Forum whore
A lot if discussions about GPS units around, but I have been considering getting a PLB. They are coming down in price and I have a contact where I can get one brand for a good price.
Does anyone carry one? Do you guys think they are worth it on land especially if you are "off the beaten track"?
The one I have been offered is a new mini size, with an RRP of $699.00. It is not much bigger than the traditional box of matches.
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Hardcore Punk
I use these guys, just sent it back today actually, after my weekend trip.
Would buy my own if I was using it as much as I would like.
For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.Keep an open mind, just dont let your brains fall out.
Night rider
I have a PLB. I can't comment on how good it is as after 2 years of owning it I have never actually used it.
The battery is good for 5m years, and hope that when I send it away to have battery replaced that I still will never have used it.
Time to ride
Hardcore Punk
Good to know it is there though aye, if I ever do a serious trip without one, I would probably need it. That Murphy can be a prick.Originally Posted by Jantar
For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
Forum whore
Like all insurance I guess. I would hope never to need it for myself but wouldn't it be handy if you came uoon an accident somewhere? With most phones having GPS it would normally be easy to tell the services where you are, but cellphone coverage is still patchy in many places.
Murphy should be shot...Good to know it is there though aye, if I ever do a serious trip without one, I would probably need it. That Murphy can be a prick.
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Hardcore Biker
This bloke knows all about them.
http://www.groome.co.nz/
L-Plate Rider
Yup I own one and always carry it with me while trail riding, and hunting. I brought one after I was sitting on a high ridge in fiordland enjoying the view and realized just how hard it would be to find somoeone in there, and how just a broken ankle could end up killing you because you could not get out. Its nice to know if I get in the shit I can still get help.
Hardcore Punk
Thats when I started thinking about them too, after falling off a bluff in the eglington valley during an earthquake, by myself.
For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
troglodytam extraordinaire
Did the same with a knife in the Kaimanawa's, like Jantar I don't know if it is any good.Thats when I started thinking about them too, after falling off a bluff in the eglington valley during an earthquake, by myself.
Funny thing is, you can be five miles from home or 100 miles for no where, if no one knows your there your just as fucked.
Hardcore Biker
res-q-link..
406 gps model.
rrp 599
these are built by artex, same people who have built my me406 in the chopper..
Hardcore Biker
Pussies,,,
Weekend hooner
I used to hunt with a guy who always carried one. He had previously had a stroke while out hunting by himself, only an hours easy walk from the car but he lay there in the cold and dark for 4 hours before his wife rang the farm owner who came looking for him. He couldn't walk but he would have been able to operate a PLB if he had one at the time.
Worth getting I reckon.
Best Frenemy you could have!
I have a GME MT410G or something like that. Never used it (thankfully) and hope I never will, for anyone.
I chose it, as mobile coverage is patchy, and even GPS coverage can be patchy, especially in the likes of forests, gullies etc. I figure if I need help, then it's serious enough to need everything I can get, and a PLB has the best chance of getting a signal and raising help.
Stuff like the SPOT uses GPS, and people have said they have failed to get lockons. My PLB does have GPS as well, so it can narrow down my location to a matter of metres, if GPS coverage is available etc.
Forum whore
I had a stroke once while out hunting.
Courtenay Place ROCKS.
NEDWN VIII
A decision to own such a thing could ultimately come down to price, as in a lot of cases.
A potential life saver for sure if emergency services are able to directly get to you without delay.
It's a bit like having an insurance policy, you pay for it but hope you never have to use it.
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