in the backcountry .. just wake up and go

 

[jolemons]

Cell phone alarm while running in airplane mode, if needed. My hunting trips are the one time each year where I can forget about deadlines and time, so I don't worry about it. If I sleep in one morning, it doesn't matter, I just roll with the natural rhythm of my body and mind. I eat when I'm hungry, rest when I'm tired, etc. That's one reason I enjoy solo time in the backcountry.

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[Gone4Days]

Cell phone

 

[Moserkr]

I leave everything with a battery plugged in overnight. Cold is horrible for batteries and zaps them of life. Alarm is just on the phone as normal, but its more of a fail safe. I always wake up minutes before it goes off anyway.

 

[Akirie]

Cell phone alarm when that's along.
Or rhythm of the day, like jolemons said above.

My trusty watch died last fall, so I picked up a new one at the store the day I left on a moose hunt. Fred Meyer jewelry department.....bought the cheapest 'decent' watch they had. It was a Casio with vibration alarm. I have to say I ended up really liking it- not for mornings but for the hourly chime. I liked getting a quiet vibration on the hour; it helped me keep track of how I was applying my time in the field. Its not hard to glance at your watch.....but I considered it a surprise gear win.

I tossed the box and wore it out of the store.....took me an hour to figure out how to turn the vibration on/off that night.

 

[PVHunter]

Wobl watch - didn't expect to stumble on something new but will check it out. Thanks, Huntsman.

 

[oldskool67]

Angry and have to pee. Probably not very healthy for me

 

[Wyobohunter]

Phone

 

[jdmaxwell]

Cheap watch.

 

[Rob5589]

Phone or whenever I get up.

 

[Kevin Dill]

I haven't needed or used any type alarm for something like 25 years. Don't ask me to explain it. If I go to bed knowing I need to wake up at 4:00, that's when I'll wake up. Same with any other time. Drives my alarm-dependent wife nuts. When it's time to wake up / get up, that's exactly what I do. Out of bed or out of the sleeping bag immediately and start getting ready for the day.

 

[WMag338]

Phone here too. Have it plugged in anyways to my battery pack. Probably on airplane mode when no service. Also, my Garmin InReach has an alarm too.

 

[EdP]

Timex watch but I don't leave it on my arm. I put it next to me near my head and it is plenty loud. On my arm it can be in a position that gets muffled.

 

[WoodBow]

Put phone in airplane mode and keep it in your sleeping bag with you so it stays warm.

 

[Blazin67]

Same as some of the others with the internal alarm clock, whenever I do set an alarm clock for work on my cell I always seem to wake up 10-20 minutes before it goes off. then hit snooze for 10 min. when hunting I'm anxious to get up and get going anyhow, so no alarm needed.

 

[sodaksooner]

I haven't needed or used any type alarm for something like 25 years. Don't ask me to explain it. If I go to bed knowing I need to wake up at 4:00, that's when I'll wake up. Same with any other time. Drives my alarm-dependent wife nuts. When it's time to wake up / get up, that's exactly what I do. Out of bed or out of the sleeping bag immediately and start getting ready for the day.

Same here. very light sleeper and just get up when I need to. I do wear my watch to bed(it tracks sleep rythms I guess) so I just check it when I wake up multiple times at night. And no it's not just because I am old. Ive been that way as long as I can remember. Ive probably woken up to an alarm a handful of times in the last 20 years. I don't even set mine anymore. My wife is the same. sleeps like the dead.

 

[xcutter]

I use the alarm on my phone. I also carry a battery pack though to recharge when needed.