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As an aside, is there anyone using AirTags in the collar to keep track of pets? Seems like it would be a fairly easy and cheap way to track.
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 3y ago
As an aside, is there anyone using AirTags in the collar to keep track of pets? Seems like it would be a fairly easy and cheap way to track.
- cf100clunk 3y agoI've thought about it, but my dogs are large and might gnaw or mangle AirTags in an instant while wrestling. Maybe if the AirTags were in a skin tight pouch of ballistic material attached to their collars...
- CharlesW 3y agoSearching "airtag pets found" shows a bunch of success stories. Anyone expecting a GPS-like pet tracking experience will be disappointed, and WSJ warns (https://archive.is/Qw4O2 https://archive.is/Qw4O2) that a poorly-secured AirTags might be eaten. I've been thinking about using the Elevation Lab TagVault myself.
- jstarfish 3y agoYes, but of limited use. They're not GPS so you need to have neighbors wealthy enough to create a neighborhood iPhone mesh. Rural/blue-collar coverage is spotty. The batteries are also prone to dying halfway through the search due to shitty luck. One of ours escaped while we were replacing the batteries.
- jmull 3y agoYou want to be sure your pet won’t chew/eat it. I use a case that slides on to a tag collar like a belt loop. Like these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BGQGZLP6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BGQGZLP6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b... Also, while air tags will help in some situations, they are useless in many others. I use them because I don’t think it will hurt, but I wouldn’t count on them. (I also have a Fi collar for my risky hound, which is a GPS collar. GPS collars also don’t always work.)