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Stranded in a Florida Swamp

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trouttouter
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#1 rule of survival is admit when you are lost. #2 is stay put.

Prepare to spend the night way before sundown.

I hope we get to hear how this guy in Big Cypress made it X number of days in the swamp.

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kemster99
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while we are on the subject. Bass Pro has the SPOT -1 on sale next week. $49.99 after $50.00 mail in rebate. get lost?? hit a button and you will be found.

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trouttouter
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while we are on the subject. Bass Pro has the SPOT -1 on sale next week. $49.99 after $50.00 mail in rebate. get lost?? hit a button and you will be found.

Good info right there. Thought about those for hunting/boating...

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kemster99
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SPOT 1 is the satellite messenger. hit the help button and it transmits your lat. and long. for rescuers to find you.

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GoodOyster
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Hopefully he hasn't gotten injured or snakebit. What's the chances he could find enough dry stuff to burn where he is at? A fire at night out there would stand out like a roach on a wedding cake. A helicopter with IR would help, too. Back in the early 90's when thermal imaging was still pretty new, our USAF Special Ops helicopters were often called on to help locate lost folks out on Eglin Reservation or flush out some criminal running from the law.

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