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The Landy Guy:
haha

ben_haynes:
alternitavly get a couple of CB radios, thats what i send my explorer scouts out with for emergencies if the Mobiles dont work and we man the CB and Phone line Constant when out on hikes or Expeditions

we give them 1 CB, 1 PMR Walkie Talkie, and a Mobile Phone with O2 free sim card, emergency food, Suvival bags (1 per 2 members), a tent Seperated in to four - Poles, Fly, Inner, Pegs. per expedition team, devided evenly through the whole team

our first ever D of E practice expedition saw a lot of problems with each person packing there own kit not knowing what to take, a group of Female Scouts moaned there bags were to heavy, so we asked to see what was in there, and out come Hair straighteners, curling tongs, hair dryers, a ton of Make up,  for one night :roll:  :oops:

The Landy Guy:
classic

yeah cb radios sound a good plan

ben_haynes:
yer we do 1 night camps and they bring a large 120ltr rucsac a 60 ltr rucsak and a daysac all full of unneeded Crap

Devon-Rover:

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A tip for finding your way in the mist is to get a member of the team to walk in the direction you want to go while the rest of you make sure he/she stays on the right heading. just before they disappear you get them to stop then catch up with them and repeat the procedure. keep each leg of the route short, and you'll get to your destination without to much trouble.

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Known as leapfrogging! Very usefull technique in thick fog or in the dark using torches.

Good to know your safe and well anyway. you'll learn from the situation and be the better off for knowing how to deal with adverse weather next time round.  8)

A good tip is to always know where you are on the map even in good weather. Make mental notes about features you pass and that are marked on the map. then should the weather start to close in then you can be sure to know where you are instead of trying to frantiacally do resection before the clouds close in too far.
as redhand said and i'll echo that the 'leap frog' and 'Aiming off' then using features like streams or walls to 'hand rail' alongside will mean hitting targets not missing them.

and BTW the emergency contact should be a 24 hour number of a helper / teacher of the school group who is next to a landline phone.
But still a little puzzled as to what the leader ( Leaders? imho there should be two of them at least) were up to during this time.

(Touch wood i have never lost a group to this day. up on the moor)

But anyway i'm going off the point. Hope you enjoyed the walk and it hasn't put you off. There is nothing quite like going off track and taking the scenic way.  :lol:

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