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    i got a set of dog tags the other day so if i keel over on the trail some where someone could id me. has i.c.e. # name and so on. good idea or not ? got mine at www.dogtagus.com if anyone wants some. really good workmanship very happy with them.
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    Or you could just carry a normal form of ID..... NAHHHHHHH dogtags are alot cooler

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    my dog had a secondary tag on her collar, that said her name, my name(including my trail name) a phone #
    and it also said we were hiking the appalachian trail(so they knew we were hiking together) and yes we had a leash(you never know)
    if you like it-go with it :-)

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    Is it protocol on the AT to place one tag in the victim's mouth and the other in your own left shirt pocket?
    Fear ridges that are depicted as flat lines on a profile map.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChinMusic View Post
    Is it protocol on the AT to place one tag in the victim's mouth and the other in your own left shirt pocket?
    victim????

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChinMusic View Post
    Is it protocol on the AT to place one tag in the victim's mouth and the other in your own left shirt pocket?
    I thought you saved one and when you get to mt. katahdin you throw it off, kinda like Maverick did with goose's in Top Gun lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by hikerboy57 View Post
    victim????
    Going under the assumption that our hiker in question wasn't in combat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChinMusic View Post
    Going under the assumption that our hiker in question wasn't in combat.
    good call.if you didnt serve, dogtags are for dogs.

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    thanks for the info Tramp-I got my gal to wear one - i reckon that makes her my bi..h!
    Just kidding, how heavy are they?

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    Quote Originally Posted by hikerboy57 View Post
    good call.if you didnt serve, dogtags are for dogs.
    I still have my dog tags having over my desk at work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hoofit View Post
    thanks for the info Tramp-I got my gal to wear one - i reckon that makes her my bi..h!
    Just kidding, how heavy are they?
    just weighed mine less than an oz. both tags silencers & 24" & 4" chain
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    thay were such good people & such fast service i had to say something for them.and only $12! $11 for tags silencers $ chain and $1 for the p-38 can opener. wont use it much but there just cool so i got another one.
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    oops 1 &
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    Put some emergency contact information in your cell phone.

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    I have a bracelet from Road ID

    http://www.roadid.com/Common/default.aspx

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    Quote Originally Posted by swjohnsey View Post
    Put some emergency contact information in your cell phone.
    And also as the first saved picture on your camera.

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    Great idea! You might even get your camera back if you lay it down somewhere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by grayfox View Post
    And also as the first saved picture on your camera.
    Yep. And be sure to make it a "locked" photo so when uploading and deleting photos it doesn't get erased.

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    I think always having ID on your person is a wise idea.

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    If you don't live in the south, you might take care there to enunciate when discussing this topic. As in " You got any I.D.? ", and the response too often will be " 'bout what? "

    Okay, that off my chest ... I'm with jj2044 here. It seems to me that the drivers license I carry is sufficient. Certainly some sort of identification in the backpack is a good idea too.
    Dog tags made practical sense in the service; I'm not inclined to wear something like that now. Exception might be going for a run in clothes without pockets, but that doesn't apply to hiking scenarios.
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