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ghost_walker

anyone else see it tonight with the lad from dunfermline?

lucky so so with his off.

but i had an idea, seeing as these trails are fairly well off road and the hassle the chopper had finding them would it not be a good idea for bikers to carry a smoke flare or something like the armed forces to make it easy for the chopper to home in. every min counts for the golden hour apprently

what do you guys think?

CommandoBoy

something small enough to carry lasts about 90 seconds.
A two min smoke is about the size of a share size coke bottle

Speckled Pants

Yeah i saw it, really enjoyed the program

This is one of the reasons im glad i take a gps unit out with me, any serious off's and we can give them our exact location

andrewjoseph

Speckled Pants wrote:

Yeah i saw it, really enjoyed the program

This is one of the reasons im glad i take a gps unit out with me, any serious off's and we can give them our exact location

But only if you can get a phone signal and a gps signal, which in heavy tree cover and a deep valley is not likely. or when well away from masts. you might get a gps fix, but how are you going to get help?

I carry a smoke flare, never used it yet, but I understand that the best time to use it is when the chopper is very near.

you have to be careful not to set fire to any leaf litter, undergrowth etc.

awlfc

its made me think about getting a helmet

dave_hill

Flares are probably easier and lighter to carry. You can get them from decent outdoor shops that do mountaineering gear, or you could try a chandlers.

andrewjoseph

dave_hill wrote:

Flares are probably easier and lighter to carry. You can get them from decent outdoor shops that do mountaineering gear, or you could try a chandlers.

But not a good idea on land, unless it's raining. you start a fire and you've just added to your problems.

andrewjoseph

dave_hill wrote:

Flares are probably easier and lighter to carry. You can get them from decent outdoor shops that do mountaineering gear, or you could try a chandlers.

But not a good idea on land, unless it's raining. you start a fire and you've just added to your problems.

dave_hill

andrewjoseph wrote:

But not a good idea on land, unless it's raining. you start a fire and you've just added to your problems.

At least you'd be easy to find, "just follow the smoke..."

rhann

There was an ambulance crew on scene, I suspect they had a long walk though, no vehicle in site, usually the chopper would see a great big Yellow/White Van (taxi as most Friday night revellers call em)