Spot Tracker Wanted thread.

[Rich Cutsforth]

Hello, long time lurker and seldom poster but wondering about buying either a new or second hand tracker, I've done some looking about but getting a little confused by the different companies offering contracts for tracking etc. Does anyone know of any online resource that explains everything from a novice level up to more nitty gritty level?

Many thanks

Rich

[fatbikephil]

https://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpB ... hilit=spot
Some stuff on here. Plus if you search 'spot' or inreach' on the general banter section there is other stuff on subscriptions etc.

[Dyffers]

Not sure if this thread is still 'active', but I'm doing a few days of solo Munro-bagging mid-June and my better half is getting anxious that I'm going to throw myself down a gully and never be found again.

Does anyone have a tracker with subscription I can 'rent' from them for a couple of weeks? The period I need to use it for will be 9th to 15th June. I just need to be able to provide my family with a link, not associate with myself for an event.

[fatbikephil]

If you go down the hire route, Track Trail seem pretty good - £45 for a week

[Boab]

If you go down the hire route, Track Trail seem pretty good - £45 for a week

I have a Track Trail InReach hired for four days next week and it's basically costing me £70. This includes the OS Maps upgrade so I can load GPX routes into the live tracking for my family to see, plus the (rather expensive) returns P&P label.

[boxelder]

Not sure if this thread is still 'active', but I'm doing a few days of solo Munro-bagging mid-June and my better half is getting anxious that I'm going to throw myself down a gully and never be found again.

Does anyone have a tracker with subscription I can 'rent' from them for a couple of weeks? The period I need to use it for will be 9th to 15th June. I just need to be able to provide my family with a link, not associate with myself for an event.

Would WhatsApp live location (and a decent power bank) not do it? We use it for work and it's pretty reliable, where you have data signal - which I guess is where it can become less useful in a deep valley.
I'd lend you mine, but need it myself from mid June. FWIW, my family find the findmespot tracking map hard to follow.

Kong (in Keswick) offer them - https://www.kongrunning.com/pages/hire/

[bonzo_bcn]

Anyone hiring or selling an inreach?

[Mr G]

Id be tempted to buy one looking at theses:
https://www.findmespot.com/en-gb/produc ... vice-plans

Only because I’d been looking down the Garmin rabbit hole until they changed their pricing plan.

Used track and trail for 2 weeks this May. Good service etc but cost £87 for the 2 weeks.

Spotravker had an offer on at the mo and their flex rate for an annual subscription allows you to turn them on and off again without a charge each time, unlike Garmin.

Just a thought.

[bonzo_bcn]

Id be tempted to buy one looking at theses:
https://www.findmespot.com/en-gb/produc ... vice-plans

Only because I’d been looking down the Garmin rabbit hole until they changed their pricing plan.

Used track and trail for 2 weeks this May. Good service etc but cost £87 for the 2 weeks.

Spotravker had an offer on at the mo and their flex rate for an annual subscription allows you to turn them on and off again without a charge each time, unlike Garmin.

Just a thought.

Apparently from the 25th of this month Inreach subscriptions can also be suspended https://support.garmin.com/en-GB/?faq=n ... h6i2Sofee6

[Mr G]

Aha, I was wondering when Garmin would see the errors of their ways!

[Lazarus]

You cojld always suspend or pay monthly
Not clear if they are maming ypubpay the yearly.acti ation fee...is that what they ha e stopped ?

Found it too expensivel personally snd use a motorolla defy which works out @ £50 per annum ( or £5 per month suspend when you ljke and no fees to re start ) .for sos and 5 x texts per montn ( tracking is £10 per month i think and can be added monthly but never bothered
Does need a working phone though