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I think Garmin's days are numbered in this area. You can buy a small prepaid mobile phone as a backup and leave it off, it won't weigh much and be far cheaper.
by teruakohatu 4y ago
I think Garmin's days are numbered in this area. You can buy a small prepaid mobile phone as a backup and leave it off, it won't weigh much and be far cheaper.
I am going to guess One New Zealand won't allow prepaid mobile phones to use the service initially other than 111 emergency calls.
- iudqnolq 4y agoUnfortunately it's only possible to buy high quality rugged cases for very expensive phones. Keeping your prepaid in your backpack might work for you, but I was strongly encouraged by my local backcountry search and rescue volunteers to keep my emergency communication device in immediate reach on the shoulder strap so that I can get assistance if partially incapacitated. This might be different if you don't recreate alone.
- threeseed 4y ago> I think Garmin's days are numbered in this area Garmin and similar devices have proven reliability anywhere in the world. SpaceX may prove itself to be a better proposition but it won't be anytime soon.