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['Boo]

So far I am really impressed with these things.

While Globalstar's sat-phone service sucks big time (how's that for an understatement?? ) these little tracking and simple messaging units work like a hot damn! Anyone who gets one should also "splurge" and activate them with the tracking option.


For a hunter who goes on solo treks these may well save your life or at least the searchers will know where to look for the body.

Go here for more info.

 

[RussellDyck]

I was looking at one of those at the local honda dealership a few weeks ago.
Something I am seriously considering before I start hunting or start touring BC back roads on my KLR again.
The big thing that I was impressed with was the cost. this is something that is easly affordable and even the yearly subscription fees do not seem that bad either.


Russ

 

['Boo]

The big thing that I was impressed with was the cost.

For what they are capable of the cost is indeed minimal.

I can't help but think that if they would have been available, and Tom Leonard had been packing one, his family would have some sort of closure today.

 

[C Broad Arrow]

Even though Tom's disappearance was tragic, I cant think of a better way to go then doing what you love...

 

[Boomer]

There's a young guy up here who spends lots of time out on the land and carries one, and the reports are quite good. I work with his dad who says that they can get on Google Earth and see exactly where he is. Should he run into trouble a helicopter or ground rescue could get to him with no messing around. Sounds like a great idea.

 

['Boo]

Here is a screen shot of a SPOT email message that the unit sends out every 10 - 15 minutes when in tracking mode.

 

[C Broad Arrow]

Who sells them in Ontario?

 

[C Broad Arrow]

ok... saw the link to the site and got the info... This is an incredible value for what you get. $170 for theunit and about $150 for messaging, tracking and google maps... not to mention emergency service. Now a bad gift for the solo hunter.

 

['Boo]

Not a bad gift for the solo hunter.

Safety aside I want Srupp to put my email on his tracking list so I can find all his secret hunting & fishing spots ......................... LoL

 

[Ike]

'Boo have you been into any heavy stuff yet and can you comment on continuousity of reception? (I know your area is alot flatter than mine).
My only question/concern is how they work in the narrow valleys of the BC Central Coast where I play and work (including some of SRupp's hunting spots - but don't worry I won't give them away ) Since we can't get GPS reception in a lot of those areas I am not sure how well these would work.
Colin was apparently going to be testing one and maybe he can put in his two bits at some point.
Cheers

 

['Boo]

I have tried them in the thick bush and they seemed to work OK. My assumption would be if you can't get a solid GPS fix in some areas the SPOT may not get out either but one would have to try it to find out for sure.

 

[Demonical]

That is a heckuva cool little gadget, one of those things that might actually be useful.

I may just have to check that out.