knb comments on Open thread, Mar. 16 - Mar. 22, 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: knb 20 March 2015 06:00:22PM 3 points [-]

Sounds like a rationalization to me.

I think you would be better off buying a ruggedized cell phone or radio if that is your true purpose. I suspect a watch is quite likely to get smashed in a serious fall like that.

Comment author: DataPacRat 20 March 2015 07:22:35PM *  0 points [-]

Sounds like a rationalization to me.

Fair enough.

quite likely to get smashed

Hm... brainstorming a bit, I'm considering looking up one of the cheaper watch-phones, removing the wrist-band, getting a SIM card for a phone service that only needs to be paid for annually, and keeping the miniaturized backup cellphone somewhere about my person. But that's a completely separate use-case than the device for camping, so I'm not going to even consider it until I finish my annual camping gear refreshing.