Thread: Hunter rescued by helicopter after accidentally stabbing himself

Originally Posted by Nickoli

Thanks for the well wishes - please don't forget what number to dial if you ever find yourself choking on your crayons

And I recommend that after you've pulled it out of your jugular, keep a constant even pressure by using the PLB to twist a tournaquet.

Originally Posted by Nibblet

It only takes one cunt to stop flinging mud, let's see who it'll be.....

To be honest I wouldn't get your hopes up it being me.

I dont know why people who buy PLB's feel the need to go on internet forums and justify them, and shake hands with the others who also have them. There's a smugness about it all. Apart from Tahr of course, I mean hes got medical reasons. He's very old.
I am going to make a standard response to these threads : Congratulations on your new purchase. Thanks for letting us know.

Nice to see we have all gotten off to a good start this year

What can I say, better to have one and never ever use it, than not have one when you are lying broken and smashed up (wishing you had one)
Sometimes shit just happens and having a "plan B" or "plan c" is not a silly idea

Don't go ruining a good thread by being all sensible Mike...

Originally Posted by Paddy79

Fuck plbs learn how to read a map use a compass know survival skills and know your limitations.

yeah nah......

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

Don't go ruining a good thread by being all sensible Mike...

People pissing on a post to see who gets highest, a good thread? No thank you!

Must be a full moon up in north Zealand at the moment.

Obviously PLBs are bit of a polarising issue...a bit like 1080...


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i now do hope i never have to use but you just never know

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

To be honest I wouldn't get your hopes up it being me.

I dont know why people who buy PLB's feel the need to go on internet forums and justify them, and shake hands with the others who also have them. There's a smugness about it all. Apart from Tahr of course, I mean hes got medical reasons. He's very old.
I am going to make a standard response to these threads : Congratulations on your new purchase. Thanks for letting us know.

Carlsen, tonight you have won the title of being the forum's very own PLB..."Prancing Little Bitch"

Originally Posted by Tahr

Carlsen, tonight you have won the title of being the forum's very own PLB..."Prancing Little Bitch"

I'm just happy I am still allowed to take part.

I don't stand behind any of these opinions at all mind. For christ's sake don't anyone follow my lead. I don't even read instructions. I have trouble driving a car and talking at the same time. If anyone needs a PLB it's probably me. Forget about mountains and rivers in bad weather -on a nice sunny day I once fell off a flat walking track. Twenty yards upside down into a crack in the ground.

Originally Posted by R93

Same. I have spent a few in wet and fine for various reasons. But since I have been well prepared always carrying a fly and a good puffer jacket in a dry bag with food and brew gear I have never needed them.

Better at judging the weather these days I guess.

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Whats a puffer jacket? do you put it on when heading up hill ?

I have a PLB and hope to never use it. Consider it a 111 call in the bush. Many of us will never need one as we endeavour to keep ourselves safe. But I for one would rather carry one and never need it than arrive to a scene of an accident or injury ad not have one. That one time you need to use it when someone's life is at risk is the one time that it would not matter what it costs, one will be wanted. Seatbelts and airbags are a similar idea. I hope to never find out what happens when they depoly or how well they save my ass from being smashed, but when the sh-t comes down I want to have that safety net.

As for taking bigger risks because you have one, I wont take any risks that I would not have taken anyway. I dont weigh a risk up against whether a PLB will help, I weigh a risk up by asking myself- How much will this hurt if I get it wrong? What are the consequences?

Life is short enough now. Why risk making it shorter when we dont have to?

If you choose not to take one because you will never need it, I sincerely hope you are correct. If you choose to take one, then nothing changes, as I still hope you will never need it.

If you ever need it and dont have it, my deepest wish is that someone near you has one and happens to be at the right place at the right time. Everyone deserves to get home safe. (edit: Well nearly everyone: Thieving cu_ts that steal firearms dont....But that is a topic of another thread...)

I just want to know where these deer around Kawhia are. Fallow on the back of a farm? Reds?
I'll be sure to take my plb if someone tells me where they are.😋