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I was recently in a fairly remote area of the Sierras and my iPhone when totally haywire and then died. Somehow water had gotten inside. That makes me a little
by whyenot 3y ago
I was recently in a fairly remote area of the Sierras and my iPhone when totally haywire and then died. Somehow water had gotten inside. That makes me a little concerned about depending on my phone for everything in the backcountry, but maybe what I need is a really good case for it.
- ElFitz 3y agoDepending on the remoteness and risks, I would go for a better case and a backup simpler and more reliable device.
- ra7 3y agoThe simpler and more reliable backup device is the Garmin InReach.
- vidarh 3y agoOr get a cheap "armored" waterproof Android phone. There is a whole thing of Android phones that look like Black and Decker designed ruggedized phones, some of them with extra large batteries. My son has one that is pretty much indestructible. Also ugly enough some other kids cornered him and wanted to "see it" a while back and decided it wasn't even worth stealing.
- Grimburger 3y agoNot cheap, but CAT phones are pretty awesome: https://www.catphones.com/en-gb/ https://www.catphones.com/en-gb/
- fullspectrumdev 3y agoI have one of those - “builder phones” as some call them - for outdoor activities. Cheap, fucking indestructible, and you could probably bludgeon someone to death with it in a pinch. It also has a thermal imaging camera which is surprisingly handy for stuff like “finding where in the garden my cat is hiding at night” or “figuring out what’s overheating” or monitoring the state of my compost bin.