Registered: 12/26/08
Posts: 382
Loc: Maine/New Jersey
I think better safe than sorry. If someone is uneasy at surviving on there own in the woods, than they are prime candidates for a whistle. But if you have some skill and can make it (and the tools to feel confident)...then I see a less of a urge to carry one.
Edited by GDeadphans (09/16/1010:51 PM)
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