Thread: "The Spot" GPS Tracker

So this might be of some interest to the GS guys out there, so I wanted to post up and see if anyone had any experience with the "Spot" GPS dealie-o.

SPOT SATELLITE MESSENGER :: HOME PAGE

Basically a GPS receiver and satcom transceiver in one. Plus friends and family can log on to a web site and see the last time you checked in, and if you need help that isn't an emergency you can have it send a text message or e-mail to people.

Since it doesn't rely on the cell network, it works anywhere. The roommate and I are planning a 2 week tour of most of California's national forests, and this seemed like a good investment.

Anyone else have one, or know someone who does? At a couple hundred bucks, seems like a good insurance policy if something goes wrong out in the middle of nowhere.

Originally Posted by navydevildoc

So this might be of some interest to the GS guys out there, so I wanted to post up and see if anyone had any experience with the "Spot" GPS dealie-o.

SPOT SATELLITE MESSENGER :: HOME PAGE

Basically a GPS receiver and satcom transceiver in one. Plus friends and family can log on to a web site and see the last time you checked in, and if you need help that isn't an emergency you can have it send a text message or e-mail to people.

Since it doesn't rely on the cell network, it works anywhere. The roommate and I are planning a 2 week tour of most of California's national forests, and this seemed like a good investment.

Anyone else have one, or know someone who does? At a couple hundred bucks, seems like a good insurance policy if something goes wrong out in the middle of nowhere.

I have one with the full tracking service etc.

If you google enough you'll find one free probably (lots of random promo's with spot are a free unit promo with prepaid year of full service).

I've not used 911 service with it thankfully, and I don't think anyone besides me has actually tracked us on it but its nice to have...bit of a piece of mind when your gps just shows you as a dot between some lakes and nothing else till you zoom out to the 50 mile scale