Re: Spot / Garmin inReach?
I used a Spot2 on a solo hike in the Canyon and it worked as advertised. I was surprised how well it did in some of the narrow side canyons -- I hiked down...
sumiwada 2012-12-27 18:32:34 #71578
Re: light backpack recommendation
Hi John, this is just a thought from someone who went through the "ultralight" conversion a few years ago. If you're truly interested in shaving carry...
sumiwada 2012-12-27 18:27:17 #71577
Re: Spot / Garmin inReach?
I have carried the SPOT II on roughly 25 or so days/nights in the canyon
since February of 2011. A buddy of mine also carried it during a two month
German...
David Dube 2012-12-27 15:00:08 #71576
Re: Spot / Garmin inReach?
Hi Bruce. I have what I believe is called the SPOT II Satellite GPS Messenger. It's the one with only basic-messaging (no phone required) capabilities. ...
originalgiri 2012-12-27 13:31:11 #71575
Re: Spot / Garmin inReach?
I have used the SPOT 2 on two hikes and it followed my tracks when on and
sent out 1 of 2 pre-programmed texts - i thankfully never needed to use the
SOS...
Pinny Lew 2012-12-27 13:16:05 #71574
Re: Spot / Garmin inReach?
I have the Spot connect. It works as advertised. You can preprogram messages "Made it to Phantom Ranch all OK " or you can program shorter messages on the...
Bob 2012-12-27 12:46:41 #71573
Re: Spot / Garmin inReach?
I use Spot 2, seems to work pretty well. Out of probably 50+ messages I have
sent over two years, there were may be 1 or 2 not delivered, but it could have...
Anton Solovyev 2012-12-27 12:29:57 #71572
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