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Community => Trail Cameras => Topic started by: HoofsandWings on September 05, 2018, 02:50:59 PM

Title: An unusual idea
Post by: HoofsandWings on September 05, 2018, 02:50:59 PM: With all of these cell-enabled trail cameras, if you need help, one thought is to stand in front with a sign saying "help, call 911". :dunno:
Title: Re: An unusual idea
Post by: buggy on September 05, 2018, 03:06:25 PM: That's exactly what I would do.... IF I needed help and just happened to be next to someone's trail cam which happened to be cellular capable. I probably won't bank on having one around if I break my leg but seems like a good idea if it did happen. (With my luck the batteries would be dead)

What about people doing it as a "prank" and sending SAR on a wild goose chase?
Title: Re: An unusual idea
Post by: N7XW on September 05, 2018, 03:37:12 PM: If you have the means to write "help" or "sos" then why not add your coordinates also if you have a gps? Just in case the cam owner forgot where his cam was placed. Win - Win. :chuckle:
Title: Re: An unusual idea
Post by: Doublelunger on September 05, 2018, 03:44:04 PM: Couldn't you just use your own phone to call or text for help? :dunno:
Title: Re: An unusual idea
Post by: N7XW on September 05, 2018, 04:45:13 PM: Quote from: Doublelunger on September 05, 2018, 03:44:04 PM
Couldn't you just use your own phone to call or text for help? :dunno:

Not if your battery was dead :chuckle: I now carry one of those power pack thingy's just in case. Thing is damn heavy though.
Title: Re: An unusual idea
Post by: Highhuntin on September 05, 2018, 04:51:53 PM: Quote from: N7XW on September 05, 2018, 04:45:13 PM
Quote from: Doublelunger on September 05, 2018, 03:44:04 PM
Couldn't you just use your own phone to call or text for help? :dunno:

Not if your battery was dead :chuckle: I now carry one of those power pack thingy's just in case. Thing is damn heavy though.

I just stay in the truck and leave phone plugged in so as not to have to worry about a dead cell battery.. but just in case I leave a trail of beer cans down the road in case I get lost!! :sry: :chuckle:
Title: Re: An unusual idea
Post by: ghosthunter on September 05, 2018, 05:25:03 PM: Picked up a elk hunter today who waited for help in front of a trail camera.
Title: Re: An unusual idea
Post by: HoofsandWings on September 07, 2018, 11:58:18 AM: Quote from: Doublelunger on September 05, 2018, 03:44:04 PM
Couldn't you just use your own phone to call or text for help? :dunno:

Trail camera modems have signal boosters built in, so if you have no service, does not mean the camera has no service.
Title: Re: An unusual idea
Post by: Doublelunger on September 07, 2018, 03:40:53 PM: Quote from: HoofsandWings on September 07, 2018, 11:58:18 AM
Quote from: Doublelunger on September 05, 2018, 03:44:04 PM
Couldn't you just use your own phone to call or text for help? :dunno:

Trail camera modems have signal boosters built in, so if you have no service, does not mean the camera has no service.

Interesting, that's good to know! :tup:
Title: Re: An unusual idea
Post by: HoofsandWings on September 08, 2018, 10:21:34 AM: Quote from: N7XW on September 05, 2018, 04:45:13 PM
Quote from: Doublelunger on September 05, 2018, 03:44:04 PM
Couldn't you just use your own phone to call or text for help? :dunno:

Not if your battery was dead :chuckle: I now carry one of those power pack thingy's just in case. Thing is damn heavy though.
I am not sure I am familiar with heavy power packs for phones. The ones I have will charge a phone twice and weigh just a few ounces.

I have two and are only a couple of inches on a side.
Title: Re: An unusual idea
Post by: N7XW on September 11, 2018, 02:39:49 PM: This is the one I have:
https://www.amazon.com/30000mAh-Portable-X6-External-Nintendo/dp/B01LYVF137

Weighs 22 oz.