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You may be right. Bigger could be better. It was like a cave down those holes.
Lots of place where I skied have very spotty and/or no cell service. Lots of places I find myself driving through in the winter have very spotty and/or no cell service. I remember several years ago when I was driving from Sun Valley to Mammoth via US 6. I came upon couple of huge signs on US 6 somewhere in Nevada. “No Gas, No Service, No Nothing for The Next 169 Miles.” In that 169 miles, we didn’t see a single car in front or in back of us travelling in the same direction. We did see two (02) cars going the opposite direction. Now, I know why the big headed aliens like to hang out there.
Most people I know take full cell coverage for granted. I often tutor my nephews and nieces on methods of self-reliance when cell services are disrupted and/or not present. I call them back up procedures. I have AAA but I also know how to change a flat tire. Have to tell you, AAA saved my bacon quite a few times already. Not a prepper by any measure but know enough to stay alive when the sh** hits the fan. My motto is “Whatever gets the job done, but let’s try the easiest way first.”
Beacons, whistle, cell phone, smart watches, two-way radios, satellite phones/messenger, personal locator beacon, GPS enable devices and whatnot, they all have the places in our lives. Like any tools, they all have limitation. Know what they are and always have a plan B. Sometimes having plan C, D… in place helps me sleep at night.
Like @jmeb , I am a bit skeptical of the up link capability of the watch. Sound like it is more cellular rather than satellite based.
Too bad. If this was Sat based and could be an SOS device for remote locations it'd be huge with adventure sports crowd
I wonder what form factor would be required for a satellite watch.
CCTV is turning up everywhere, keeping an eye on everything we do. Both Beijing and London now have close to half a million cameras each, making them the most surveyed cities in the world. Of course it's not just the footage that is useful, but the real time diagnostics that can remotely alert to many "identifiable " events. It's not beyond possibility in the near future a ski resort could have more extensive coverage programmed to identify emergency events such as collisions and tree wells, or even snowboarders throwing skiers off lifts.Most resorts already have CCTV at their bases, so it could be sooner rather than later.
They already exist. The ones I know of are from Breitling : https://www.breitling.com/us-en/emergency/ (and being Breitling's they are expensive).
I don't know that any others exist yet. Here's some more on the watch and getting it approved for use in the US : https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariela...g-emergency-ii-watch-arrives-us/#1f508d773b78
Expensive seems like an understatement. Also, I think any of those would take up half my forearm!
I had no idea of the seriousness of this issue. I must apologies for making light of it in my previous post. I thought the sliding down the icy slopes into the woods was always the most dangerous situation.
May I ask? Why do folks go in head first? Why is it a "bad idea" to stop? I would think stopping if you can't see would be the thing to do.
I had no idea of the seriousness of this issue. I must apologies for making light of it in my previous post. I thought the sliding down the icy slopes into the woods was always the most dangerous situation.
May I ask? Why do folks go in head first?
Why is it a "bad idea" to stop? I would think stopping if you can't see would be the thing to do.
Last year a group of us enabled the google maps "share my location" feature with each other to facilitate meeting for lunch and switching groups and après and such. But seeing where the track disappears (when snow blocks the signal) might actually be useful. Provided it occurred to anyone in time.
And then there is the false positve problem when someone's battery goes dead.... Hmmm.
View attachment 22020 I don't remember the ferry?
But seeing where the track disappears (when snow blocks the signal) might actually be useful. Provided it occurred to anyone in time.
And then there is the false positve problem when someone's battery goes dead.... Hmmm.
I'm not clear what the picture is supposed to show me? It didn't seem to end anywhere.