Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Woodland Caribou Provincial Park :: Weather forecast on extended trips
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Torino Dan |
A 10 day forecast is pretty suspect by about day 5 or 6. When I am out for 2 weeks or more knowing what to expect later in the day or tomorrow is an educated guess at best. I'm curious what others do. I'm not a big fan of bringing a lot of technology with me. I'm an I.T. guy for a living, so these trips are a way for me to get away and disconnect. So far I don't bring a GPS, SPOT, etc. That said, I would consider bringing some technology if it solved this issue. I'm not interested in a sat phone so I can call someone. That would only lead to someone being able to call me. Anyone have a great way to get a weather forecast without being too "in touch"? |
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Marten |
The Delorme Inreach is what I would probably get if purchasing any device today. It has two-way texting using the Iridium Satellites. Get your weather and be able to do a self-rescue if necessary. They have more than one model. Delorme Inreach Explorer |
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Torino Dan |
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nctry |
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ECpizza |
I did end up using the sat phone, and after the first call, got the latest wether before anything else. Could I survive without it? Sure. Did I like getting the wether? Yes. For me it was like packing a spare lighter... |
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Marten |
quote ECpizza: "I laminated my 10 day forecast and took it with. It was surprisingly wrong. If it said 'storms Tuesday afternoon, it was beautiful Tuesday. We did however get the predicted storm... Wednesday morning. By day 5 it was useless. I feel there is something to this issue of the weather forecast for WCPP being right but off in the timing. Obviously the forecast we get is for the general area. Depending on which direction the weather system is moving in from it is usually about 8 hours off. It is still nice to know what is out there with the wind prediction being the most important. And yes, the forecast is usually OK for the next 48 hours but after that it can be laughable. That is one of the reasons I have my forecast delivered each morning. One morning up in Opasquia PP I even called home to get the up to the minute forecast because we did not want to linger too long and lose the tailwind that would take us 15 miles down a long lake. We were able to explore until 3:00 pm and then enjoy the tailwind. The forecast was for a stiff headwind the next day. A perk of toting one more device. |
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Torino Dan |
An example of why I started this thread. I'm in a nice campsite, it's a reasonably nice morning, and have a day or two of non-travel days in my overall plan. My next move will take me over a larger body of water, later in the day. I don't know if there is as nice of a site as I am in now until I get across that big lake. If I had a forecast that said the wind would pick up or storms were moving in late in the day, I might very well choose to stay where I'm at, fish, and enjoy a day watching the water go by. On the other hand, it might be a great day to get that lake behind me. Thanks for the conversation so far! |
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ZaraSp00k |
But what really can you do about it? It's not like you will forget going to the baseball game and stay home and watch it on TV. If you have been paying attention and look at the sky you will have as accurate as any forecast you will get. |
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SunCatcher |
SunCatcher |