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ACR MicrOFix 406 GPS PLB

ACR MicrOFix 406 GPS PLB description

Take reassurance along with you out into the backcountry with the ACR MicrOFix 406 GPS Personal Locator Beacon. As the lightest and smallest high-functioning personal locator available, the MicrOFix 406 provides a dependable last resort in harrowing situations.

Bottom Line: Leave chance out of it and carry the ACR MicrOFix 406 GPS PLB next time you head out into the backcountry.

As someone whose entire life is dedicated to living and traveling in the outdoors, I am a strong advocate for responsible recreation. I pack out my trash; I carry a first aid kit; I tell someone my itinerary; I know how to read a map. These are all aspects of being respectful and careful. But an accident can happen anywhere and at anytime. What then? Put others in jeopardy during complicated search when it could very likely be too late. In 2009, I will embark on an unprecedented expedition to the summit of Mt. Everest, the South Pole and North Pole in one year. ACRs new Microfix PLB will be with me every step of the way, not as an excuse to be careless and take chances, but because I feel it is an important part of responsible recreation.

Rugged and simple to operate. I hope I never have to use it. You never know on your next adventure. Worth the price for 5 year assurance.

Went paddling in Canada's Quetico park this year.Problem is that those left home don't know if you are OK or not, until you get back in and to a phone.If you get weather delays, etc., but aren't hurt, they get to worrying.I bought this unit and told my wife that if she didn't get a call from Search and Rescue that we were OK, just delayed. It eased her mind. We fortunately didn't have to use it, but having it with us put everyone at ease.Get one before you go outward bound.