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I'd highly recommend the garmin inreach mini. I do a bit of hiking and traveling in remote places and it's a good peace of mind. It's dedicated to saving your l

I'd highly recommend the garmin inreach mini. I do a bit of hiking and traveling in remote places and it's a good peace of mind. It's dedicated to saving your life, the battery can last a lot longer than a cell phone, and it has texting if you need to reach out in a non-emergency. It costs about 50$ or so to register for the year and you just pay for a month when you need it. Well worth the secuirty. It also has a dedicated SOS button under a cap that you can press during an emergency. It will send your location to an international monitoring center that will dispatch someone local to your location for rescue. You can opt in for insurance that I believe covers an air lift. It also can double as a location tracker or rudimentary GPS if you need directions to civilization or lake.

bombcar 4y ago
Note that you can decide NOT to pay the "service fee" and they'll often still work, you'll just be hit with some pretty hefty fees for rescue, etc. You can also get a older ELT-style 121.5 MHz but I wouldn't really recommend it. Might be nice as a last-ditch.
- gregoryl 4y ago
  A Garmin InReach does not work as an SOS device without an active subscription.
- NickNameNick 4y ago
  The satellite monitoring for the old 121.5 beacons was turned off in 2009.
groffee 4y ago
I almost want to get stranded somewhere to try it out!
- xeromal 4y ago
  I used it in remote Colorado while elk hunting to give my girlfriend updates on my safety and it worked perfectly.
jf 4y ago
I also want to add my enthusiastic recommendation for the Garmin InReach mini. I purchased one to keep as an emergency communications device. It’s small, lightweight, keeps a charge for months when powered off, and (in a pinch) can be used without pairing to a phone. I keep mine in my backpack. I test out my InReach every time I go out of cell service and it Just Works. Setup was a pain though.

bombcar 4y ago

Note that you can decide NOT to pay the "service fee" and they'll often still work, you'll just be hit with some pretty hefty fees for rescue, etc. You can also get a older ELT-style 121.5 MHz but I wouldn't really recommend it. Might be nice as a last-ditch.

gregoryl 4y ago
A Garmin InReach does not work as an SOS device without an active subscription.
NickNameNick 4y ago
The satellite monitoring for the old 121.5 beacons was turned off in 2009.

groffee 4y ago

I almost want to get stranded somewhere to try it out!

xeromal 4y ago
I used it in remote Colorado while elk hunting to give my girlfriend updates on my safety and it worked perfectly.

jf 4y ago

I also want to add my enthusiastic recommendation for the Garmin InReach mini. I purchased one to keep as an emergency communications device. It’s small, lightweight, keeps a charge for months when powered off, and (in a pinch) can be used without pairing to a phone. I keep mine in my backpack. I test out my InReach every time I go out of cell service and it Just Works. Setup was a pain though.