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You are correct, sir! --Phil Hartman
For those who miss those days, I recommend T-mobile. (For that matter, I believe neither Sprint nor Verizon has service at Nancy Cascades, either.)hiking with a cell is easier then hiking without one. Back in the day you had 2 choices, rescue yourself, or send a party member for help.
Back in the day you had 2 choices, rescue yourself, or send a party member for help.
I signed up when I bought the SPOT - $8/yr for up to 2 rescues / yr, up to $50,000 each. The big question is how the exclusions are interpreted:
I would think that they would have a strong case for not covering you if, for example, the state determined that you were negligent and decided to charge your for your rescue because of it. (Then in a classic stroke of insurance, you would not have it when you needed it.)
Point (a) could be problematic - if I fall and slide on snow that became icy when clouds moved in, and need rescue, shouldn't I have anticipated that the snow would become icy with a forecast for increasing clouds?
I haven't heard any experiences with this insurance, maybe some have?
I miss the Lewis and Clark Expedition days, too.
Do we know for sure that this company doesn't pay out easily or is difficult about claims?
I "bought" a SPOT last spring (actually it was free and I just paid for the support). Haven't needed it, and have not heard of any insurance pay-outs. Of course, the SPOT insurance is only for registered owners of those devices with a current coverage plan in effect.
I tried to google for any complaints about claims but didn't come up with anything. If someone knows more I'l like to research this some. Please post or PM me.
Thanks in advance.
Little Ricke
I find it hilarious that you misspelled you own name QUOTE]
Can't chew gum and type at the same time. It sounds OK to me.
Oh one more thing, "hunkering down" is not an option, nice try, but by my standards you would just eventually die all nice and hunkered down.
Sometimes it can be a good option.Oh one more thing, "hunkering down" is not an option, nice try, but by my standards you would just eventually die all nice and hunkered down.
Oh one more thing, "hunkering down" is not an option, nice try, but by my standards you would just eventually die all nice and hunkered down. fely out of the woods and will be right home, do you need anything dear"? tsk.
In the cited case in July they only had to wait a few more hours to daylight and they would have been fine and able to walk out themselves
The dad and daughter were not wearing hiking gear and the daughter was wearing shorts when they set out around 3 p.m. to hike to the top of a 5,000 footer, where it was about 50 degrees at the summit, Ober said.
Don't know what I'd do, as I refuse to own a cell phone... But then, I was hiking for 30 years before cell phones existed... Back then, EVERYONE hiked without a cell phone.If I was injured so I couldn't walk I'd use my cell phone.
There's a huge difference. The Help button is NOT a "please send help" button. It only sends a signal to those who you pre-designate, and it is up to them to decide what to do. Authorities are not monitoring the help signal. During the Yukon 1000 canoe race this was made very clear to us, it was up to us and our ground crew to figure out a procedure if we had sent the non-life threatening help message - most likely meaning we were terminating the race but could continue to the next river village under our own power - which might still be a couple of hundred miles away.By the way, is there really any difference between pressing the "Please Send Help" button on a SPOT, and pressing the "911" button, other than where the message goes first?
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