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Old 07-19-2017, 10:19 AM   #5
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Certainly the lines of survival are blurred by marketing.

Even a trip to the Bahamas only involves being 30 or so miles "offshore".

On the East Coast of the US and western Bahamas, as long as you travel in decent weather, you generally are within just hours of rescue, not days or weeks.

Better to spread out dollars spent on survival gear that can be redundant than overkill on a few items that are suitable for crossing oceans.

Not to say all of the best equipment isnt great, but most of us budget boating and dollars should first be spent on a safe mothership, then apportioned for things that will work just fine for where you boat and are redundant.
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