Thread: Hunters lost in Kaimais

how do people get lost??????? simple they don't know where they are and get freaked out by it
in modern techno PC world some people always know within a meter or two where they are....the concept of knowing APPROXAMATELY where you are is foreign to them
I cannot be lost in New Zealand...... why not...cause Im in New Zealand therefore I know where I am. also know if Im in North or South Island
which region Im in eg Canterbury which is in east coast..see Im narrowing it down already...speaking of DOWN that's the way water flows..anywhere on east coast or west for that matter it will flow towards coast and cross a road.
Ive been temporarily navigationally embarrassed for hour or two but it was never an issue......now Stuart Island is a weird place in than its mainly flat and features not helpful and that's where a compass comes in..remember those, we used them before GPSs came along.
at least these guys made it out ok and had brains to make phone call to end search.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

how do people get lost??????? simple they don't know where they are and get freaked out by it
in modern techno PC world some people always know within a meter or two where they are....the concept of knowing APPROXAMATELY where you are is foreign to them
I cannot be lost in New Zealand...... why not...cause Im in New Zealand therefore I know where I am. also know if Im in North or South Island
which region Im in eg Canterbury which is in east coast..see Im narrowing it down already...speaking of DOWN that's the way water flows..anywhere on east coast or west for that matter it will flow towards coast and cross a road.
Ive been temporarily navigationally embarrassed for hour or two but it was never an issue......now Stuart Island is a weird place in than its mainly flat and features not helpful and that's where a compass comes in..remember those, we used them before GPSs came alongat least these guys made it out ok and had brains to make phone call to end search.

Cant get lost ,bold statement I can put you in the Motu area and you would get lost as many do. I can also put you in the Kaimanawas forest park and you could get lost . A wise man never say's never

Originally Posted by kawekakid

Cant get lost ,bold statement I can put you in the Motu area and you would get lost as many do. I can also put you in the Kaimanawas forest park and you could get lost . A wise man never say's never

point Im making is Im not lost...just wouldn't know where precisely I was at that point in time
once you think you are LOST your mindset turns to custard.... being temporarily misplaced isn't necessarily a life ending thing, stay calm and chances of a positive outcome are much higher.

Not wrong Kaweka...

Kaimai rifle. Battries not included.

Or like this

its not so much about being lost . More a case of getting home in a reasonable time frame.

We're they looking for Kimjon's trophy goat?

My hunting mate always 'disses' me for carrying 'emergency gear' in my 'day pack'....i always have a headtorch, emergency bivy bag,(like a big survival blanket you can fit in) fleece to keep my core warm, jerky for that nights meal...

it would result in an uncomfortable night with next to no sleep, BUT i will be alive and well, and after a few hours to think on it, a plan would be hatched to get out under my own steam...

i always carry a PLB, but thats for real emergency's, not getting lost....i always tell him there my 'lucky charms', take them and I'll never need them....dont take them and.....!

Yeah the knowing approximately where you are and not exactly where you are can be a bit of HF if you are not used to it. My first solo fly camping trip I went into it all confidence and bravado in my navigating skills (was a land surveyor for 4 year at the beggining of my civil engineering cadetship) and was quickly turned around by, little gullies not marked, streams not marked and just by the fact you cant see far enough to distinguish land marks and get a good fix on my position. My GPS didnt work in the canopy, and I ended up getting a bit intimidated. Second day I took my time, used my noggin and used the major streams and faces to approxiamte my position and was happy as larry.
I can definatley see how people can get lost, especially if they are familiar with the country, so dont take a map and compass as they should

Originally Posted by Scouser

My hunting mate always 'disses' me for carrying 'emergency gear' in my 'day pack'....i always have a headtorch, emergency bivy bag,(like a big survival blanket you can fit in) fleece to keep my core warm, jerky for that nights meal...

it would result in an uncomfortable night with next to no sleep, BUT i will be alive and well, and after a few hours to think on it, a plan would be hatched to get out under my own steam...

i always carry a PLB, but thats for real emergency's, not getting lost....i always tell him there my 'lucky charms', take them and I'll never need them....dont take them and.....!

Oooh a big survival blanket .... Cosy!!!!

Originally Posted by Carpe Diem

Oooh a big survival blanket .... Cosy!!!!

I wouldn't knock it too much at least he's got that stuff


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Originally Posted by tiroatedson

I wouldn't knock it too much at least he's got that stuff


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You missed the "In" joke mate... Have hunted with him a number of times and was more angling we could "share" even though i carry my own stash too. If you saw us hunting you'd think we were turtles the amount of what if stuff we take in with us - but we wouldn't have it any other way...

Just to clarify!!

Originally Posted by Carpe Diem

You missed the "In" joke mate... Have hunted with him a number of times and was more angling we could "share" even though i carry my own stash too. If you saw us hunting you'd think we were turtles the amount of what if stuff we take in with us - but we wouldn't have it any other way...

Just to clarify!!

Oh......all good then


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They certainly got bushed ended up walking out on SH29 so a long trek from where they started

That's not emergency gear scouser, that's bare essentials