Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 17:21
Hi PW
>some incredible stupid replys are posted
No comment :)
>you will agree with me that not the whole HC is dangerous 4wd country
I agree totally. My concern is that "newbies" may have difficulty making the decision about what is do-able and what is not (and experienced people sometimes get that wrong) and one frequently has to make that decision many times per day in the HC which is why I suggested the club or the trek books; at least they will both give people some kind of advice and guide whilst they gain a bit more knowledge.
>Comms gear yes
Well... eeemmm... probably... but as water is not usually an issue in the HC and distances are, relatively, small I wouldn't be too concerned about people venturing there with just UHF CB and, ideally, an EPIRB. Providing you're not injured you should be able to walk out from most
places (take good boots!). However if you have
young children with you that all changes.
>Don't scare people away
I sincerely hope I'm not but, rather, encouraging them to exercise some caution.
>By the way , found some nice gold bits in the Mayford over X-mas.
Good on yer! :) I haven't been able to get out much for the past six months or more but I'm hoping to get a couple of weeks in during March/April. (Shaker: want to catch up then?).
Mike Harding
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