Yeah but @carr.abby, this feels bigger than just loud voices. The last time something like this got ignored, it turned into a whole policy change at my old job. People are actually pretty upset about the details this time.

You said it fell from 60 feet with the battery at 45%. I saw a forum post last month about a similar sudden drop with a Mavic 3 battery around 50%. Their theory was a bad cell causing instant voltage crash. My pre-flight is more paranoid now. I check the battery voltage per cell in the app before every single flight, not just the overall percentage.

I always thought 48 hours was overkill for pork, but your numbers are hard to argue with. We only do 36 hours on ours at the shop. Might have to run a test batch with the extra day to see if we get that same cleaner pull.

My cousin tried that car lighter trick in Yosemite last winter. The fuse blew after ten minutes and he was stuck with cold soup. Honestly, a cheap butane stove from the gas station is still better than that. You just can't get a real boil from a 12-volt outlet, it's a total last resort.

Yeah but that's the whole problem, the markers AREN'T mostly fine in some spots. I was there last month and whole trees with blazes have fallen over. You follow what's left and it just stops. @quinncoleman gets it, it's easy to get fooled. My map showed the trail bending left but the last visible blaze pointed right into thick brush. I chose the blaze and paid for it. When a trail needs that much second-guessing, it's not just the hiker's fault.