bp
People single out electronics because they provide a false sense of security to folks with little or no backcountry skills who then call for rescue."
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but BP, what do they use to call for rescue? Electronics? not semaphore

The problem is with an entire class of modern wussy campers who think they deserve to be rescued if they mess up doing something dangerous. whats up with that? SPOT and other such stuff should NEVER have been manufactured. The wasted public dollars trying to rescue people who were unprepared and ventured into the woods with the attitude that "oh well I can always press my rescue button, or call on my GPS cell phone in case I mess up or get lost". Its like people who speed because they have air bags in their BMWs.

Adventure does not include a film crew and a waiting ambulance. A GPS can help avoid being separated from your camp or truck better than any other single navigation item, or collection of them.
Jim