![]() An example of how the different message options display on email and SMS. With the push of a button, GEOS International Emergency Response Coordination Centre provides your GPS coordinates and information to local response teams that will come to your aid, wherever you are. S.O.S.: The most powerful feature of the SPOT Gen3 – this function alone makes the device a must-have. Help/SPOT S.O.V (Save Our Vehicle): Alert your personal contacts that you need help in non-life-threatening situations, like vehicle trouble. Different contacts can be selected for the Check In and Custom Messages buttons. During our recent trip to the Cederberg, my wife was delighted to receive a daily check-in message, which completely removed all concerns about our safety.Ĭustom Message: Similar to the Check In button, it allows you to pre-program a secondary message that can be sent to your contacts. This gives a lot of peace of mind to those at home when you’re on a multi-day hike with no cellular reception. Other than your message, the text, or email, also contains your GPS coordinates. ![]() Your tracking points can also be downloaded as GPX, CSV or KML files.Ĭheck In: The Check In button allows you to send a pre-programmed message (text or email) to your contacts to let them know you are okay. You also have the option of saving your trips on your SPOT Adventures page, which can be shared on social media or via email. You can create a shared page where friends and family can view your movement on a map in almost real time. ![]() The tracking increments can be dropped to 2.5 minutes on the Extreme Tracking service plan – this is useful for mountain bikers or trail runners because of their faster speeds, but isn’t necessary for hiking. Tracking: The SPOT Gen3 has a “set it and forget it” tracking button that tracks your GPS location every 5, 10, 30 or 60 minutes on the Basic service plan, depending on your needs. Price: Approximately R3000 (at time of writing)Īll of these features are reliant on an active Service Plan. Size: 8.72cm tall, 6.5cm wide and 2.54cm thick Weight: 114g with Lithium batteries (136g with its strap and carabiner) messages from anywhere, without the need for cell phone coverage. The guys from No Speed Limit found themselves in just such a scenario in the Fish River Canyon – read all about it here.Įnter the SPOT Gen3 Satellite Messenger: A pocket-sized GPS device that enables you, amongst other things, to send out emergency S.O.S. If something goes wrong that requires medical attention, help could be many, many hours away, especially if you first need to hike up a mountain to potentially find signal, or get to the nearest town. ![]() However, wilderness hiking comes with a certain level of commitment – long distances from civilisation, often on difficult terrain and with little or no cell phone coverage. Complete disconnect from everyday life and an unparalleled closeness to nature. I love hiking in all its forms – day hikes, multi-day hikes, easy, challenging – but the type of hiking that truly captures my imagination is unsupported hiking in wilderness areas. ![]()
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