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<blockquote data-quote="condor22" data-source="post: 157359" data-attributes="member: 1932"><p>Jarrah</p><p></p><p>I thought about this and when I did, I realised I didn't really need one.</p><p></p><p>I didn't consider that I would be too far from a ground network in my travels and asked myself what did I want it for.</p><p></p><p>The answer was, in case of an emergency.</p><p></p><p>So I spent about $300 on a Garmin PLB. If I get in to trouble, I set off the beacon and wait.</p><p></p><p>If I had a Sat phone, I would make a call and still have to wait. I'm not sure if the Sat phone can locate me, but I do know that my PLB will.</p><p></p><p>The PLB was the cheaper (by far) option, with no registration fee, no annual fee in fact no further cost. The battery lasts 7 years and providing you take it to an authorised Garmin service centre just before the 7 years are up, they replace it for FREE. You also get one free replacement if you do have to use it.</p><p></p><p>I figured $300 for 14 years emergency security was a good deal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="condor22, post: 157359, member: 1932"] Jarrah I thought about this and when I did, I realised I didn't really need one. I didn't consider that I would be too far from a ground network in my travels and asked myself what did I want it for. The answer was, in case of an emergency. So I spent about $300 on a Garmin PLB. If I get in to trouble, I set off the beacon and wait. If I had a Sat phone, I would make a call and still have to wait. I'm not sure if the Sat phone can locate me, but I do know that my PLB will. The PLB was the cheaper (by far) option, with no registration fee, no annual fee in fact no further cost. The battery lasts 7 years and providing you take it to an authorised Garmin service centre just before the 7 years are up, they replace it for FREE. You also get one free replacement if you do have to use it. I figured $300 for 14 years emergency security was a good deal. [/QUOTE]
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