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ShitOnWheels · 09-27-2009, 11:56 AM

Anyone here enjoy going hiking? Anyone do so alone?

I want to do some hiking, but I'm married to an old cripple (ok, not really, but he's been in a lot of pain lately, and with surgery on the horizon, I'll need to get out of the house a lot), so I don't have someone to go with. I do have some friends to go with from time to time, but I don't want to wait for them to be able and willing to go. Our house backs a state park, but my husband doesn't want me to go alone for fear of bears and "bad people." lol

For safety precautions, I have mace (to be used on bears, works up to 15-20 feet away, but could be used on a "bad person"), an air horn (for bears), a pocket knife (with some other tools as well on it), a first aid kit, gps in my phone (and I use google maps to at least see where I am in comparison to landmarks), a crank flashlight with an attachment to charge my phone if necessary, water purification tablets, MREs, water bottles, and emergency blankets. Some of the stuff is for safety against animals and people, and the other stuff is in case I get really lost and can't make it out of the woods before dark. I'm pretty good with directions, and don't normally have a problem with finding my way somewhere, but I wanted to have some things just in case something were to happen.

So, what do you think? Would you think that's enough safety measures to go hiking alone from time to time? Would you go hiking alone, regardless of whether you are male or female? Would you let your significant other go out alone?

09-27-2009, 11:56 AM	#1
ShitOnWheels Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: West Milford, NJ Posts: 2,127 iTrader: (0)	Opinions please... Anyone here enjoy going hiking? Anyone do so alone? I want to do some hiking, but I'm married to an old cripple (ok, not really, but he's been in a lot of pain lately, and with surgery on the horizon, I'll need to get out of the house a lot), so I don't have someone to go with. I do have some friends to go with from time to time, but I don't want to wait for them to be able and willing to go. Our house backs a state park, but my husband doesn't want me to go alone for fear of bears and "bad people." lol For safety precautions, I have mace (to be used on bears, works up to 15-20 feet away, but could be used on a "bad person"), an air horn (for bears), a pocket knife (with some other tools as well on it), a first aid kit, gps in my phone (and I use google maps to at least see where I am in comparison to landmarks), a crank flashlight with an attachment to charge my phone if necessary, water purification tablets, MREs, water bottles, and emergency blankets. Some of the stuff is for safety against animals and people, and the other stuff is in case I get really lost and can't make it out of the woods before dark. I'm pretty good with directions, and don't normally have a problem with finding my way somewhere, but I wanted to have some things just in case something were to happen. So, what do you think? Would you think that's enough safety measures to go hiking alone from time to time? Would you go hiking alone, regardless of whether you are male or female? Would you let your significant other go out alone?