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Re:Two Years of Vanlife: A Retrospective by shaunparker on Friday December 06, 2019 @11:03AM (#21722965)
Do you have any recommendations for the satellite beacon? My brother is doing this in his RV and I’d love to get him one. Thanks.
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Re:Two Years of Vanlife: A Retrospective by leggomylibro on Friday December 06, 2019 @11:25AM (#21723236)
I use a Garmin inreach - the mini one is a little hard to use on its own because of the small monochrome display, but it pairs to your phone with bluetooth and has a nice companion app.

Also, the EarthMate app has a nice mapping interface which shows things like topographic maps and major trails, and it lets you download maps ahead of time in varying levels of detail for offline use.

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Re:Two Years of Vanlife: A Retrospective by phonethrowaway on Friday December 06, 2019 @11:13AM (#21723072)
I have a Delorme Inreach. Highly recommended... Apparently Garmin bought them.

https://explore.garmin.com/en-US/inreach/

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