Comments for Doug Ritter's Equipped.org Blog http://www.equipped.org/blog Musings from Doug Ritter, editor of Equipped To Survive® Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:58:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on SPOT 2 Recall Announced by SPOT issues recall | Pangaea Expeditions http://www.equipped.org/blog/?p=172&cpage=1#comment-16350 SPOT issues recall | Pangaea Expeditions Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:58:20 +0000 http://www.equipped.org/blog/?p=172#comment-16350 [...] ”…might not meet battery and messaging operating specifications.” According to Equipped.org, the issue involves some SPOT-2 devices “…indicating via the ‘ON’ button [...] [...] ”…might not meet battery and messaging operating specifications.” According to Equipped.org, the issue involves some SPOT-2 devices “…indicating via the ‘ON’ button [...]

]]> Comment on What Price Your Life? Distress Alerting as a Commercial Service by Surf snippets « Lighthiker’s World http://www.equipped.org/blog/?p=82&cpage=1#comment-5300 Surf snippets « Lighthiker’s World Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:01:16 +0000 http://www.equipped.org/blog/?p=82#comment-5300 [...] Frequent readers of my blog know that PLB’s and SPot’s are things which interest me. Doug Ritter wrote an interesting article with the title: What price your life? Distress Alerting as a commercial service where he compares the two philosophies. [...] [...] Frequent readers of my blog know that PLB’s and SPot’s are things which interest me. Doug Ritter wrote an interesting article with the title: What price your life? Distress Alerting as a commercial service where he compares the two philosophies. [...]

]]> Comment on About by Mikel http://www.equipped.org/blog/?page_id=2&cpage=1#comment-5242 Mikel Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:33:40 +0000 #comment-5242 Thank you for such a comprehensive site. When the topic of survival is brought up in casual conversation, people look at me funny like I am nuts. I am sure you have experienced this before. America is lazy, unaware, and unprepared. I love the BSA motto of "Be Prepared". This is reflected in every aspect of my life even though I was never a boy scout (will some day with my kids). Anyways I really enjoy reading your articles and product reviews. Your checklists also pointed out some missing items in my own bags. To increase our supplies, my wife has a smaller backpack with backup essentials such as food, water, knife, matches, light etc.. I would imagine one could even get their kids an appropriate sized pack so dad is not carrying everything! As an engineer by trade, redundancy is key to success and instrumental in recovery from a failure event. This should also be reflected in our bug out bags. Thanks! Thank you for such a comprehensive site. When the topic of survival is brought up in casual conversation, people look at me funny like I am nuts. I am sure you have experienced this before. America is lazy, unaware, and unprepared. I love the BSA motto of “Be Prepared”. This is reflected in every aspect of my life even though I was never a boy scout (will some day with my kids).

Anyways I really enjoy reading your articles and product reviews. Your checklists also pointed out some missing items in my own bags.

To increase our supplies, my wife has a smaller backpack with backup essentials such as food, water, knife, matches, light etc..

I would imagine one could even get their kids an appropriate sized pack so dad is not carrying everything!

As an engineer by trade, redundancy is key to success and instrumental in recovery from a failure event. This should also be reflected in our bug out bags. Thanks!

]]> Comment on SPOT Satellite Messenger Update by Mulling the SPOT Satellite Messenger http://www.equipped.org/blog/?p=73&cpage=1#comment-3765 Mulling the SPOT Satellite Messenger Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:19:07 +0000 http://www.equipped.org/blog/?p=73#comment-3765 [...] Doug Ritter of Equipped to Survive has many early details, but little actual real-world use. [...] [...] Doug Ritter of Equipped to Survive has many early details, but little actual real-world use. [...]

]]> Comment on SPOT Satellite Messenger Update by darryl ramm’s blog » SPOT Satellite Messenger http://www.equipped.org/blog/?p=73&cpage=1#comment-3147 darryl ramm’s blog » SPOT Satellite Messenger Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:36:52 +0000 http://www.equipped.org/blog/?p=73#comment-3147 [...] See also the first look and an update on the SPOT messenger by Doug Ritter of Equipped to Survive. posted by darryl at 1:48 am   [...] [...] See also the first look and an update on the SPOT messenger by Doug Ritter of Equipped to Survive. posted by darryl at 1:48 am   [...]

]]> Comment on TracMe: Curiouser and Curiouser by SARGuy Gear » Blog Archive » TracMe: Personal Locator Beacon or Not? http://www.equipped.org/blog/?p=67&cpage=1#comment-3049 SARGuy Gear » Blog Archive » TracMe: Personal Locator Beacon or Not? Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:54:52 +0000 http://www.equipped.org/blog/?p=67#comment-3049 [...] Doug Ritter of Equipped to Survive has an in-depth review of this product and a few blog posts regarding TracMe North America’s usage of the term “Personal Locator Beacon” in marketing this device. [...] Doug Ritter of Equipped to Survive has an in-depth review of this product and a few blog posts regarding TracMe North America’s usage of the term “Personal Locator Beacon” in marketing this device.

]]> Comment on That’s No Personal Locator Beacon! by SARGuy Gear » Blog Archive » TracMe: Personal Locator Beacon or Not? http://www.equipped.org/blog/?p=65&cpage=1#comment-3048 SARGuy Gear » Blog Archive » TracMe: Personal Locator Beacon or Not? Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:34:34 +0000 http://www.equipped.org/blog/?p=65#comment-3048 [...] Doug Ritter of Equipped to Survive has an in-depth review of this product and a few blog posts regarding TracMe North America’s usage of the term “Personal Locator Beacon” in marketing this device. [...] Doug Ritter of Equipped to Survive has an in-depth review of this product and a few blog posts regarding TracMe North America’s usage of the term “Personal Locator Beacon” in marketing this device.

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