Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => Power Equipment & RV => Topic started by: iceman91m on April 21, 2012, 12:59:05 PM
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Im looking for a good alarm clock to use in the back country. anyone have any suggestions?
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use your cell phone,make sure and put it on air plain mode tho. most cell phones can record noise,this way you can record and use a "natural noise" such as a bugle or cow mew for an alarm instead of a human made noise.
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i believe i tried this. not positive though, will it keep the clock going even if i dont have service?
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yeah i would think most phones would be able to do this
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alright thank you. i will have to give this a try when i head up scouting.
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I have an old pre-paid cell phone that I cancelled when I moved. I keep it charged just for this when I go out. My rommie also found me an alarm clock that runs on 1 AA that is only 2x2x.75 pretty damn loud too.
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what kind of clock is it? im a pretty hard sleeper so the more the better
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I just use the alarm on my watch :dunno:
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I use the alarm on my rhino gps.
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I use the alarm on the rhino. Set it so I turn it off and it turns on when the alarm goes off.
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I use my watch, but I like the idea of using a phone with an animal sound....just don't use a cougar scream. :bdid: You might make a mess in the sleeping bag.
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I was using just a beeper type one years ago in coastal OR and had a bull bugle back at my alarm, several times... :chuckle: Be sure if you use your cell and are out of range, to set it on airplane mode as mentioned or it will wipe the battery out looking for a signal.
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thanks for the input. i had no idea the rhino's had an alarm function on them. i will be buying one of those even sooner now
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Drink a bunch of water before bed, then set the alarm on your watch. One of them is certain to wake you up.
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:chuckle: thats not a bad idea either
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what kind of clock is it? im a pretty hard sleeper so the more the better
there's no brand name on it..
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The natural sound on the phone is good but just remember that electronic calls are illegal. ;)
Also, do the airplane mode and watch for the battery level. Don't want to miss the morning hunt.
I used a cheapo alarm from wally/target/freddy for years. It worked well for me. Plenty loud with the option of radio, but i don't trust the radio though.
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I spent a season, 2 weeks at a time, in a snow fort while working at Stevens Pass. I bought the biggest wind up alarm clock I could and stuck it in the freezer overnight before moving up there. I discovered my watch would freeze to a stop if left out of the bag on previous winter trips and some battery clocks wouldn't handle the cold to well.
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yahh i have a small wind up clock also, never have to worry no batteries so it never goes dead! sound isnt a big deal in my opinion unless your going to roll over and shoot from bag. i like to camp away from where im hunting. :twocents:
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I use my wrist watch.
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I use my Dad. Works awesome if you like waking up every half hour or so :chuckle:
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i like the wind ups. had one that was no bigger than a cell phone when closed.
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I use the alarm on my rhino gps.
:yeah: x2
