TheSorcerersCat
TheSorcerersCat t1_itl58yr wrote
Reply to comment by joys_face in A train passenger saw a woman waving for help. It was a hiker who'd been missing. by guanaco55
The Garmin inreach is about $500CAD.
In my opinion it's worth saving for if you're going out of service area.
TheSorcerersCat t1_itl4l88 wrote
Reply to comment by Wolfram_And_Hart in A train passenger saw a woman waving for help. It was a hiker who'd been missing. by guanaco55
One of my first summers in the field really nailed home the message.
Picture this scenario, me and my partner wearing red. Heli-pilot drops us in a cirque that's about 1 mile across. No trees. No bush higher than 1 ft tall.
When heli pilot returns he circles for 10 minutes to find us. Gives up and lands. Waits for us to use the Garmin to text him our coordinates.
Luckily we were a 4-5 hour hike from main camp and had a fully charged Garmin and sat-phone. We would have been ok even if the clouds rolled in and we had to hike out.
But yep. Never heading out without a heli flag again.
TheSorcerersCat t1_itlaw4g wrote
Reply to comment by joys_face in A train passenger saw a woman waving for help. It was a hiker who'd been missing. by guanaco55
I've never used a personal locator beacon but that would be my next best choice. They don't usually require a subscription.