[pct-l] SPOT, Bears, and cats (east coast backpacker)

[Jeannie Zortman]

I had an experience with SPOT last year and it was very positive. Went  
and bought one for future hikes. More reliable than cell phones and  
ham radios but not as informative. I have programmer mine with my  
itinerary, medical history age sex experience level etc. So the  
sherrif has an idea what to expect.

The unit was $99 and the service with insurance was $150. It takes 2  
AA lithium batteries and weighs 7 ounces.

Friends can track me every 10 minutes. In tracking mode and I can call  
for help from a support team and/ or alert 911 with the push of a  
button. I don't expect to use it for bears or cats as they aren't  
afraid of the thing. But it does help should I become immobile again  
and and or lost and need immediate assistance. Mostly it's for peace  
of mind for family and friends.

The sherrif deputy that came to my aid was very impressed and wished  
more people had them. It saves them endless man hours searching and  
gets them to the scene in time to have a happy ending.

Just my thoughts. Hope it helps.
The lime green
Jellybean

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On Mar 24, 2009, at 10:22 AM, jauquin quizorro <holsterboy at yahoo.com>  
wrote:

>
> Section hiking from Tahoe south through the park this summer.  In  
> three day incriments.  Easy easy.   AT section hiker.   NJ NY CN.
>
> How are the bears out here?  And I don't have any experience with  
> cats?
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> I am hiking alone.  My hiker friends are suggesting a thing called
> SPOT
> Lets people back in the world know where you are and that everything  
> is fine.  Seems like a good idea, and the price is right.
>
> Any one have any experience with this quasi-cell phone?
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