Personally it's the one piece of gear (aside from fire starters) that come with me anytime I am in the BC. Wondering how many of you are using these? I just renewed mine with the US Government. Aka NOAA.
If your not familiar with these its basically a way to let SAR, the U. S. Air Force and the Coast Guard know where you are at within 100m or 300 feet.
Pretty awesome piece of mind with a little investment.
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10-04-2016, 01:00 PM #1
homespun journalist
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406 MHz personal locator beacon, whos using them?
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10-04-2016, 02:01 PM #2
Irrie Rasta Dog Copilot
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I use a stud finder
For you a spam finder
Oud work better"When the child was a child it waited patiently for the first snow and it still does"- Van "The Man" Morrison
"I find I have already had my reward, in the doing of the thing" - Buzz Holmstrom
"THIS IS WHAT WE DO"-AML -ski on in eternal peace
"I have posted in here but haven't read it carefully with my trusty PoliAsshat antenna on."-DipshitDanno
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10-04-2016, 06:20 PM #3
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406Mhz?
Did a Montanan come up this this?No longer stuck.
Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn
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10-04-2016, 06:40 PM #4
ahhhh!
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Overkill for me. But excited to see the media backlash and federal government invoice when you pull the trigger on that thing 5 miles from a Starbucks.
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10-04-2016, 07:38 PM #5
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I've been considering this: http://www.backcountry.com/delorme-i...BzOjE6MjpncHM=
Can send text to people as well as communicate with rescuers. It'd be nice to have contact and verification from rescuers instead of just hoping that the signal is reaching them and waiting.
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10-04-2016, 07:47 PM #6
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The ACR resqlink is currently 200 bucks. I've been relatively anti PLB but currently have a friend in a coma who's pickup wrecked in an area w/o cell service. I live an an area with spotty to no service when in the hills and this has me rethinking some previously held beliefs. Haven't bought one yet but I'm really thinking about it.
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10-04-2016, 07:48 PM #7
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Make sure you factor in whatever the monthly costs are vs just looking at the device cost. Originally Posted by zion zig zag
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10-07-2016, 09:49 PM #8
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All the paraglide nut jobs run the DeLmore here in the Tetons, makes sense when the wind takes you for a ride.. Originally Posted by zion zig zag
How much have you spent on a beacon, probe, shovel, pack? $200 seems like a no brainier. Although I do remember bitching about the price of my first beacon, ha Originally Posted by John_B
Yeah well I just renewed mine and will be fine if I never have to use it. Sure some asshole has turned it on for shits and giggles. I prefer to limit my interactions with the police or US fucking Air Force Originally Posted by nickwm21
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10-07-2016, 10:22 PM #9
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Personally price has never been an issue in regards to not owning a PLB. More of f
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10-07-2016, 10:25 PM #10
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Oops. More of a semi religious belief in my own decision making and 25 year old invulnerability/ idea that it'll never happen to me or someone close to me.
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10-08-2016, 09:18 AM #11
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The ACR rescue link is $250 with 5 year battery. $50 a year and 4 ounces is cheap insurance IMO. I call it the "Oh shit button"
I need to go to Utah.
Utah?
Yeah, Utah. It's wedged in between Wyoming and Nevada. You've seen pictures of it, right?
So after 15 years we finally made it to Utah.....
Thanks BCSAR and POWMOW Ski Patrol for rescues
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10-08-2016, 12:53 PM #12
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this.. got a ResQlink for when I'm soloing in the Cascades.. thing is tiny Originally Posted by whyturn
'To quote my bro
"We're not K2. We're a bunch of maggots running one press at full steam building killer fukkin skis and putting smiles on our friends' faces." ' - skifishbum '08
"Adios Hugh you asshole" - Ghostofcarl '14
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10-15-2016, 11:48 AM #13
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I have an ACR resQlink for summer dirt biking, but will probably bring on hut trips this winter too.
Have not used it yet, so can't post about experiences when activated.
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10-15-2016, 11:53 AM #14
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My mountain travel bud group purchased two McMurdo PLBs a few years ago, carried one or both on serious trips. But now I carry an inReach SE so I can check in from camp, get weather updates and get confirmation of message receipt. Acknowledging that PLB has more powerful transmitter, I'll likely rely only on the inReach and not spend money getting the PLB batteries replaced (although someone in the group might shell out for that).
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