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I'm not sure I understand the animosity to technology... I mean,
goretex, nylon, pop-tarts... they're all only possible because of
very complex technology. So are all the maps and other trail
navigation information anyone produces. As for being connected -
people have online journals they update at each town stop -
sometimes each day. They have cell phones... Isn't a SPOT just a
better implementation of a cell/satellite phone? People don't
complain too much about being connected via e-mail or cell phones
(well, some do), so what magical threshold does a SPOT cross? Should
we all be wearing animal skins, and eating game we shot with our bow
& arrow? Writing journals in caves with finger paint?<br>
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These are all tools. Sure, they can turn into a crutch or be abused
like any other tool, but they can also be life-savers. I've seen
similar arguments about avalanche beacons (and we'll likely hear
those all again this winter). In all these cases, there seems to be
one constant - your most important equipment is inside your skull.
Any tool can be abused by a moron who doesn't know how to use it. If
someone presses the SPOT button because they have a blister, or gets
hypothermic because they wrongly thought their new jacket will
protect them, or wanders across a dangerous avalanche path because
they thought a beacon would save them... the fault isn't with the
tool, it's with the person using it. <br>
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Personally, I probably wouldn't use a SPOT on the CDT just because
I'm cheap, and don't feel like carrying yet another thing. Instead,
I'd make sure that someone (someone who isn't paranoid) had my
itinerary, and I'd check in at each stop... I think that's what most
people do. But, I could envision taking a trip to more remote
locales where a SPOT would be welcome... and I'd be happy to hike on
the CDT with someone who had a SPOT - heck, more insurance, and I
don't have to pay or carry the thing. <br>
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On 12/3/2010 7:51 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ks1007@aol.com">ks1007@aol.com</a> wrote:
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<div>I don't think that I have seen it written anywhere that all
MUST carry a SPOT but after seeing it in person actually
saving a human (and 2 goats) lives it sure makes me wonder
about the value of someones life not having it along just in
case it's needed especially if you are hiking solo - there is
also nothing that says you need to "ping" nightly or at all -
rudy (cupcake) learned the hard way about giving his family
his itinerary - if he didn't ping them they got worried and
called the place where "he should be" next - we got a call
from Paris, France and so did julie in san lorenzo - I told
him to not give out his itinerary of where and when he should
be next that he would just call when he got there but he still
had the SPOT just in case</div>
<div>fine - you don't want to carry one then don't - your choice
- but don't try to sway others by saying they will lose their
"freedom" by carrying one<br>
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