Ham radios

ktmrfs wrote:

ReneeG wrote:

ktmrfs wrote:

ReneeG wrote:
We are looking at the Garmin Inreach. We camp and Jeep enough during the year to warrant getting one. Service options including a month by month basis which works for us. We often don't invite family to come boondocking because we always head out ahead of them and with no reception in those areas, communicating our location is near impossible. With an Inreach, we can send them our coordinates and they can see where we are. We Jeep often on the backroads and never have reception. The Inreach will help us keep in touch as to our whereabouts and a line of communication should we break down or are injured.

We have the inreach. Bought it when it came out to replace the spot. We've used it in Europe, all over south america, the U.S. out in the ocean on cruises. We love it. Easy to text anyone who can get text messages, has the ability to store about 20 preprogrammed messages, a long list of contacts. Easy for people to text you as well. And if you go with GEOS and/or SARS worldwide rescue and return as well. Since I race off road and we travel all over the world GEOS family plan makes sense for us to emergency rescue or return to home in case of medical emergency if needed.

Inreach uses iridium sat's, so it's as good as a sat phone for communication. (well text only, no voice). The only downside is that like any Sat phone, they do NOT work well inside a building, even a trailer can be marginal. you want to be outside, tree's etc. aren't an issue but enclosed buildings are.

Thanks for the feedback. We began really thinking of it on a recent trip to an area that has been having earthquakes. Before leaving town I told my boss that if I don't return as planned it's because an earthquake caused a landslide to block the only road out and with no reception, I'll have no way of alerting anyone. Well, that's when he suggested this device, but we've thought of one to have on the many backroad Jeep trips we take overnight.

like the landslide with boulders on 95 near Riggs? Instead of a sign saying "loose gravel" it should have said " caution boulders crossing roadway"

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2020/07/u-s-95-closed-indefinitely-after-more-boulders-crash-onto-highway/