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PLB - Personal Safety in the Bush
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<blockquote data-quote="RedDirtDigger" data-source="post: 76456" data-attributes="member: 2964"><p>Hi Joshwasere, I would suggest every prospector should have a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB). I am only new to this forum and i am guessing PLB's have come up in many threads over the last couple years.</p><p>Considering their long battery life the cost of a PLB works out to be only a gram and half worth of gold per year. very cheap insurance. And while hopefully you will never need to activate your PLB, there is a good chance you may come across someone else hurt in the wilds who needs urgent medical help and you can trigger it for them.</p><p></p><p>One error in the vid is that there is a few brands that have GPS accuracy down to a 100 metres or so not just the one he mentions.</p><p>I have one of the ACR RESQLINK models from ebay. They are smaller then the model in the video and some ebay sellers flogging them throw in a very high quality first aid kit.</p><p></p><p>If you don't have a PLB, go get one. </p><p>(PS some models float, others don't but can come with neoprene cases that will float them)</p><p></p><p>Prospect safely.... RedDirtDigger</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedDirtDigger, post: 76456, member: 2964"] Hi Joshwasere, I would suggest every prospector should have a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB). I am only new to this forum and i am guessing PLB's have come up in many threads over the last couple years. Considering their long battery life the cost of a PLB works out to be only a gram and half worth of gold per year. very cheap insurance. And while hopefully you will never need to activate your PLB, there is a good chance you may come across someone else hurt in the wilds who needs urgent medical help and you can trigger it for them. One error in the vid is that there is a few brands that have GPS accuracy down to a 100 metres or so not just the one he mentions. I have one of the ACR RESQLINK models from ebay. They are smaller then the model in the video and some ebay sellers flogging them throw in a very high quality first aid kit. If you don't have a PLB, go get one. (PS some models float, others don't but can come with neoprene cases that will float them) Prospect safely.... RedDirtDigger [/QUOTE]
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