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Re:The Hunt for the Death Valley Germans by dddddaviddddd on Monday February 06, 2023 @04:57PM (#34685028)
In 1996, I'm not sure what their options would have been, but today a Personal Locator Beacon or some other satellite communication system is good to have if you're in a remote place with no cell reception.
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Re:The Hunt for the Death Valley Germans by LorenPechtel on Monday February 06, 2023 @06:26PM (#34686085)
Yup--I was out in Death Valley last week. There's no way I'm heading off into nowhere without at a minimum a PLB in my pack.
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