GSSP
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Post by GSSP on Mar 8, 2024 7:01:59 GMT -5
ZOLEO.....My loves me to carry mine when I'm out hunting.....even when I'm with my best friend who's 70; I'm 65. Zoleo is a small, light, satellite emergency SOS beacon. Push the SOS button and it sends a satellite signal for help so the closest SAR comes a running 🏃♂️. The "Check in" button let's you're loved one's know where you're at and you're ok. You can even text from your cellphone through the ZOLEO to whomever. $200. $20 setup fee. $4/monthly fee when your not using it (non hunting season for me) and $20-$35/monthly fee when it is in service. I've completed 3 hunting seasons and my wife sleeps much better when I'm out traipsing around. Got one for her since she's a hiker in our Wasatch mountain canyons which have zero cell service.
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 8, 2024 9:13:10 GMT -5
...there is too much "experience" on this forum...guess that happens when you hang around long enough.
I'll be 72 shortly and up until 10 years ago all was fine...since then I've blown a quad twice, replaced knee and a shoulder injury..all are still "bothersome"... So far so lucky in that in all the "adventures" I've had zero broken bones...
Just happy to be on green side of the grass...
Bob
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Post by bula on Mar 8, 2024 10:26:52 GMT -5
Sunday before last, took a fall and broke 2 ribs. Sinus infection has me sniffing, sneezing, coughing. Any of those HURT ! Took last week off. Worked thru this week. A trip to the hills of Cameron Co., Penn next week WILL happen. Lots of shooting, and an eye out for elk sheds.
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Snyd
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Post by Snyd on Mar 8, 2024 11:01:07 GMT -5
Glad to hear you lived to tell the tale. Get yourself a SPOT or an InReach mini. We got a SPOT years ago and I've used it to send the Wifey "I'm OK" check-in messages sheep hunting, etc. for years. Of course it has an SOS button if needed. We camp and hike in lots of places here in AK that have no cell access. I pack bug dope for bugs, a gun for bears and the SPOT for that "oh $hit" SOS moment we all hope we never have. The SPOT lives in my pocket when I/we are out remote. NOT "back at camp" or in the glove box, backpack, etc. Treat it like a sidearm, it's gotta be at hand when things go sideways. SPOT www.findmespot.com/en-us/InReach www.garmin.com/en-US/c/outdoor-recreation/satellite-communicators/
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markwell
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Post by markwell on Mar 8, 2024 11:52:57 GMT -5
Having turned 77 this past December much of this rings true to me. Having a background in climbing thru my youth and middle age (we owned a shop and guide service) and having covered LOTS of rugged ground in our time, we refer to our current state as that of a HIGH MILEAGE body. We have always lived an active outdoor life-style and converted to a truck camper from a tent just 15 or so years ago. Travelling the west in pursuit of varmint has been an annual activity for a long time as well as just travelling with the better half. Being prone to camp in out of the way places we've avoided getting hurt so far but man, do those 3/4-ton truck tires (Flat tire blues) weigh more than they did just a few years ago.
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nicholst55
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Post by nicholst55 on Mar 8, 2024 12:02:41 GMT -5
My darling wife is currently recovering from frozen shoulder, and I drove her to all of her therapy appointments and watched her struggle through the exercises. It didn't look like fun, and she is far from fully recovered.
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Post by paul105 on Mar 8, 2024 12:20:46 GMT -5
Someone said "Gettin' old ain't for sissys" - ain't that the truth. Slips, trips and falls (I've had my share) IIRC are the majority of accidents suffered as you age. Along with the S,T, and F are the inevitable medical issues. Live every day like it is you last (either on earth or able to enjoy an active life doing what you want). We all age differently and may think that we are immune - not so. I write this as I'm recovering from totally unexpected emergency triple bypass surgery in Jan. Headed out this PM with my M18 (4" K Frame .22) to do some shooting.
Paul
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Post by sixshot on Mar 8, 2024 13:20:28 GMT -5
Ha! This post sounds like an emergency room reunion! I'll be 79 in a few days & I'm headed in for total knee replacement. Have a lot of burning in both hands, haven't fired a shot in over 4 months because they are so tender. It isn't carpal tunnel. They tell me it's something in my neck & I think they are correct, we'll see. Too much snow to do anything right now so I'll just try to get the knee better after surgery.
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nicholst55
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Post by nicholst55 on Mar 8, 2024 13:50:46 GMT -5
Ha! This post sounds like an emergency room reunion! I'll be 79 in a few days & I'm headed in for total knee replacement. Have a lot of burning in both hands, haven't fired a shot in over 4 months because they are so tender. It isn't carpal tunnel. They tell me it's something in my neck & I think they are correct, we'll see. Too much snow to do anything right now so I'll just try to get the knee better after surgery. I had that (knee replacement) done last May, and then injured my new knee right after Thanksgiving. I feel for you, and I'm only 68! Listen to your therapist, is my best advice.
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Post by oddshooter on Mar 8, 2024 14:21:29 GMT -5
From the OP,
Guys, you surprised me with the number of similar situations we all seem to be going through. Great thread for me to commiserate and realize I'm not alone. May I say "Get better soon" to all those still suffering. Several have it much worse than me. My private messages on this topic have been enlightening. There are actually two topics. One is what to do in the backcountry when in trouble and the second topic is how to deal with the medical community once you're back home. I've written several "white papers" on dealing with the medical community so I'm not going into that topic here.
Great advice about the satellite tracking systems for the real backcountry where cell service doesn't exist, even text can't get out. There is supposedly a new 911 available thru Apple and Starlink which allows for emergency satellite service thru your cell phone.
My family had an "intervention with me about solo camping" a couple of years ago. At that time they put a "Spot" on me and I actually do have a real emergency exit plan. I didn't pay the monthly fee while I was without a backcountry vehicle and I think it doesn't work without the payment. I believe it is $12 per month.
My son got a portable StarLink dish and I want to try it for getting full internet service anywhere on the planet. On the other hand, solitude is why I go solo to the country and bringing the internet is not what I call solitude. Truisms for the day: Take care of yourself like your life depended on it, because it does. Use it or lose it. Stay active. Keep whatever stamina, strength, and muscle you've got left. Improving, after you've lost those, is damn near impossible.
stay safe,
prescut
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Post by 45MAN on Mar 8, 2024 15:10:30 GMT -5
WILL BE 80 LATER THIS MONTH, AND HOPING TO MAKE IT TO THE GYM LATER TODAY FOR A 6th WORKOUT IN 5 DAYS, BUT SOMETHING IS ALWAYS HURTING, HAD LEFT KNEE REPACEMENT IN 2012, RIGHT KNEE PROBABLY NEEDS TO GO TOO BUT I AM HOLDING OUT AS LONG AS I CAN. NO LONGER HOPE TO RETURN TO AFRICA AS I PREFER TO BE REASONABLY CLOSE IN TIME AND DISTANCE TO QUALTY HEALTH CARE, ESPECIALLY A CARDIOLOGIST. FEEL LUCKY THAT I CAN DO WHAT I AM DOING AT MY ADVANCED AGE AND AM THANKFUL FOR IT.
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Post by bushog on Mar 8, 2024 16:32:32 GMT -5
You guys scare me…..
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Post by drycreek on Mar 8, 2024 17:19:07 GMT -5
Well, it’s really not scary, it’s just inevitable. If you live long enough you realize that each day God gives you is another miracle. The alternative sucks big time, so I imagine I speak for all the old guys that posted their various hurts. Just keep doing your best at the things you love to do and take care of your health as best you can. To be frank, I preach better than I practice ! In some ways I think I’m still 60, but every day I do things that tell me I’m not. Stay safe !
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Post by bigbore5 on Mar 8, 2024 18:04:48 GMT -5
Saw the cardiologist yesterday. He said he hadn't expected me to live more than three to six months after the string of heart attacks last year. Now he's amazed that I have recovered to the point that I have.
I'm not where I was before. I used to be an athlete. But I am really glad I'm not where he expected me to be!
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Post by edk on Mar 9, 2024 6:21:33 GMT -5
I’ll chime in and suggest that even many forum members who have perhaps read the thread but not posted thus far are nipping on your heels. At 63, and a veteran of life-threatening disease over 15 years ago, I take nothing for granted. A firm believer in the necessity of keeping active for getting “it” back once lost becomes increasingly difficult.
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