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The only reason I take my phone with me on hikes is for the camera. One day I’d like to get a dumbcamera and leave my phone behind more. I don’t take a ton of p

The only reason I take my phone with me on hikes is for the camera. One day I’d like to get a dumbcamera and leave my phone behind more. I don’t take a ton of pictures but do like to have the option.

ghaff 5y ago
I admit I use the GPS although I don't typically depend on it. (At least for anything serious.)
- dwighttk 5y ago
  I’d like to get to places that I’d want to use gps. Most of my hikes are on pretty clear trails that I know.
- hughrr 5y ago
  I do carry bottom end etrex 10 with me but that’s for tracking route later and updating OSM. I’ve never used it for navigation.
bittercynic 5y ago
I like to enable airplane mode for that kind of situation. Knowing my phone won't alert me about an email/text/call or whatever is very soothing.
furstenheim 5y ago
Until you have an emergency and you need to call the helicopter, been there
- patrickdavey 5y ago
  I have a personal locator beacon (PLB) for that. Works even when there's no reception as it's satellite based. 10 year battery life...
  - ghaff 5y ago
    Yeah. If you're genuinely concerned about being able to call for help, you should absolutely be carrying a PLB--though I don't. A smartphone may work. A PLB also may work but for higher values of may. Especially in more remote areas where injuries are probably a bigger deal, phones often can't be counted on.