I have had one for years, It has never failed to send a message from british Columbia to Wyoming to the virgin islands I always travel with mine, worth every penny.

 

I used to take solo rides twenty or more miles out into the woods. Always had mine with me. Still use it on every ride. To many places cell phones are no good. One push of a button on the spot notifies someone you need help, another sends a 911 signal for help with you location included. Plus if you get the right subscription you get $10,000 FLIGHT FOR LIFE insurance.

 

I don't know how many people on here use these, but has anyone on here or anyone you know had to use one of these in an emergency?

 

I look at it as cheap life insurance.

I ride solo a lot so I take mine on every trip.

My only fear is that i get hurt to the point that I can not push the help button. So I pay for the service that will allow other people to track me on the computer. At least this way if I don't make it home they will know where to pick up my life less body.

 

I have one and as others mentioned don't leave home without it. Peace of mind worth every penny. I wish the satellite phone options SPOT has were a bit cheaper. I would have that as well.

 

They're great for catching cheating ex-wives also. Dont ask me how I know, lol.

 

Here you go. You can see my Spot tracker. I use it for every thing. Flying, ATV riding, boating, motorcycling, travel in a car, hiking. It is usually accurate to about 6' and puts a marker in place every 10 minutes.

Like the others said, I never leave home without it.

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?&glId=0SVfqeSZBl3yVkQ7mSqU5SLTyL2kyct1m

 

Nice info. Thanks for sharing. Sorry about the couple. That is sad.

 

I've got the spot trace on mine works really well and I was able to hide it on the RZR that way if anyone ever were to steel my RZR they will have a very unpleasant owner knocking down their door.

 

We use these while collecting trail info. Use them to checking with each other and send messages like we won't be back tonight or come get me. Used them for 4 years and never minded paying for the service.

 

I use it and know at least 20 people that use them. I use it for everything. Car trips, Razor riding, my motorcycle and especially my plane. Anyone you want to can find or track you and you can call for help if something happens.

I will be using it tomorrow. Here is my link. I will be on it at 0730 Tucson, AZ time. Same as Pacific time right now. It will track me and mark my location every 10 min. and when I land it will show you where I parked my plane within about 6'-10'.

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?&glId=0SVfqeSZBl3yVkQ7mSqU5SLTyL2kyct1m

When we go to Utah every year all our friends can follow our track every day. If you don't want someone to know where you are at don't give them the link.

 

I bought my son a SPOT (17 year old) that rides a Raptor 727 and desert races. I purchased the auto tracking and he uses it ALL THE TIME. He usually rides alone and I know within 10 minutes of his last location. IMO, you have to buy the auto tracking to be worth it!

My only complaint: It should show current speed with each GPS location. It only sends coordinates every 10 minutes "IF" moving. This is ok if hiking, but on a quad / utv 10 minutes at 60+ miles /hour (he averages 40+ desert riding and tops at over 90mph), his last GPS location could be 10+ miles from his actual location. And yes, if he is incapacitated and can't push the 911 button I only know his last location within 10 minutes. But hey, its better than nothing as a parent of an active offroad teenager!!!

 

I was reading on them and the one I looked at said it recorded in 2.5, 5, 10, and kept going up in minutes. For when one is in motion.


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Hi Bryan,

It would still show exactly where he is if he crashed just like in my plane. If I had a heart attack while flying and died and then crashed the Spot will keep transmitting. You'll have lots of those markers all in one place.
I'll be flying this morning. When I land and park I don't shut it off. I'll be away from the plane for about 1 hr.
Take a look at all the markers in one place and it will show exactly where I'm parked.
So no I couldn't hit the help button if if I died suddenly, but all the markers will then be in one location.

If your son crashed and couldn't push his button you would know he has a problem because he would stop moving and all the markers would be in one place and you could drive right to him.

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?&glId=0SVfqeSZBl3yVkQ7mSqU5SLTyL2kyct1m


Taking off at 0730 Tucson, AZ time. Same as Pacific time right now.

 

Hi Bryan,

It would still show exactly where he is if he crashed just like in my plane. If I had a heart attack while flying and died and then crashed the Spot will keep transmitting. You'll have lots of those markers all in one place.
I'll be flying this morning. When I land and park I don't shut it off. I'll be away from the plane for about 1 hr.
Take a look at all the markers in one place and it will show exactly where I'm parked.
So no I couldn't hit the help button if if I died suddenly, but all the markers will then be in one location.

If your son crashed and couldn't push his button you would know he has a problem because he would stop moving and all the markers would be in one place and you could drive right to him.

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Taking off at 0730 Tucson, AZ time. Same as Pacific time right now.

Roger -

Do you have any recommendations on setting-up the unit? I just got mine...

 

Go on the web site it's pretty easy to set . Put the people you go out with the most in it


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Here is a link from a well known site for camping/hiking. There is a ton of information on many popular brands that is really interesting to read:

The Best Personal Locator Beacon and Satellite Messenger | OutdoorGearLab

Hope it helps.

 

I have a spot on my boat. It's 99 a year and 100.00 for the unit. It does not have an Antena and picks up signal in my garage. Battery has been good now for 4 months. Sends me a status report everyday and I can track it on my phone with there app. So far so good.

 

Has anyone else's Spot yearly service increased to $190 ?
With this latest increase I will probably be canceling and getting rid of it or looking at alternatives.

 

I had the Spot for about 2 years but only went places where I would potentially need it maybe once or twice a year. The monthly subscription became too expensive to justify so I recently cancelled it. Hope that wasn't a mistake. If Spot had a subscription at a lower cost for people who occasionally use it that would be better for me.

Update: When I cancelled the subscription they offered a lower monthly price to stay. That further reinforced my decision to cancel. If a company can't take care of their regular paying customers then they don't deserve my business.

 

Agreed. I only use it 1 or 2 months a year.

 

I think its worth every penny I have the retrieval insurance to ..helicopters search and rescue too


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We use our Spot for everything. When I fly my plane , when we ride in the Rzr, if we take a trip I throw it on the dash and everyone knows where we are and when we are getting close to the end. They know where we eat, park and sleep. Put in a teens car and know where they are all the time.
You can use it skiing on a person, boating and fishing... ect..
It has many uses. My wife and I ride alone a lot so this makes safety a little better if we get in a bind.

Depending on what plan you have you can set the record post times. i.e. 2.5 minutes, 10 minutes, ect...

Since I fly a lot I have many friends that have Spot. I used to sell them. Sold cases of them. (only 5 per case )

 

Guess I'll keep mine for a while at least. After a few emails back and forth with Spot customer service they gave me a significant discount. They said this was the first price increase they've had. Well after checking my account they have had a few small increases prior to this one and once I pointed that out to them they agreed on giving me the discount.