WTB or rent EPIRB
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BC Coast Pilot
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Yes, look at an MOB unit AIS with 406mhz on your self inflating lifejacket.
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Klysons
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After talking to a very good buddy who is a northern waters charter owner, I think my higher priority are immersion suits or a liferaft. I will continue to look for an EPIRB or MOB as well, but again 15 minutes in arctic water unconscious, 45 minutes dead without staying dry. If I spend $1000+ on an epirb it just makes it easier to find the body.
BC Coast Pilot
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That's what gets the insurance paid out, no body and your family waits 7 years for cash
Corey_lax
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buy the PLB (cheapish) and an immersion suit. You’ll feel stupid floating there if you tried to save a few bucks. If you skip the PLB, get the waterproof inreach device because you’ll probably get use out of that device in backcountry hunting/hiking/etc.
Back in my snowmobiling days, I couldn’t afford a airbag backpack but still paid the $1500 or whatever it was because I didn’t want to be at the bottom of the snow pile with a $100 backpack
Back in my snowmobiling days, I couldn’t afford a airbag backpack but still paid the $1500 or whatever it was because I didn’t want to be at the bottom of the snow pile with a $100 backpack
Klysons
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I did the same, being buried terrified me so had all the gear. I am really leaning towards a suit and a raft
Klysons
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that's why I am hoping to rent one, everyone says 'ah its just another $1500 for an EPIRB that I might carry in the boat once. But yes, I get it. I'm looking at the MOB units right now
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One of the keys to staying alive in cold water is staying dry. I've read reports on the impact of water in immersion suits, something like 500ml of water in a suit cut survival times down by 2/3.
I ended up going with a Musto offshore sailing dry suit. I've done kayak recovery training in it, in and out of the water, scrambling around trying to get back into a kayak etc and barely got enough water in one sleave to get a wet cuff on my sweater. I was impressed how well it worked.
I ended up going with a Musto offshore sailing dry suit. I've done kayak recovery training in it, in and out of the water, scrambling around trying to get back into a kayak etc and barely got enough water in one sleave to get a wet cuff on my sweater. I was impressed how well it worked.
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Klysons
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I have taken my Striper out and back for 11 years, I think I will stick with it.
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BC Coast Pilot
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I just re read your first post and honestly you may be overthinking this, and me too, its rupert not the Bowie seamount, there's so many places to get ashore and camp, there's shipping, and choppers overhead, all the time flights goin to Haida Gwaii, pilot boat goin to triple every few hours...I'm not saying don't be prepared but people been out there living a long time. And theres loads of resources and it's summer....not January's deep Gulf lows
kaelc
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Yeah lots of traffic, where it sounds like he’s heading. Also I’d image coast guard radio stations around Rupert?
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Klysons
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I hit a deadhead a few years ago and was towed back by coastguard. It took nearly an hour for the fast response team to get there from tsimpson all I had was the kicker to stay off the rocks and it took nearly the hour to get near land, again with the kicker. If we were wet feet we would have been dead, there were no other boats, no choppers in the area. I do not live there, have only been to my knees in that water but I do not disagree that hypothermia would have taken me.
Klysons
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not all the time, I have been alone for many hours out there without seeing another person
This is a funny thread. You will spend more $$$ on fuel this summer. Just buy the epirb and while you are at it throw in the life raft and immersion suit if you are that worried. The Epirb is most important. Register it with all your boats information and go fish. If sh$t happens pop the unit and watch your tax dollars work.....
Klysons
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thank you so much for your insight
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