What to take
I am going to start an open ended trip first week of September. Generally the route of Old 66. We are going to go until we run out of interest or budget whatever comes first. I have a halfton and a...
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RayJayco wrote:
Curious, does anyone carry a sat phone?
I know that we kept one on the boat when heading to the Bahamas and such. Not merely for emergencies, as it was worth it for the convenience.
I know that if I decided to travel out west, I would surely have one with me.
We now carry a satellite texting and rescue unit with us on all RV trips. It hangs on the cab dash when we're traveling and it seems to be able to stay connected to Iridium satellites even when the unit is there inside the cab. We of course also carry it on our person whenever we're out and about away from the RV. Our daughter gave it to us so she would know where we're at on RV trips: https://www.amazon.com/Garmin-Lightweight-Handheld-Satellite-Communicator/dp/B07CR7PL54
One of these days I'll talk to our Coach-Net ERS company to see if it's possible to contact them via texting from this device for emergency help on the road. So far the only time we have come close to needing vehicle help was for friends traveling with us who got their motorhome stuck, and guess what .... cell phones would barely work at the incident location right here in the good old American West.
The best part about a satellite rescue device is that with a push of a button air-evac service is available anywhere for medical emergencies!