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RE: Rethinking a Personal Survival Kit
man that is some serious thought you put into that. I never even heard of The Personal Locator Beacon before reading this.
man that is some serious thought you put into that. I never even heard of The Personal Locator Beacon before reading this.
PLBs apparently come from life-boats and small marine vessels that might not have long-range radios. Recently advances in miniaturisation mean they're now man-portable in a not too inconvenient package. The real pros carry the PLB on their person just in case they get separated from their kit. I opted for carrying mine like this because I'm less likely to forget it this way.