Walking and Climbing

To be clear: I understand the device transmits the help message back by satellite and not by using phone networks?
This then is the advantage of this product over carrying a mobile phone and a GPS, because you are dependent on the phone being in network to send a help message. (unless you have a satellite mobile!)

However, how much stuff do people want to carry? GPS and mobile is fairly standard stuff anyway and then this SPOT device too?

Certainly interesting though.
I think Breitling have long since made a pilot watch for about £3000 which has a single use emergency beacon. Apparently you sign a contract on purchase and get into trouble if you activate the beacon in a non-emergency (not that many people could afford to at 3 grand a pop!)

Your review doesn't state if this device is use-once-only or what safeguards are in place to stop idiots setting the help alert off "for a laff".

So is it a genuine good thing or just another opportunity for bimblers who can't be arsed to walk back from Hole in the Wall in a light fog to hassle Patterdale Mountain Rescue?

Another one, so soon? Or is this the same thing that Katie was talking about the other day here perhaps then?

SPOT rescue thread from the other day back.?????

Or a working link to the SPOT Rescue thread...

Sorry there folks!Didn't check that one, obviously! I even misread the original thread post as 'emergency bacon saves TGO walker' earlier on too!

I like the sound of emergency bacon. Perhaps we could get some for test

No, you should always save your emergency bacon...  Hence the old expression 'you saved my bacon'...

Stop telling porkies and making a pig of yourself!

Sounds to me like they're shortchanging you brave fearless Mountain Rescue guys there then, Wayne! We are with you ready to march, in defence of your clear and present right for fresh streaky bacon you know!!I'm making my marching banner and plackard as we here speak! Sorry if I'm 'hamming' it up there, btw! It is now seemingly becoming a full pig meat thread this! OOeeer! Hope there's no muslims watching, and being offended though!After all there, Wayne, the German Mountain Rescue guys always come back to their home base to find cooked sausage and black pudding, don't they!