[Cdt-l] Fwd: docs to pietown

[BCSS]

Lots of success stories out there with Spots.  

We carried one on the CDT in tracking mode to promote the Mapping Project. It occasionally didn't track very well, but it seemed reliable for sending out OK messages.  They have the same limitations as a gps does and won't work as well in highly obstructed environments, so you may need to move it around a bit in an emergency.  

Might be better if you only use it in an emergency, so people don't freak out if they don't hear from you when they expect to.         

JB  (on the beach 200 miles south of Matzalan)

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On Mar 11, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Karl Gottshalk <kgottshalk at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just curious about the SPOT malfunction, I carried one on the Colorado Trail. My family loved knowing that I was OK and where I was. As an unexpected bonus, my daughter was waiting for me at the Creede trailhead in Colorado when I came off the trail as she knew about when I would be there by my SPOT updates. Never had any issues. 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Tjamrog08 <tjamrog at me.com> wrote:
>> No Spot.  Seen one malfunction, and it wasn't pretty.    
>> Uncle Tom 
>> 
>> On Mar 11, 2013, at 2:22 PM, ks1007 at aol.com wrote:
>> 
>>> or you could use goats like the goat man did
>>> how many of you are carrying a SPOT?
>>> 
>>>  
>>> Keith
>>> Deming, NM
>>> 
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>>> might be easier to have a stock animal to carry your water, then at least when you get tired you can ride it.
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