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ALWAYS, no exception as electronics can fail and people will ALWAYS react to the sound of a whistle!
does anyone carry a whistle?
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Yup, I've got a few fox 40s' scattered around my kit.
Perfect for grabbing the attention of a room full of scouts
Perfect for grabbing the attention of a room full of scouts
Yup, I've got a few fox 40s' scattered around my kit.
Perfect for grabbing the attention of a room full of scouts
I deafened myself outside with mine never mind in a room.:yikes:
Only when I'm wearing a bouyancy jacket. There's no mobile reception where I am working. Oh, and when I'm out of the range of mobiles when on land. A phone is electronic, it requires a power source and is most likely to let you down when you need it the most. If you're operating a chainsaw you are supposed to carry a whistle too, but with other saws working and hearing protection on who's going to hear it before you exanguinate?
The whistle I have is a Fox 40, its very loud.
The whistle I have is a Fox 40, its very loud.
Don't own one, now I've started going off solo more often maybe it'd be a good idea to get one. Can anyone recommend one ?
got one on my keys, one in every first aid kit and a few others scattered throughout the kit.
As regards to which one, any is better than none. Although I think the rescue howler (fox 40 micro) is probably one of the best:
I've got a few of those whistle, match case, compass thingies (pound shop!) in inside pockets of coats that I tend to grab if I'm going for a bit of a bimble - I know they are not the best at anything, but they are better than nothing. I always carry one after I once fell into a ditch and sprained my ankle while walking the dog, I wasn't very far from civilization, but far enough not to be found for a long time had I done any more damage than a sprain.
They are handy for other things too, such as if out with a big group that begins to split apart, a whistle can be used to get their attention (especially kids). Just because there is an international distress call, doesn't mean you cant blow the whistle at other times!
As regards to which one, any is better than none. Although I think the rescue howler (fox 40 micro) is probably one of the best:
I've got a few of those whistle, match case, compass thingies (pound shop!) in inside pockets of coats that I tend to grab if I'm going for a bit of a bimble - I know they are not the best at anything, but they are better than nothing. I always carry one after I once fell into a ditch and sprained my ankle while walking the dog, I wasn't very far from civilization, but far enough not to be found for a long time had I done any more damage than a sprain.
They are handy for other things too, such as if out with a big group that begins to split apart, a whistle can be used to get their attention (especially kids). Just because there is an international distress call, doesn't mean you cant blow the whistle at other times!
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My experience is that these are VERY loud. I've got no affiliation to heinnie's but I've always had excellent service from them.
Dave
P.S. I always have one with me when I bimble, very good things.
I always have two whistles on me.
One is expensive, kind of discrete and polite (useless), the other is a cheapo plastic give away (Malibu drink promotion 1988) with a pea in it which works brilliantly.
I'm thinking of getting one of those semi circular sheep whistles.
One is expensive, kind of discrete and polite (useless), the other is a cheapo plastic give away (Malibu drink promotion 1988) with a pea in it which works brilliantly.
I'm thinking of getting one of those semi circular sheep whistles.
hi gang...folks just because you have'nt used your emergency kit(first aid /survival kit) yet does'nt mean your never going to use it....i always keep a whistle in my pocket and an extra one in my survival tin....vince g. 11B Inf...
I just want to point out that this is great if you can do it one handed, but if it requires two hands and you've had a bad tumble it might not go so well.
Dave
Hehe... I bought myself a Petzl Tikka XP recently, which has both a whistle and a strobe. First thing that crossed my mind was "are they targeting this at ravers"?
I'm guessing that's not quite what they intended...
Yes, I usually have one or two with me in case. Some places have no mobile phone reception. You never know.
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