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Originally Posted by Percuvius
Some other possible reasons to bring your phone besides compass and maps are to communicate on the headset with teammates, snap pictures. And for those of us who live in Vancouver we don't even leave an empty pop can in our cars here, let alone $699 phones  |
Batteries die. Real compasses and maps work wonderfully and don't cost $699 (though my iphone was only $200) Even though it's protected I'd hate to drop in in a swamp or creek and test that case lol.
FRS/GMRS radios also work great for comms. Cheaper and don't rely on cell towers to communicate.