GPS tracker
After reading the previous query on this in General, I'm almost afraid to ask, but I'm considering a GPS tracker for my truck and 5er. The Optimus GB100 looks like a good one. Anybody else do th...
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2oldman wrote:
After having 2 generators stolen, I think it would be so cool to have a tracker on them and be able to tell the police exactly where they are. Not that this particular tracker would work, but a much smaller one would. It's difficult to find chain or cable that cannot be cut by someone determined to have them.
This might be a good use of an Apple AirTag. Battery lasts a year and its small enough to hide somewhere hard to find, maybe tape it to the frame or inside the air filter housing (if it's plastic).
The Airtags rely on having someone with an iPhone walk by it to detect it, so it might not help if the thief takes is to his rural farm.
You can get small GPS trackers that report back via a cell connection, but battery lifetime tends to be pretty short on those, though maybe you could find a way to power it from the generator 12V outlet.
