Originally Posted By TomD
I don't have one, but if I got something like that, I think I'd get a satphone instead. Not cheaper, not lighter, but more versatile. They are getting smaller and lighter than they used to be, but the price is the big barrier for most people. the main reason I don't have one. But, you can rent them and that is feasible even for trips of a few weeks.


TomD..where can you rent those? (Satellite Phones) The closest gear store to me is REI, in Cincinnati OH, about 20 miles. I'm planning to do the John Muir (KY/TN) version, next fall. Will probably do it solo. Get's pretty isolated in some places. I looked at the PLB, and at appox. 4 or 5 hundred dollars, for something I might carry once or twice is just too much.

Thanks,
J.