Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
I also carry a whistle. For outdoorsmen exploring alone in the woods, it is highly recommended for exactly this reason.
My buddy and I now carry whistles. I always knew to carry one as part of my hiking and backpacking kit, so now just keep it in my Camelback. I also use LiveTrack on my Garmin GPS and text my wife where I'm riding and for how long. Only issue with LiveTrack is it can be flaky, it also sends an e-mail and on my wifes e-mail account she gets bombarded with a gazillion e-mails each day from a lot of vendors, thus she never hears her phone ping when I start a ride. She'll maybe and finally know where I died, hours after the sudden stop.