Sponsored by SPOT

[OS-Aussie]

Based on the sponsorship of SPOT who has one and how do you use it.

My wife likes me to carry mine in the vehicle when I am solo tripping to anywhere distant. It allows her to check my current location and provides her good times to call or not call. IE If the vehicle has been stopped for a while I may be sleeping, combined with the ability to check Google Maps as often or infrequently as she wants for her peace of mind.

[flywgn]

It seems to me that your poll assumes that everyone has SPOT. I don't own one, but certainly can see the usefulness of it.

Allen R

[Skylinerider]

I don't own one yet, but I do a lot of solo trips, and I see a very real need for me to get one quite soon.

[sinuhexavier]

I've had one since January and it has been out on three trips with me. I have a nice list of family and friends that I keep in contact with and let them know where I am. It really gives the wife piece of mind and that alone is worth the price.

[OS-Aussie]

It seems to me that your poll assumes that everyone has SPOT. I don't own one, but certainly can see the usefulness of it.

Allen R

I would have thought that was one of the last two options ????

[SOAZ]

I use mine while mountian biking AND Overlanding to tell my girl that I'm fine if I break something and take forever to get back. I use it to track my trip. I use it so she can watch a trip of mine "real time" if she is not feeling well. I use it to send an Okay message to my blog when I take a bunch of pictures so I can update readers as to where I am. AND so I can later tie those pictures to a specific location on google earth.
Yes, I love my spot.

I was even thinking about a "catch me if you can" game. I'll carry some cash on me and give it to the first person that uses the live SPOT tracking to find and catch me!!!!! They'll need wireless internet access of course. ; )

[FlyNdrive]

It would of been nice to have selection for letting the family know you are OK because most of where we go is off the cellular grid. I use it more as a way to let the family of the status of my trips. I send out the OK message every evening.

Julie and I are off the trail for the day and are in a safe place for the night. I will update you to any changes.

I have never used the HELP or 911 buttons, but I feel safe knowing they are there. I also like the coverage area.

Thank you for supporting ExPo.

-Ben

[weezerbot]

We use ours for checking in with the OK, but don't necessarily have the tracking on every time out, so I wasn't sure what option to pick on the poll there. Never used 911 or help feature. Still having issues on placement in the truck for good satellite position.

[uphill]

I bought the spot.

Setting it off would make me feel somewhat like the old lady on the TV commercial who screams, "I've fallen - and I can't get up."

However if I was with somebody who had a medical problem or some other situation where life hung in the balance and I was out of phone range, this would be a good solution. It's not that expensive and provides great service from what I can ascertain.