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.

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NinerPilot

A friend of mine and her husband have one. They live in Colorado and are always outdoors doing stuff. Like you said, for what they cost, it's real cheap insurance.
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BizJetGuy

Had one for a little over a year now - SPOT Messenger

Not a bad unit for letting loved ones know where you are. Luckily, I haven't had to use the "help" or 911 features.

EDIT: there is a discount if you are an AMA member

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SomeStrangeGuy

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

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