does anyone carry a whistle?

[dozzer]

hi

i was wondering does anyone carry a whistle when they go hill walking or camping in the wilderness? or has the mobile phone replaced them as a call for help?

 

[MartinK9]

Always carry one as a back up.

 

[gregorach]

I have one on my key ring right now.

 

[Retired Member southey]

Yup two or three, one on me, one in pack plus one more in my map case.i never rely on thing with battries for emergencys.

 

[Twodogs]

yep ...........................................

 

[MartiniDave]

Yes, on lives on my keyring permanently, and I carry one round my neck for hill walking on a lanyard with an inova light.

Dave

 

[SimonM]

Fastened to a D ring in top left pocket of smock...always.

Simon

 

[Trev]

Always at least one on me .

 

[Paul_B]

I have to say sometimes yes sometimes no. There is no option for that. Reason being that I oftern form part of a larger group when out in the hills and we naturally tend to carry less individually and more as a group. Then I tend not to carry a whistle. It is attached to my compass lanyard so if I have that I have my whistle. Although I have an admission that even if I'm no my own I don't always take the compass which also means no whistle. Its a case that I know my patch well so often find I don't need even a map. Bad practice I know but in benign conditions in an area where I know every single nook an cranny I find that even IF I carried stuff like that I'd not use it. Suppose that misses the point of emergency equipment, you never know when an emergency will happen (or you would skip that day) so you should have the gear anyway.

 

[lostplanet]

me too usually carried in responce pack or in shirt/jacket pocket. such a lightweight essential bit of kit can't imagine not having one.

 

[QDanT]

I once arranged to meet Brenda and her friend in a town square after they'd been looking at shops, her husband and myself went round the outdoor and ironmunger shops. They were just walking off at the far side of the crowded square so I blew a blast on my then Acme thunderer. The whole square stopped for a split second, in a sort of time freeze, and Brenda said "that'll be Danny" and started to walk across to us, the friends husband Chris said "I'll have to get one of those" just thought I'd share cheers Danny

 

[dozzer]

lots of reply's so far and i agree a whistle is a great piece of emergency kit.

what type do you all use or recommend as the best, i have a acme tornado cant fault it.

 

[Bushwhacker]

As a bushy alternative, I suppose you could just use a piece of grass if you haven't got a whistle.
Place the blade tight between your thumbs and blow - may take a tiny bit of practise but it's fairly easy.

 

[Melonfish]

i always carry one when out walking, its a nifty little thing with a built in compas and thermomitor, twas only cheap but it does the job.

 

[5.10leader]

I do carry a whistle, and compass, more through habit than anything else. After many years spent in the mountains I have been fortunate in never needing a whistle as an emergency device.

 

[Gill]

theres one on my pfd when i,m in the canoe.

 

[BarryG]

Yep, keep one in my bergen lid.

 

[naefearjustbeer]

I have one on me any time I venture out to see in a kayak or up into the mountains. Dont carry one every day.

 

[lab72]

Allways got one on my keychain

 

[Harvestman]

My Mountain equipment goretex coat came with one on a lanyard in a pocket, and I've another in my survival tin.