California family dies under mysterious circumstances

Re:California family dies under mysterious circumstances by carabiner on Friday August 20, 2021 @07:32PM (#28252569)

I use a Mammut Barryvox avy beacon and a Garmin Inreach. Each for a different purpose, of course. They both cost hundreds of dollars.

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Re:California family dies under mysterious circumstances by nate_meurer on Friday August 20, 2021 @09:40PM (#28253289)

I looked at those Garmins a while back. How do you feel about the size and weight?

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Re:California family dies under mysterious circumstances by carabiner on Saturday August 21, 2021 @02:40AM (#28254798)

Inreach Mini is totally worth the weight, not just for SOS but texting people (2-way) or getting weather reports. I've used it just for meeting up with people who also had Inreaches in places with spotty reception (many climbing areas). On a big climbs you can send check in messages to people at home.

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Re:California family dies under mysterious circumstances by nate_meurer on Saturday August 21, 2021 @11:12AM (#28257625)

Ah, I was looking at the full size ones. How's the Mini's battery life?

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