The Other Coast by Adrian Raeside for April 10, 2021

Aaand hikers like ME are three biscuits…

Yep, someone’s wandered off the trail on Seymour Mtn. again.

It annoys me no end when idiots go “hiking” unprepared with even the very basics – proper footwear, clothing, daypack, water, snacks, etc. Take the same stuff as you would if you were taking your small kids to the local park for an afternoon.

And then lose the kids!

Quick Draw Mc Graw’s Snuffles would never go on if he didn’t get his extra dog biscuits.

Some hikers obviously are a few biscuits short for a dogs sympathy. Not to mention the rescue dog handler.

Unbelievably stupid how some folks go hiking in shorts and t shirts . The mountains can get pretty cold in the evening and night.

They can get nasty weather at any time! Be prepared, or face the consequences. Nature doesn’t give do-overs.

Amazing how many believe they’re the fittest. And yet we still have to go find them.

I was up snowshoeing a couple of weekends ago. Passed a couple who were wearing running shoes, and slipping all over the trail. Reminds me of Larry Niven’s saying about “evolution in action” – survival of the fittest, some are not fit to survive.

Here there is a problem with stupid hikers all year long. Improper dress, lack of water and then summer heat. At least it is now against the law to take your dog “hiking” when the temp is over 90F which it is now.

Can’t cure stupid…..

Maybe you should just let nature take it’s course. Another Darwin award winner.

I always enjoy the news story: “fell off a peak while trying to get a cellphone signal to call for help”.

Same guy that we rescued last year.

Bite him, Monty!!!!!!!!! Good Dog! :)

FB: YellowstoneInvasionoftheidiots. We who live here can’t believe how stupid people are. Trying to pet Bison or Elk, hiking in sandals, not realizing that there could be snow in August. It’s time to charge people for being rescued. Denali does. Why not all NPs?

And that was one of the reasons I kept a small baggy of dog biscuits in a top pocket of my flight suit (I flew search and rescue with the Civil Air Patrol for a time).

I have three levels to my survival gear and what I wear on me I consider to be the most critical (and the least likely to be lost), hence the dog biscuits in a pocket. Of course I also had a few other critical bits of gear stuffed in other pockets, just in case. Then there was the vest with even more stuff, but it could be removed and potentially lost (not likely, but definitely possible). Last, but not least, there was the survival kit in a small duffel. It had the big bits and stuff to make things comfortable, but if lost I could survive without.

When I fly for fun, and not for SAR, I carry the same stuff. Never was much for camping or hiking so I rarely needed the gear on the ground. But I always have a couple of knifes on me no matter where I go, the absolute bare minimum in gear for an emergency. The other part is to avoid putting myself in a position that could be considered an emergency. I’ve been pretty lucky so far.

Never needed to use any of that gear for survival, but that was ok with me. 8^)

Sounds like he’s also has no Brain.

For a faster rescue, carry an open pack of jerky.

Rescue them and then slap them