travel and rhum

Yesterday I went on a 9 mile hike @ 9000’. Temps were in the 20’s F and it was snowing lightly. It was glorious and I had a great time.

When I got back to the car it wouldn’t open with the key fob. So I opened it with the key. This caused the alarm to go off, and the car refused to start. No way to turn off the alarm. So I picked up my phone to call my partner to come pick me up. That’s when my phone went dead even though I started the hike with over 50% battery.

So then I decided to try warm up the key fob next to my body. I figured it was better than another 10 mile hike back into town.

It worked! I was able to clear the alarm and start the car.

I had the 10 essentials including paper maps and a compass.

The lesson for me is that electronic devices fail to work in even moderately cold weather.

Next time I will keep the key fob and my phone close to my body to keep them warm.