[pct-l] SPOT

[Ed Jarrett]

You can pair your iPhone with a SPOT Connect to send any 45 character text message you want.  Plus it is the lightest SPOT.  Downside is that it requires a smart phone to do anything besides send an SOS.

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> From: tnx4asking at gmail.com
> Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2014 18:23:45 -0400
> To: Pct-L at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] SPOT
> 
> Wife is worried in particular about my hike from Kings Canyon to Vermillion
> and wants me to have some sort of ability to communicate the entire route
> in an emergency.
> 
> SPOT?  If so, which of the many versions?  I need nothing fancy - just
> ability to communicate.
> 
> I have both my iPhone and GPS for navigation (plus maps).  I see iPhone
> coverage is mostly non-existent.
> 
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