If gave a lot of thought to what I carry when I go out into the bush. Aside from the usual items I actually carry a wristwatch and I make sure I always have one. I prefer watches geared towards outdoors use, rugged one with solid build.
Now, it may not seem like a necessary item to some but I believe a good watch is really handy out in the wilderness. For instance a lot of outdoors watches have feature that are geared to helping you in the bush. Some have altimeters, and tempeture gagues, but in compasses, etc. And what about the always handy chronograph? Useful if you want to vague how long you've been away from camp, or perhaps how long one of your compainions fever has been going on, or maybe you set traps and you check them every so many hours?
I find having a good watch is actually quite helpful and since its on your wrist its out of the way. I use a Timex expedition currently, a nice rugged series with a few watches aimed for the outdoor lifestyle.
Anyone else here think having a good time piece would help them in the wild? If so, what features would you want on your watch? Believe me there are some technical watches that even tap into weather satilite systems, giving you a feed on storm fronts. So really, there are a lot of features to choose from. What's you all's opinion on it?
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