I carry a sat phone...with how much gets spent on everything else , the price is laughable....
My point is way too many people are heading into the mountains with a bit of technology to rely on and way too little training and experience.....
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I carry a sat phone...with how much gets spent on everything else , the price is laughable....
My point is way too many people are heading into the mountains with a bit of technology to rely on and way too little training and experience.....
Oh and it has nothing to do with macho....it has to do with being capable of dealing with less than lifethreatenning things yourself....if I have to walk 20 miles I walk 20 miles....if I can get help well thats good too but rest assured I'll be able to do either.....lots pf people spent a lot of safe time in the wilderness before all of this stuff was invented...
SOME INTERESTING COMMENTS...lol these things ARE good stuff.The DO what they are advertised, if you follow directions.They are not a replacement for not being prepared...
Looking into the very small number of failures they most all seem to be user error..waiting 5 seconds then turning it off.
Ther ARE improvements from Gen 1 to gen 2 units... called progress...
Sat phones need both sides of each sattalight "duplex system" currently not enough sattalights to give full coverage..SPOT IS SIMPLEX..only one side...
IMO I have had very sketchy results with the phone systems..and I also use them every day @ work..sketchy coverage..
SPOT has worked for me...
good to use the SPOT unit EVERY TIME YOU GO gain confidence in the unit , its abilities and coverage and proper procedure...dont wait till its a death and dying and wonder how it works??
Be prepared food, clothes, equipment survival mind set and mental toughness with a will to succeede, some fdirst aid training and supplies... but in spit of that shyte happens...be prepared for aquireing help if you should ever need it..I have 36 year as a Paramedic have a exelklent truck kit, quad kit, and mountain kit...but still carry and use the SPOT.
good hunting
Steven
if the devices enable you to be where you have no business....they are a liability rather than an asset.