bfdiesel
Explorer
Northwest Colorado does have a different mentality. That comes from the area we live in and around, we have driveways out here that are impassable to most vehicles. Owning an all wheel drive or 4 wheel drive is a must if you want to get to work and home in the winter.
Growing up out here we spend most of our time out side in some of the most beautiful demanding country in the US. We are out on foot, horseback, motorcycles, ATV's, bikes and 4x4's in the summer and snow mobiles in the winter. I have not seen one Ham radio that wasn't on a table and running vacuum tubes. CB's are in a few vehicles and even fewer work right most people carry hand held radios because you can take it anywhere on any equipment. There are a lot of GPS units in back packs out here and some compasses, but most people have grown up in these mountains and can find their way around in a white out and I know some who have proven it.
The one thing you will find almost everyone carries is a cell phone and we have a provider out here that even covers into Vermillion basin.
So here is my advise when in Northwest Colorado. At the very least let some one you trust to send help know where you are going and how long you should be gone, giving them a map with the area you will be in circled is best. A cell phone that can access Union Wireless towers will be more useful to you than a Ham Radio.
Last if you do have SAR's come and rescue you say hi it will be myself, family or friends that get you to safety.
Growing up out here we spend most of our time out side in some of the most beautiful demanding country in the US. We are out on foot, horseback, motorcycles, ATV's, bikes and 4x4's in the summer and snow mobiles in the winter. I have not seen one Ham radio that wasn't on a table and running vacuum tubes. CB's are in a few vehicles and even fewer work right most people carry hand held radios because you can take it anywhere on any equipment. There are a lot of GPS units in back packs out here and some compasses, but most people have grown up in these mountains and can find their way around in a white out and I know some who have proven it.
The one thing you will find almost everyone carries is a cell phone and we have a provider out here that even covers into Vermillion basin.
So here is my advise when in Northwest Colorado. At the very least let some one you trust to send help know where you are going and how long you should be gone, giving them a map with the area you will be in circled is best. A cell phone that can access Union Wireless towers will be more useful to you than a Ham Radio.
Last if you do have SAR's come and rescue you say hi it will be myself, family or friends that get you to safety.
