It's similar to a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), but WAY less expensive & it can be used for more than just emergencies. It's GPS enabled, and uses satellite comm to send messages to up to 10 e-mail addresses from virtually anywhere.
There are tons of uses for this! Obviously, you can use it to let your family know you're OK if you're in the backcountry somewhere. I'm thinking it would be a great device for the Summit for each trail leader to help keep track of group positions. I'm also going to look into this for the 2008 "Run Around The Rockies" as a way for rally drivers to report when they reach waypoints.
It is nice, I am getting one. But you have to pay for the service. It is $100 a year and $50 for the tracking feature. I think it is worth it. But others may be turned off by it. If REI has one today I will buy it. I will let everyone know how it works.
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Cheers,
Shawn
07 Ti FJ
Light Racing coilovers-front
Toytec 2.5" springs w/ Bilsteins-rear
Rock crawler 16" wheels
Toyo MT 285x75x16
Demello Sliders
Clifford Matrix 50.5x remote start alarm
aFe CAI w pro guard 7 filter
aFe exhaust
aFe throttle body spacer
ARB Full Roof rack with fairing
Swissarmysuv front bumper light kit
with Hella micro fog lights
Wish List:
Aux fuel tank
Winch
Front/Rear Bumpers
Nav (Clarion or Kenwood)
New speakers
I ordered one from REI, should be here by christmas. Too bad I wont make the summit. I'm getting married next year and her idea of a honeymoon isn't the summit, it's Fiji. Go figure. I will post a review with some pics when I get it.
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Cheers,
Shawn
07 Ti FJ
Light Racing coilovers-front
Toytec 2.5" springs w/ Bilsteins-rear
Rock crawler 16" wheels
Toyo MT 285x75x16
Demello Sliders
Clifford Matrix 50.5x remote start alarm
aFe CAI w pro guard 7 filter
aFe exhaust
aFe throttle body spacer
ARB Full Roof rack with fairing
Swissarmysuv front bumper light kit
with Hella micro fog lights
Wish List:
Aux fuel tank
Winch
Front/Rear Bumpers
Nav (Clarion or Kenwood)
New speakers
TRD SE w/ Full BudBuilt Skids, All Pro Link & Shock Skids, Diff. Armor, Spidertrax w.s., 3" lIFT, OMEs, Belstein/Procomps, Lucrum Winch Mt., Maxxis M/Ts, Scuba Driver Breather mod., XM Radio, CB, Magellan GPS, Inverter, PIAA 540 Fog Lights, 2007 FJ Summit Memories!
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