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<blockquote data-quote="Hawkear" data-source="post: 655036" data-attributes="member: 4728"><p>Overall I would agree on the need to keep things simple, but the price can be that if you don’t have all the “bells and whistles“ on one device you end up having to deal with multiple devices. </p><p>I would have thought that the time is one of the most important things to know when out prospecting so I would not regard that as an optional bell or whistle. Exhausting oneself by staying out too long, missing rendezvous or not realizing how quickly darkness is approaching can be serious safety issues.</p><p>I suppose the question could be asked what are the things that you should carry when you are out prospecting and just how many separate items is it practicable to carry and use.</p><p>Water, GPS, hand held radio, epirb, watch, mobile phone? Others might want to carry extras like a small first aid kit, pinpointer, things like enhancers and other prospecting accessories.</p><p>A mobile phone is one of the last things I would take. I also leave my wrist watch behind as in the past I have twisted and buggered up the band by putting it in my pocket. I now have a small ladies watch with the band removed and which I can tie onto my harness like a nurses watch but it has no alarm facility.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hawkear, post: 655036, member: 4728"] Overall I would agree on the need to keep things simple, but the price can be that if you don’t have all the “bells and whistles“ on one device you end up having to deal with multiple devices. I would have thought that the time is one of the most important things to know when out prospecting so I would not regard that as an optional bell or whistle. Exhausting oneself by staying out too long, missing rendezvous or not realizing how quickly darkness is approaching can be serious safety issues. I suppose the question could be asked what are the things that you should carry when you are out prospecting and just how many separate items is it practicable to carry and use. Water, GPS, hand held radio, epirb, watch, mobile phone? Others might want to carry extras like a small first aid kit, pinpointer, things like enhancers and other prospecting accessories. A mobile phone is one of the last things I would take. I also leave my wrist watch behind as in the past I have twisted and buggered up the band by putting it in my pocket. I now have a small ladies watch with the band removed and which I can tie onto my harness like a nurses watch but it has no alarm facility. [/QUOTE]
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