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In the Army we spent a lot of time training CASEVAC requests in order to get the guys to provide us with proper coordinates. One rule was to always plot the GPS position on the map and verify the location before calling in CASEVAC. It is a good procedure to follow and with modern GPS hardware with built in maps it is really easy to see if the position on the GPS map seems to match the actual location.

Using automatic GPS-positions without requesting confirmation from the crew in the field is a certain receipe for delayed extraction.



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General Discussion / Quantum technology navigation research
« on: May 14, 2014, 02:34:54 PM »
Scientists are working on creating alternatives to inertial navigation systems by using quantum technology. It seems like research is in early stages yet, but it will be interesting to follow what happens.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229694.000-quantum-positioning-system-steps-in-when-gps-fails.html

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Emergency & Backup Equipment / Re: First-Aid Emergency Kit
« on: May 09, 2014, 11:15:09 AM »
Pete - Antiseptic wipes and creams are items that don't age well, so even if you have such stuff in your kit you must make sure to replace them.

Plasters and tape is another item that needs replacing, I don't know how many times I have used plasters or tape from first aid kits just to realise that the glue doesn't stick or the tape roll is just one lump of goo.

There is an advantage to putting your own kit together. You only have the stuff you really need and you then know how to replace items that become too old.

Lifesystems make a nice empty first aid case. (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lifesystems-First-Aid-Case/dp/B008MUR1ZC).

My base kit contains:

- Proper scissors/shears which can cut through clothing.
- Tweezers for removing ticks/splinters
- Scalpel blade
- One army type field dressing for large wounds
- Two rolls of elastic bandages for sprains/fractures
- Surgical tape
- Sport tape/zink tape
- 3M Steri-strips
- Gaffer tape
- Different size plasters
- Blister plaster (Compeed)
- Ibuprofen pain killers (anti inflammatory / fever reducing)
- Alternative pain killers that can be taken in combination with Ibuprofen if needed (Paracetamol for instance or Diklofenac)
- Loperamide / Immodium anti-diarrhoea pills
- Anti-septic wipes
- Dextrosol fruit sugar tablets (haven't found glucogel readily available here)
- Disposable bottle of saline solution


Lyle: Looking forward to seeing your kit. Far too many kits on the market are filled with stuff that is meant to impress rather than be useful.
 

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Reviews, Suggestions and Advice / Re: New lightweight stove
« on: April 25, 2014, 03:40:38 PM »
I'm well impressed with the squeezebox stove. Very clever design.

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Reviews, Suggestions and Advice / Re: New lightweight stove
« on: April 17, 2014, 11:04:38 AM »
There are many good stoves out there. I liked the simplicity of the Emberlit and more importantly that it can be used without risk of embers falling on the ground. Other prefer extensibility and flexibility of stoves like the Honey Stove. A close competitor to Emberlit would be the Bushbox. (http://www.bushcraft-essentials.com/english/bushbox-outdoor-pocket-stove.html)

I use a wood burning stove for the pleasure that an open fire gives. When I'm more in a hurry, then I use my Optimus butane stove or Trangia alcohol burner.

Gear geeks can combine any of these stoves with the powerpot (http://www.thepowerpot.com/) in order to charge their phone/GPS.







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Reviews, Suggestions and Advice / New lightweight stove
« on: April 15, 2014, 07:18:20 PM »
I am a happy user of the Emberlit Ti titanium wood burning stove which packs flat and weighs very little. Today they started a Kickstarter project for a smaller version which also has slots for a Trangia burner called the Emberlit FireAnt.

Kickstarter backers will get the stove at a very good price so if you are looking for a small wood stove, check it out.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1621478444/the-fireant-multi-fuel-backpacking-stove

I like being able to make small fires to cook some water or food and not leave any traces on the ground. Apart from titanium being light, it is also very fast to cool so when the fire is put out you can pack the stove together within a minute or two.

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Satnav (GPS GLONASS COMPASS Galileo) / Re: More GNSS Woes
« on: April 12, 2014, 09:53:50 AM »
The sooner the European Gallileo system becomes operational the better. Unfortunately we will be well into the 20:s before terminals supporting the system will be widespread.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_(satellite_navigation)

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Maps / Re: Sweden topo maps online
« on: April 05, 2014, 07:35:16 AM »
Hmm, the forum added an extra http to the link.

kso.lantmateriet.se and kso2 both work.

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Maps / Sweden topo maps online
« on: April 04, 2014, 08:53:01 PM »
Since Locus added a link for Norwegian maps online I thought I'd add link to the Swedish Ordinance Survey (Lantmäteriet). Their map service can be found at:


http://Http://kso.lantmateriet.se

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Maps / Re: OS to stop routine printing of paper maps?
« on: April 04, 2014, 08:48:56 PM »
rite-in-the-rain make printer paper which supposedly allows you to print water proof maps with an ordinary inkjet printer

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Wilderness Survival / Re: New makeshift water filter idea
« on: March 10, 2014, 07:29:00 PM »
That is what we were tought too during survival training in the Swedish army.

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General Discussion / Will this change the way we read?
« on: March 07, 2014, 07:04:51 PM »
Try this out and experience that you can read a lot faster with this method.

http://www.spritzinc.com/#

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Wilderness Survival / New makeshift water filter idea
« on: March 05, 2014, 06:24:32 PM »
I guess most of you have read about making your own filter using sphagnum moss, peat, charcoal and sand. Those of you who have tried making one also know how difficult it can be to make it work properly and it still makes the water taste like a swamp.

Today I read about a filter made of a branch, a plastic tube, a clamp and some epoxy.

By letting the water flow the normal way though the branch 99% of E.coli and other bacteria are filtered out. Sounds like a brilliant idea.

http://www.iflscience.com/environment/simple-tree-branch-filter-makes-dirty-water-drinkable

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@Hobbo Sarah Palin, Michele Bachman and many other high ranking Republicans are just that stupid. Bachman brags that she "hasn't studied any science" when trying to explain why science is wrong and she is right.

It's just a matter of time before one of them get to be the one who has the power obliterate us through thermonuclear war.

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Emergency & Backup Equipment / Location positioning without GPS
« on: March 03, 2014, 06:51:46 PM »
Apple and Google continuously receive data about the locations of cell tranceivers from the operators and they complement this information with GPS/Cell/Wifi data reported by phones owned by users who have enabled "send anonymous usage data". RIPE IP databases are probably used as a compliment which explains why status updates on Facebook sometimes have very strange locations.

Google also use data collected by their Google Maps mapping crews.



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