[pct-l] SPOT vs Cell Phone

[Ken Powers]

I have a different view.

If you get hurt on  the PCT you will probably be in an area with no cell 
phone service. A phone will do you no good but a Spot can still send an 
emergency help request.

If your wife is hurt, neither will help you until you get near a town. If 
you are using Spot to routinely report your location someone can get you out 
of the forest.  Fortunately others will be able to help her..

I'll take my Spot and my wife on my hikes.  ;)

Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Abela" <pacificcresttrail2011 at gmail.com>
To: "Dan Kayser" <kayser at ameslab.gov>
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 6:11 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] SPOT vs Cell Phone


Phone.

If you are doing this for piece of mind the potentials of a phone far out
way the potentials of a SPOT.

One simple potential situation and I need go no further:

You get hurt, either works. Your wife ends up in the hospital, is a SPOT
going to help you?

John



On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 5:41 AM, Dan Kayser <kayser at ameslab.gov> wrote:

>  I am trying to decide which one to take.  I really do not want to take
> either but my family wants peace of mind that I am safe even though I
> have assured them I am not going to some remote location where I will
> not see another human for days.  I know the pros and cons of each
> (satellite vs towers, etc..) but wanted to know what others have carried
> and how each device worked for them?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Dan Kayser
> Environmental Specialist
> Ames Laboratory - DOE
> ESH&A, G40 TASF
> Ames, IA  50011
> (515) 294-7923
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