[pct-l] PCT staying in touch

[Michael Irving]

The DeLorme is actually less expensive if you only use it 1 or 2 months per
year.  I found that about 6 months use in a given year is about the
break-point where it's better to just commit to the entire year as you can
get a break in monthly pricing and you don't have to pay to turn it on/off
when you want to stop getting billed.  Since I just committed to the entire
year, I also bring it along when I know I'm going on a trip in areas with
no cell service as a safety backup even when on car trips.

I also really like the option where you can send a message that will
generate an auto-reply with the multi-day weather forecast for the GPS
coordinates that you send the message from.  Very nice hiking peace of mind
when stuck in bad weather or a sense of bad weather approaching like
lightning and snow.

-GoalTech

On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Ron Graybill <rgraybill44 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Fine if you hike regularly or are a thru hiker, subscription expensive for
> occasional section hiker.
> On Feb 24, 2016 9:52 AM, "Gregory Farris" <gfarris44 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a Delorme inReach Explorer.  It communicates via satellite and can
> > send and receive short email messages.  I set up a preset message, "I am
> > ok", and the person receiving the message can go to a link in the
> message,
> > and see on a map exactly from where I sent the message.  The unit will
> > Bluetooth with a smart device.  I do a subscription on a monthly basis as
> > needed.
> >
> > Greg Farris
> >
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