[Cdt-l] Fwd: docs to pietown

[Peter Sustr]

Has anyone ever used the Delorme system for 2-way communication that also
has the 'help' feature like spot?

Peter

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On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 2:11 PM, BCSS <bcss at bresnan.net> wrote:

> 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)
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> 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*
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: neighbor dave <neighbordave220 at hotmail.com>
>> To: cdt-l <cdt-l at backcountry.net>
>> Sent: Mon, Mar 11, 2013 4:27 am
>> Subject: [Cdt-l] docs to pietown
>>
>>  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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Peter Sustr

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