Can some of you send me some links to the weather radios that you guys bring to the BWCA and beyond?

With the latest round of storms - I'm thinking a weather radio might be wise to bring in? With that said... there are a lot of "Weather Radios", but how do I know which one to get?

Do you actually get reception in the BWCA? Pardon my ignorance, but do you just turn the dial to a radio station, or is it a special station?

Thanks.

I use to own a couple of Motorola walkie talkies that had NOAA radio channels. They worked fairly well. The said they were water resistant, but as soon as they got a little wet they died. lol

You can buy some decent lightweight weather radios, just do some research. It does depend a little on how much you want to spend

Before I leave home tho, I look at the extend forecast for the area I will be at

For some reason the link didn't work . . .?

I use a Midland HH50

C. Crane CC Pocket AM FM and NOAA Weather Radio

We have some uniden walkie talkies that have a weather radio feature. We got them at Walmart for around $40 I think. It was several years ago. I like getting camping things that are dual purpose so I got those instead of a weather radio that would only get used a couple of times a year. The walkie talkies can get used at other times especially by the kids.

There are 7 weather channels and you just scan through them until one of them comes in. At home channels 5 and 6 come in and if I remember correctly in the bwca it ends up being channel 7.

I'm not sure if all weather radios do this or if it's just because our walkies are lower end ones but sometimes it doesn't come in clearly. A trick I learned from someone else on the board a few years ago is I bite down on the antenna and then it comes in clearly.

I use an Eaton G8 Traveler 2, Sam has a Traveler 3. Multi channel but not NOAA. They get good reception accross the BWCA and some in Quetico.
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butthead

http://www.cabelas.com/product/la-crosse-810-805-handheld-am-fm-noaa-weather-radio/1435335.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch%2F%3FN%3D5100668%26Ne%3D5100668%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dweather%252Bradio%26Ntx%3Dmode%252Bmatchallpartial%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%252BProducts%26WTz_st%3DSearchRefinements%26form_state%3DsearchForm%26search%3Dweather%252Bradio%26searchTypeByFilter%3DTopRated%26x%3D10%26y%3D6&Ntt=weather%2Bradio

$29.95 at Cabelas and in two seasons-no issues. It's light and easy to use. I started using one last year and sure have been happy I got this. I give it a quick listen at night and last Wednesday I was glad I did. I always tidy up camp at night, this makes me go the extra.

Plus, the nights with zero chance of rain, I pull the fly off. Always a treat!


John

I use the Motorola MT350R two-way radio. If it's just one boat I bring one. It receives the NOAA weather for the general area that you are in.

Lot of threads on this...

Thread 1

Thread 2

Thread 3

I use an Eton crank radio I think I got for like 18 bucks. I've had it for around 3 or 4 years now. The crank, despite being apparently 100% plastic, has held up very well. (A few other crank radios I've had in the past have been broken due to vigorous winding.)

Great to have in the BWCA since it can help decide whether you spend the extra effort to set up a tarp, or if you should only spend half the day gone on a fishing trip vs. a whole day, or if you should basecamp for another night or move on, etc.

The one I have has a flashlight that is pretty useful, I like that it is crank powered in case something like the batteries for my headlamp die and I forgot spares. It also picks up FM radio which has made camp more pleasant and 'homey'.

I'd say go with a lower mid-range crank radio, don't have to worry about batteries, will hopefully have fairly solid construction, and will lack all the unnecessary bells and whistles that a camper doesn't need. Seems like a lot of them are marketed for home-owners to have in power outage/severe weather conditions and are not made with portability/ruggedness in mind.

I was concerned with this years weather as well. So I bought the Sangean DT-40. Worked great on the East side. No reception issues at all. Always had a strong signal.

I use the same as jfinn and have had reception on east and west side of BW and northern Quetico same

Sometimes it is on sale for $19.95

I've had 5 different brands of AM FM weather radios. The C Crane pocket AM FM NOAA radio is the best by far.

There are several threads about radios you should look at before buying anything.
I also use 2-way radios that can also receive the NOAA weather signal. I put them in zip lock bags to keep them dry. The zip lock bags do not inhibit the rf signal on the tx or rx side.
Don't spend too much money - there are many low cost options.
I NEVER trip without being able to listen to the daily weather. I like knowing in advance about the wind, temps, and of course the chance for rain or storms. It helps us plan our day since we base camp.