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It's up to you, of course. But here's what other people have found useful:
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It's up to you, of course. [[User:Tongs|Tongs]] has an emergency fun box. But here's what other people have found useful:
 
#In General:
 
#In General:
 
## GPS / aerial maps / driving directions: Some way to get to your destination (note that GPS won't help you find your way around cities with crazy one-way streets)
 
## GPS / aerial maps / driving directions: Some way to get to your destination (note that GPS won't help you find your way around cities with crazy one-way streets)
 
## Camera: Record proof of reaching the target or take group photos (besides taking pictures of cool stuff)
 
## Camera: Record proof of reaching the target or take group photos (besides taking pictures of cool stuff)
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## Some kind of [[marker]] that you want to leave on location.
 
#Also consider:
 
#Also consider:
 
## Snacks
 
## Snacks
 
## Water
 
## Water
 
## Cell phone (in case of emergencies)
 
## Cell phone (in case of emergencies)
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## Games
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## [[Games we play|Games]]
 
## Tripod for camera (group photos)
 
## Tripod for camera (group photos)
 
## Book or laptop, if you need something to keep you busy while you're waiting for other geohashers
 
## Book or laptop, if you need something to keep you busy while you're waiting for other geohashers
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## Rain gear
 
## Rain gear
 
## A [[Citation Needed|Citation might come in useful]].
 
## A [[Citation Needed|Citation might come in useful]].
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:: 42. Towel
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## [[PGP Keysigning]] information.
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#:42. Towel
 
#If you're trying for any kind of [[MNIMB Geohash]]:
 
#If you're trying for any kind of [[MNIMB Geohash]]:
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## A plan - know what you'll do in an emergency, know a way out in case of GPS faliure, for example know that walking in a particular cardinal direction will take you to a highway, river or road which you can follow to a known location (And know how to determine that direction without said GPS)
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## A plan - know what you'll do in an emergency, know a way out in case of GPS failure, for example know that walking in a particular cardinal direction will take you to a highway, river or road which you can follow to a known location (And know how to determine that direction without said GPS)
 
## Lights (in case it's winter)
 
## Lights (in case it's winter)
 
## First aid kit
 
## First aid kit
 
## Compass
 
## Compass
 
## Another truck if your location is a swamp. Don't say I never told you to.
 
## Another truck if your location is a swamp. Don't say I never told you to.
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## A boat.
 
## A boat.
 
## A horse|snowshoes|a dogsled team|a snowmobile
 
## A horse|snowshoes|a dogsled team|a snowmobile
 
## [http://xkcd.com/478/ <strike>Duct Tape</strike>Staple Gun]
 
## [http://xkcd.com/478/ <strike>Duct Tape</strike>Staple Gun]
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Latest revision as of 01:51, 31 July 2022

It's up to you, of course. Tongs has an emergency fun box. But here's what other people have found useful:

  1. In General:
    1. GPS / aerial maps / driving directions: Some way to get to your destination (note that GPS won't help you find your way around cities with crazy one-way streets)
    2. Camera: Record proof of reaching the target or take group photos (besides taking pictures of cool stuff)
    3. Some kind of marker that you want to leave on location.
  2. Also consider:
    1. Snacks
    2. Water
    3. Cell phone (in case of emergencies)
    4. Games
    5. Tripod for camera (group photos)
    6. Book or laptop, if you need something to keep you busy while you're waiting for other geohashers
    7. Picnic blanket
    8. Family Radio Service device(s)
    9. Amateur Radio
    10. Bug spray
    11. Solid boots
    12. Rain gear
    13. A Citation might come in useful.
    14. PGP Keysigning information.
    42. Towel
  3. If you're trying for any kind of MNIMB Geohash:
    1. A plan - know what you'll do in an emergency, know a way out in case of GPS failure, for example know that walking in a particular cardinal direction will take you to a highway, river or road which you can follow to a known location (And know how to determine that direction without said GPS)
    2. Lights (in case it's winter)
    3. First aid kit
    4. Compass
    5. Another truck if your location is a swamp. Don't say I never told you to.
    6. A boat.
    7. A horse|snowshoes|a dogsled team|a snowmobile
    8. Duct TapeStaple Gun
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