[pct-l] To SPOT or not to SPOT [AND] Money along the Trail

[Ed Jarrett]

I use the SPOT connect in conjunction with my smart phone.  It works pretty well.
I also use Backcountry Navigator with my phone instead of a GPS.  It is not a perfect replacement, but it does work well for those occasions where you are confused about a trail junction or cannot find the trail in the snow.  Not sure I would want to trust it when going through several days of continuous snow, especially since it sucks battery life pretty fast.

Ed Jarretthttp://aclayjar.blogspot.com/

> Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:11:23 +0200
> From: stefanrinnert at googlemail.com
> To: Pct-L at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] To SPOT or not to SPOT [AND] Money along the Trail
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> the subject pretty much speaks for itself ;D But for further explanation I
> might need to add, that I just want to use the SPOT messenger as a "in case
> of emergency" device for those areas without coverage for mobile phones.
> Furthermore, is it necessary to carry a GPS unit in the High Sierras or is
> a smartphone/are the halfmile maps sufficient?
> 
> The other questions aims at the management of finances along the trail. Can
> I pay with my credit card everywhere? are there plenty of ATM's? I have
> Yogi's book, but didn't find any info on that. It sure might be, that I
> just read that over. How did you handle the money-issue?
> 
> thanks in advance and best regards,
> 
> stefan
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