Thread: Hunter rescued by helicopter after accidentally stabbing himself

Originally Posted by erniec

I just do not know how we survived.
Didn't have cellphones.
When into the bush for a week or two without anybody really worrying about us.
Would get dropped off,pick us up on such and such day.
Worked all day without anybody knowing what we were up to.
Had my phoned disconnected because I hadn't paid my bill.
Still ran a business told the boys pick you up in the morning.
Picked them up in the morning.
In some ways it really was pretty simple then.
But I guess we subconsciously took responsibility for ourselves.

The thing about those old days is that when someone was late back they sent out many large teams of people to look over several days. That tied up huge resources. often the result was finding someone who died slowly. Now we have cell phones and PLB's that are pretty cheap and can be tracked, so I feel it shows personal responsibility on our part to minimise any likely costs (emotional/dollars/time) if we are in a situation where we need help or come across someone else that urgently requires the help.

I'm a pretty stubborn bugger and it would have to be a very dire situation for me to set mine off for myself.