> Or: don't take your rental car that relies on cell service out of cell range. The company advertises weekend camping/hiking trips as a use-case on their blo

> Or: don't take your rental car that relies on cell service out of cell range. The company advertises weekend camping/hiking trips as a use-case on their blog [1]. Also: they weren't an hour down a dirt road on BLM/NF land. The women were at a popular trail in a national park. The trail is a beginner class 1 five mile loop. Hardly a weird edge-case... literally an afternoon walk in the park. Good thing they were in the PNW and during good weather, because this could've easily turned deadly in many other parts of the country. Being locked out of my car unexpectedly after a light&fast winter objective in the mountains or a light&fast summer objective in the desert -- especially solo -- would get pretty serious pretty fast. Hopefully I would be able to bust the windows and get at my water and bivy; if not, that would be a scary and dangerous night. > Was anyone else expecting a story about actually going off the grid, you know, permanently? Not per se, but definitely didn't expect a story about a parking lot at a roadside trailhead of a popular beginner day hike... [1] https://www.zipcar.com/ziptopia/camping https://www.zipcar.com/ziptopia/camping