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The Cheese Knife

By Michael Coyle Posted on 04/02/2013 Posted in Blog Entry, Photo No Comments Tagged with food, gear
The Cheese Knife
My cheese/utility knife from 1995

Some memories of a a trip I took a long time ago and a particularly useful knife

GPS Dilution of Error Notice

By Michael Coyle Posted on 15/01/2013 Posted in Blog Entry, Short Posts 3 Comments Tagged with communications, gear, GPS, news, technology
GPS Dilution of Error Notice

A known GPS dilution of accuracy event will occur tomorrow (January 16) from 14:15 to 14:45 local time.

Are GoPro Cameras correlated with accidents?

By Michael Coyle Posted on 11/01/2013 Posted in Blog Entry 2 Comments Tagged with gear, opinion, psychology, SAR, technology

A friend emailed me recently to ask if there was a co-relation between rescues and subjects wearing GoPro cameras, which got me thinking…

The SpareOne Emergency Cell Phone

By Michael Coyle Posted on 10/12/2012 Posted in Blog Entry 2 Comments Tagged with communications, emergency, gear, how-to, review, smart phone, technology
The SpareOne Emergency Cell Phone

The SpareOne: a simple, voice-only 2G phone powered by 1 “AA” battery, but DOES NOT WORK on the Telus (3G) network. Otherwise perfect for emergencies

Stop with the Smart Phones already

By Michael Coyle Posted on 30/11/2012 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with backcountry, communications, gear, GPS, opinion, rant, safety, smart phone, social media, technology

People are still under the impression a Smart Phone can replace a GPS in the wilderness, and they’re still wrong.

Calculating your own GPS accuracy

By Michael Coyle Posted on 07/11/2012 Posted in Blog Entry 25 Comments Tagged with gear, GPS, how-to, numbers, smart phone, technology
Calculating your own GPS accuracy

How to calculate the accuracy of your own GPS

Your GPS is lying to you

By Michael Coyle Posted on 02/11/2012 Posted in Blog Entry 5 Comments Tagged with gear, GPS, numbers, safety, technology
Your GPS is lying to you

Your GPS is lying or, at the very least, you’re probably misinterpreting what it’s saying

GPS Accuracy Survey

By Michael Coyle Posted on 19/10/2012 Posted in Blog Entry 1 Comment Tagged with gear, GPS, technology

I put together a survey about how people understand the accuracy of their GPS units, it’s just four questions and I’d appreciate your input.

Hypothermia Kit Conundrum

By Michael Coyle Posted on 06/09/2012 Posted in Blog Entry 8 Comments Tagged with Equipment, feedback, gear, Hypothermia, question, rescue, SAR, search
Hypothermia Kit Conundrum

Musings about how to select a sleeping back for a hypothermia treatment kit.

The SnowBe Beacon

By Michael Coyle Posted on 23/05/2012 Posted in Blog Entry 3 Comments Tagged with avalanche, beacon, gear, safety, tech, transceiver

There’s an article over on the UnofficialNetworks blog about a new piece of “avalanche safety gear” made by a company called Snow-Beacon. The article, which I encourage you to read for yourself, describes the “SnowBe” as the “THE MOST DANGEROUS …

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