I almost got one of these, but declined when I called the company and asked why it didn't even give an LCD readout of at least your coordinates. They asked why I would want that. They didn't seem to agree that I would be my first line of rescue in an emergency situation. Good Idea, but missed the mark in my book
The idea for the Spot is to help people find you in an emergency, NOT for you to find yourself. If you're badly injured or lost, it doesn't matter if YOU know where you are, it only matters if OTHERS know where you are.
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I almost got one of these, but declined when I called the company and asked why it didn't even give an LCD readout of at least your coordinates. They asked why I would want that. They didn't seem to agree that I would be my first line of rescue in an emergency situation.
Good Idea, but missed the mark in my book
It doesn't need an LCD screen as the coordinates are listed on the web site and display on google maps when you log in.
The idea for the Spot is to help people find you in an emergency, NOT for you to find yourself. If you're badly injured or lost, it doesn't matter if YOU know where you are, it only matters if OTHERS know where you are.