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Get Your SPOT Tested

Posted on March 8, 2019August 22, 2024 by Backcountry Fever

We are becoming so reliant on electronic devices these days that I hope we maintain some basic level of skills, survival or otherwise, if [or when] these gadgets fail. The SPOT Messenger is one of those devices I’ve taken with me on all my hiking, snowmobiling and off-roading adventures since 2011! My wife gave it…

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SPOT for Remote Tracking and Emergency Communication

Posted on December 26, 2011August 22, 2024 by Backcountry Fever

I just activated the coolest Christmas gift ever… a SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger! Now when I go into the backcountry, my wife doesn’t have to worry about me getting stranded or lost without the ability to call for help.  This will also come in handy when we go out exploring where I can see two…

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