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>Those folks, if they have any sense, have a dedicated device, as you state. You'd be shocked at the number of people who carry their beacon, probe, shovel, et
by DMell 4y ago
>Those folks, if they have any sense, have a dedicated device, as you state.
You'd be shocked at the number of people who carry their beacon, probe, shovel, etc but not an InReach or Spot device. With that said, most groups have at least one and are playing the odds game that it won't be them that has an issue and can't access it.
- ghaff 4y agoThere's probably a difference between one-time purchases and committing to a subscription service (on a device that is also more expensive). If I did a lot of remote solo hiking, I'd probably feel I needed to spring for it, but I haven't as things stand.
- DMell 4y ago>on a device that is also more expensive An InReach Mini costs roughly $300 while a Spot device costs less than $200. An iPhone 14 is $800.
- ghaff 4y agoMore expensive than the avalanche probe, shovel, and beacon. I was responding to the following: "You'd be shocked at the number of people who carry their beacon, probe, shovel, etc but not an InReach or Spot device."
- DMell 4y agoYou would still require a probe, shovel, and beacon. The difference comes down to whether you purchase an iPhone 14 or a device akin to Spot.
- ghaff 4y agoFor many, the answer will be that they're buying an iPhone in any case so why buy an additional several hundred dollar device.
- DMell 4y agoSeveral hundred? It is less than $200 which is cheaper than upgrading to the iPhone 15k - that's all I'm saying. In no world is the device more expensive than an iPhone.
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