I thought it worth posting here. It’s good news from a source that rarely delivers good news… https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2024/04/22/und-the-explore-act-one-of-the-largest-outdoor-recreation-bills-ever-poised-to-impact-utah ..read more

I should say that Satellitephonestore was/is a authorized center for ACR; I found them by contacting ACR. So, if you have another brand, call your manufacturer ..read more

Randy – do you recall how much it cost to have the battery replaced in your ACR ResQLink?   ..read more

Jerry – Here are two side-by-side screenshots from GPSTest for Android. I like seeing the detailed list of satellites from the different constellations (GPS, Galileo, GLONAS). And the “Sky map” is also interesting. When the app first starts, the list is updated in real time as satellite transmissions are received.   ..read more

I know this article series is over ten years old, but it is a classic.  It is too bad that the portion with the gear lists is not accessible. Scott ..read more

I have an 8-9 yr-old ACR Resqlink PLB. Year before last I had the battery replaced by Satellitephonestore.com, their San Diego office. Presumably they do other brands as well. You can get a quote online to see if they have your battery. Service was very quick and they provided a full test report etc. Recommended ..read more

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This is log bridge on Cave Creek Trail in June 2021 about 1.8 mile above Panchuela TH.  Easy Peasy for experienced, if not washed out; and an easy ford if gone.  Maybe ferry the kids and pack across?  GPS 35.84886, -105.67878 I marked lower campsites at following 2 GPS not far into WA for when I arrive late in day after 12 hr drive from home.  There are other possible sites; but some likely spots are posted adversely due to creek buffer. TH 8381 ft elev 35.84178, -105.67270, 8555 ft elev, below log bridge 35.85037, -105.68946, 8965 ft elev, above log bridge TH 8381 ft elev ..read more

Jon, I have that Widesea stove you linked.  It came as part of a set with the Widesea HX pot.  The pot support doesn’t really fit on the Windmaster.  The stem of the Windmaster is a larger diameter. The pot support is flexible enough that it can be bent into the Petrel grooves.  I am going to try to permanently bend the pot support to see if I can get a better fit ..read more

My Pixel 6 has pretty darn good GPS reception too.  Since you’re Android, check out a small free app called GPSTest.  It will show you all the GNSS satellites it “sees” and is using to acquire a lock, your current estimated HOrizontal and Vertical accuracy, etc. Cell phones benefit from something called AGPS (Augmented GPS).  They can use the cell phone network to grab the current GPS almanac and ephemeris data instead of waiting for it to be slowly fed as part of the GPS transmissions.  It eliminates the cold start and warm start delays.   ..read more