CO native here. Be prepared for some odd weather - and any weather. It’ll change quickly in whatever unit you’re in. Also - depending on where you’re from, you’ll need to increase your water intake, so plan 1.5x your typical volume at camp.
Yea - we are about an hour away from cell service, and we would like to have an emergency contact for our families too.
we carry one radio per group, it’s spotty at best with nice walkers. These would be in addition to the radios. A group had a bull down right before sunset and had to light a...
I hunt with a group of 7-10 guys (CO elk 3rd rifle).
We are going to add a few inReach devices this next season as the radios didn’t serve us well with a bull down.
anyone have experience with both the mini and explorer+?
We have a nice base camp and typically just hike with day packs