Rescueing People

I get very upset when I hear about hiker's getting lost or stranded mostly because they are unprepared for the worst. When I lived in Colorado we used to go hiking/camping up in the mountains all the time and I never went up into the mountains unless I was prepared for the absolute worst things that could happen. Even if we were just going up for the day, I would always pack at least a week's worth of food and water, extra clothes, blankets, lighter fluid, charcoal, a couple of cooking pans, hunting knife, fishing pole, ax, hand saw, pup tent, sleeping bags, flares, flashlights & extra batteries and several other items. My bf thought I was crazy and I would always tell him that I'd rather be safe than sorry. Fortunately we never had to use them but it always made me feel better to have it all available if necessary. Today there is just no excuse to get lost in the woods. With GPS tracking systems and emergency transmitters and the size of a small walkie talkie and small flashing beacons that can be seen from the air. If you refuse to take these simple precautions then in my opinion you are a fool putting your life at risk like that. I feel very bad for the people who die every year in these types of situations but I just can't help but feel that if they'd just taken a couple of small precautions they'd be alive today and a lot of unnecessary grief could have been avoided. I guess that education is the only answer to this. Teach people that it may be a little inconvenient to haul a little extra equipment around but terrible and unavoidable things happen up in those mountains and you must be prepared for the worst possible scenario.

well it is completely insane how many people die and or get lost every single year you would think by the time they had seen all the news reports they would be dissuaded but they just keep coming and they keep getting lost there is no reason for it!!!