Missing hunters in Colorado

[gtriple]

Now everyone delete the quoting of the post please.

 

[fngTony]

Now everyone delete the quoting of the post please.

Already did

 

[fmyth]

I did I apologize and you’re 100% correct.

I've deleted my response. If 43.6 will delete his this will be gone.

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[IdahoElk]

Im
No tech guy but what is the benefit of the arc plb vs inreach type of device? I currently don’t even carry any of these. Kinda rethinking now

Inreach or other devices like this are a must in my opinion, Not only for emergencies but to let people where you are when in the backcountry.

 

[Ddog]

RIP, fellas.

 

[stumblinhorse]

With this fresh in my mind, hunting right now I tried to introduce myself and get names of everyone I saw. It is an elite group of people hunting these days. I will treat everyone out there with the respect they are due and help anyone to try to honor these 2 young men.

 

[RockAndSage]

Temps got just to freezing. Rain, sleet, and snow for 3 days with basically no sunlight.

Man, that is the worst, and damn dangerous if not ready for it. Esp. if it was windy.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

Very sad. RIP

 

[43.6N]

These guys remind me of my brothers.
This story definitely has hit differently.
My heart is breaking for their families.

 

[JMundy84]

Been tossing around the idea of getting an Inreach for a while, after following this and now seeing the outcome I ordered one today.

 

[WhatToHunt]

Been tossing around the idea of getting an Inreach for a while, after following this and now seeing the outcome I ordered one today.

Same.

 

[cnelk]

I have an InReach.
A couple years ago while turkey hunting I sat on my pack. Unknowingly set the SOS off

Not 2 minutes later I was notified by authorities that emergency personnel were enroute to my location.

I had to hurry and cancel the response.

My emergency contacts were not happy.

I made a thread about on Rokslide

There definitely was no delay

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Reminds me of how quick conditions can change. Last year my hunting buddy and I had 3rd season elk & deer tags for Unit 81. We got there a couple of days early with a storm coming. Stayed overnight in a hotel in Antonito, Co with the intention of driving the final miles the next morning. We got up in the morning to 12 to 15" of snow on the ground and still coming down. Drove via county roads to where the BLM road started. It is all uphill, gaining 2500' to 3000' feet in elevation. The snow got deeper and I decided not to go any further. Went back to Antonito and stayed another night. More snow in the morning. We scrubbed out trip. I have often thought that if I had decided to continue to our campsite, we would still be there when Spring came. I know the local Game Warden well and he said the best decision of my life was turning around and going back!

 

[ColoradoBackpackHunter]

Pretty sure you can share your location via satellite on an iPhone 14 or newer.

I’ve been using the heck of out of this feature this year. The only thing I caution with solely relying on this is that you need to have a satellite pretty clearly in view and be pointing the phone in that direction. So if you go down in some deep hole or funky spot you may not be getting out. It’s really nice to use to check in though

 

[AZ8]

Been tossing around the idea of getting an Inreach for a while, after following this and now seeing the outcome I ordered one today.

There were like 15 units available by one seller on Amazon an hour ago, now gone! Crazy.

 

[Chris in TN]

FWIW there are some refurbished(?) garmins on ebay. Or there were when I bought one a couple weeks ago. I think they're mostly customer returns that got repackaged. They do have a warranty.

 

[desertdwellerdyl]

Can anyone speak to if it’s worth upgrading to the Instinct Mini 2 from the Instinct Mini 1? Any noticeable performance difference?

 

[Serrano]

Reminds me of how quick conditions can change. Last year my hunting buddy and I had 3rd season elk & deer tags for Unit 81. We got there a couple of days early with a storm coming. Stayed overnight in a hotel in Antonito, Co with the intention of driving the final miles the next morning. We got up in the morning to 12 to 15" of snow on the ground and still coming down. Drove via county roads to where the BLM road started. It is all uphill, gaining 2500' to 3000' feet in elevation. The snow got deeper and I decided not to go any further. Went back to Antonito and stayed another night. More snow in the morning. We scrubbed out trip. I have often thought that if I had decided to continue to our campsite, we would still be there when Spring came. I know the local Game Warden well and he said the best decision of my life was turning around and going back!

I was in a nearby unit. You missed out. After the snow stopped the hunting was incredible. You just needed to find a good location lower after the snow stopped. We did see all the guys who tried to go high come back two days later saying they spent those two days digging out.

 

[benconfused]

I’ve been using the heck of out of this feature this year. The only thing I caution with solely relying on this is that you need to have a satellite pretty clearly in view and be pointing the phone in that direction. So if you go down in some deep hole or funky spot you may not be getting out. It’s really nice to use to check in though

Do NOT rely solely on this.

 

[CorbLand]

I use to work at a place that sold inReachs. We got an award from Delorme (before Garmin bought them) because a unit we sold was used in an emergency situation. Some guy on a hike had a heart attack and another hiker came on the group and was able to hit the SOS. I don’t remember the exact number, but it was something like 60% of the SOS button pushes are for people that don’t own the unit.