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Tuesday, 24 May 2011 07:27

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Whether you’re out at sea, riding the open road or hiking the trail, SPOT can assist you in a time of dire need or allow others to track your location. Read some of the latest experiences our loyal SPOT customers have sent us.


SPOT user, Thomas Doss and his daughter planned on going for a ride on their snowmobiles. Equipped with survival gear, they expected the unexpected; a leisurely ride in the snow turned into a critical situation. Thomas wrote us about his experience using SPOT that helped saved his daughter.

“My daughter and I were going on a snow machine ride out of Cooper Landing to Lost Lake, Alaska. After about an hour of riding, I fell through and couldn’t get out. My daughter fell through a few minutes later with her machine.


It was getting dark quick, so we brought out our survival gear and got ready for a long, cold night. My daughter was getting hypothermic and I chose to use the SPOT to get her out quick. The SPOT worked perfect and we got her out safe. Thanks, because it would have been the next day if we hadn’t have had our SPOT. She would have been in serious trouble if we would have had to wait that long. Thanks again for a real life saving piece of equipment that works.”


Chris Petrie wrote and told us where he took his SPOT and how his SPOT mapping stopped him from heading toward a dead end:

“Hey SPOT! Love your products and your constant innovation! This is our third season and now we have upgraded our SPOT to the new SPOT DeLorme Communicator. We are taking this incredible device on our 1507 km canoe expedition that goes from Jasper, Alberta to Fort Smith Northwest Territories. We used your first product on an 87-day voyage to Hudson Bay and it was awesome!

-Chris Petrie


P.S. Because of SPOT (3 years ago) my girlfriend was able to zoom in on our location (we had a weak cell signal but it held up in this area). She was able to tell me that we were 18km off route and were heading toward a dead end! We were lied to about a short cut that did not exist on Cedar Lake, Manitoba!”


We are happy to hear SPOT lent a helping hand and everyone is OK.


Share your story with us. We would love to hear it.

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Comments
J.J. Nugent   |2011-06-05 10:30:12
I put my Spot Connect outside and decided to experiment with it for the first
time. I accidentally brushed the large red symbol on my touch screen that said
SOS. I had not read how to cancel my emergency signal as it counted down.
Seconds later a very friendly but professional voice called my not so smart
phone. She made sure I was ok and told me to take the batteries out of the
device for at least ten minutes. I was extremely embarrassed but please that if
I had not answered the phone; rescue workers would have been dispatched to
extract me from my living room. Never ever ever touch the SOS button unless you
need help!
Richard Peck   |2011-05-31 05:48:22
I was testing my off road car with a friend in the desert outside of Tucson, AZ.
To give my Spot good access to the sky I mounted it on the roof. When I got home
I saw my Spot was missing. Looking for it we backed tracked over our route.
Failing to find it I was bummed out. As it was in the track mode I thought to
look on my computer to see where it might be. I was hoping it was somewhere
where it could get a signal out. This turned out to be a good idea. Spot had
fallen into the car and was sending out a signal all the way to my GARAGE.
Needless to say I was happy to find it.
Brent Turriff   |2011-05-26 23:48:22
My dad and myself were on a fishing trip in northern Manitoba last fall. In the
afternoon when we went to leave my floatplane wouldn't start. We had emergency
gear but my dad has both diabetes and cancer, and shouldn't be away from medical
help for extended periods. We hit the help button on the SPOT, and my friend was
there within a hour to get us home that night. This product saved us a
uncomfortable night in the bush, worrying or families and possibly sending out
emergency services needlessly.
I don't leave the ground without the SPOT
anymore.
Brock   |2011-05-26 06:22:05
Hi SPOT! Luckily no emergency story here. I wanted to say thanks for the peace
of mind that SPOT gives to those at home while adventure junkies are off in the
wild. I recently spent two weeks trekking in the Everest region of the Himalayas
and had SPOT with me every single step of the way. My family, friends, and
coworkers back home had a blast following my journey while I was out of cell and
internet range. Kudos on a great product!
donald simone   |2011-05-26 05:40:41
Got stuck in the black rock desert near Oregon in a jeep cherokee recentlyUsed
the 9/11mode and 4 jeeps arrived same night from Winnemucca nv.170 miles away
they got us outquickly and told us this was their secondrescue using spot and
they couldn't say enough good about it.
Rhodes   |2011-05-26 05:09:16
A message from the “other side” of your SPOT. Being both a SPOT owner and a
Mountain Rescue Team member in Colorado who has responded to a SPOT SOS,
here’s a few recommendations to help us help you:
1. Be as detailed as you can
with your SPOT Profile under Additional Information, including a physical
description of yourself, age, ability and gear you typically have. If you’re
doing a big trip, create a trip specific SPOT profile with your trip plan and
anything else a rescue team will need to help you. All this info is relayed to
the SAR team coming for you.
2. Provide even more info about your trip to your
Emergency Contact(s), because we WILL be talking to them before deploying to
come get you. Give your emergency contact(s) a detailed trip plan, schedule,
info on everyone in your group including gear, training, medical issues, etc.
I’d recommend sending your emergency contacts an all-inclusive email about
your trip – something they can easily forward to a SAR team, and has anything
& everything we’d possibly need to rescue you.
3. Be patient & plan ahead.
Once you press SOS, it could be several hours or the next day before you’re
rescued (depending on the circumstances). Be prepared to spend the night out in
whatever environment and climate you’re in.
4. Another great idea: have a
2-way radio of some type with you (FRS, CB, VHF, etc.), and document this in
your SPOT Profile with a specific channel or frequency. If you use the SOS on
your SPOT, turn that radio on to that channel so we can make contact with you as
we get close. We may not be able to get to you immediately, but establishing
communication with you via ground teams or aircraft will drastically help us to
help you.
5. Lastly, take the most important piece of equipment you possibly
can: your brain! Be smart & save while having fun out there!
Mary   |2011-07-08 05:54:31
Excellant advice. I often think about my contact info and what info is needed. I
will take a more active approach in providing the best trip outline etc.
Terrence Loat   |2011-05-26 03:55:57
The SPOT product is terrific. I have just returned from my second winter/spring
of sailing in the Caribbean and use SPOT on a daily basis. SPOT enables keeping
family and friends notified of the boat's exact location, which is particularly
important during extended open ocean passages that involve continuous days and
nights at sea. We have both models of SPOT and would not set sail without this
dependable little gem of safety equipment!

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