pvstoy
Senior Member
[SIZE=medium]It might be a good time to have a helpful post on current devices and services available with all the talk about being lost, injured, and Personal location beacons, and being safe out there. I remember years ago there was a post that covered this. But what about now, and what are the current services available.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=medium]I have a ACR personal location beacon and have my information with NOAA rescue center. I bought this because we are all ways in remote places and possible the only ones there. And of course no cell service. We were in a place a few years ago and she slipped on some sandstone and fell. There was no injury or anything but got me thinking that it would have took a incredible amount of time and traveling just to get some help started. Concerned and worried I did some research at the time came up with ACR PLBeacon. I liked that there is no monthly fee.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=medium]Moving forward last year my doctor had fallen while descending a peak in the Sierras and took several days to locate his remains. This also got me thinking of the limitations of a PLB while being alone.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]If I’m traveling alone with the ACR plb and something happens then I can hit the switch…..BUT… if I bonk myself unconscious, little good that somebody is coming for me. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=medium]Between ACR and SPOT I chose ARC for the no monthly fee and better range and power. Spot at the time was going through problems and I opted out.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=medium]So back to my doctor hiking in the sierras. Now what I’m considering is both a ACR and a SPOT. It is the breadcrumb feature that is sent to satellites and to a buddy’s computer to monitor progress and location while going solo on a trip that interest me. Of course that puts the burden on the person that receives position data to make decisions weather static location is a emergency or you just lost the beacon and it is still running. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=medium]A two system could be warranted where one or both could send a “all is good” message at the end of the day.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=medium]The breadcrumbs are a ways to give searchers a starting place to search or body recovery.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=medium]At the time ACR did have a service for hitting a button for non emergency messages to be sent to selected computers of your choice, that could be a option if available and comes with a monthly fee. Monthly fees for services that could save your life are becoming more acceptable to me for peace of mind when retirement comes and when we are more active out there. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=medium]So time will tell what units and systems and paid services we end up with… research will happen when the time comes.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=medium]We have signed up with Global Rescue https://www.globalrescue.com/[/SIZE] for our travels needs and I need to change the ACR personal locator beacon with NOAA. When I press the button I need to have NOAA call Global Rescue in order to receive the services.
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[SIZE=medium]Lot to think about and set up. How much is needed, easy to use and understand. What is the cost for peace of mind in our busy wanderings to all ends? [/SIZE]
What do you use?
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[SIZE=medium]I have a ACR personal location beacon and have my information with NOAA rescue center. I bought this because we are all ways in remote places and possible the only ones there. And of course no cell service. We were in a place a few years ago and she slipped on some sandstone and fell. There was no injury or anything but got me thinking that it would have took a incredible amount of time and traveling just to get some help started. Concerned and worried I did some research at the time came up with ACR PLBeacon. I liked that there is no monthly fee.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=medium]Moving forward last year my doctor had fallen while descending a peak in the Sierras and took several days to locate his remains. This also got me thinking of the limitations of a PLB while being alone.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]If I’m traveling alone with the ACR plb and something happens then I can hit the switch…..BUT… if I bonk myself unconscious, little good that somebody is coming for me. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Between ACR and SPOT I chose ARC for the no monthly fee and better range and power. Spot at the time was going through problems and I opted out.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]So back to my doctor hiking in the sierras. Now what I’m considering is both a ACR and a SPOT. It is the breadcrumb feature that is sent to satellites and to a buddy’s computer to monitor progress and location while going solo on a trip that interest me. Of course that puts the burden on the person that receives position data to make decisions weather static location is a emergency or you just lost the beacon and it is still running. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]A two system could be warranted where one or both could send a “all is good” message at the end of the day.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]The breadcrumbs are a ways to give searchers a starting place to search or body recovery.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]At the time ACR did have a service for hitting a button for non emergency messages to be sent to selected computers of your choice, that could be a option if available and comes with a monthly fee. Monthly fees for services that could save your life are becoming more acceptable to me for peace of mind when retirement comes and when we are more active out there. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]So time will tell what units and systems and paid services we end up with… research will happen when the time comes.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]We have signed up with Global Rescue https://www.globalrescue.com/[/SIZE] for our travels needs and I need to change the ACR personal locator beacon with NOAA. When I press the button I need to have NOAA call Global Rescue in order to receive the services.
[SIZE=medium] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Lot to think about and set up. How much is needed, easy to use and understand. What is the cost for peace of mind in our busy wanderings to all ends? [/SIZE]
What do you use?