Forget the GPS, like a map & compass it's only as good as the person using it.Originally Posted by david
If you want to see a big kit list check out the three peaks yacht race runners kit
Why should be bother with GPS, tent, sbags or even phones when some people don't even carry full body cover, map, compass, etc
RRR springs to mind as the most recent. Weather forcast appaulling-was there a kit check? it didn't seem so to me.
I reckon I've only had my kit checked 6 times this year in approx 30 races, I'm not talking about short races but med or long where you cross open country.
We have a requirement when we enter a race to carry the stipulated kit, reguardless of whether we think it's neccessary or not. I'm often surprised at the lack of kit check in many races. Even last year at the skyline where we knew the weather was going to be...interesting, there were runners trying to get away with not taking kit or taking kit clearly not adequate for the conditions. We had two kit checks one at the entry and spot check at the bridge where one or two runners were found to have 'lighter' bumbags than when they were checked at the start.despite the warnings.
A number of people were helped off the hill or dropped out because they were cold and suffering, I'm not saying they weren't prepared because the weather was as we know awful. But how many more people would have got in to trouble if we hadn't had a strict kit check?
One of these days a race organisor will get in to a lot of trouble because someone is going to have an accident and get in to a serious situation. If they haven't had a proper kit check it will come back to the organisor.
Insurance for races will get harder and more expensive if we don't do a proper kit check.
is there an FRA policy on the actuall check it's self
Nanny state or common sense?
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