I will be doing solo horseback riding soon and my mom wants me to have something on my person during the rides so she can check on me and my location without me needing to answer a text or phone call. It’s purely a safety thing and exclusively for me when I’m riding alone. Outside of riding, the tech will be turned off and stored with my riding stuff.
What would y’all do in this kinda scenario? I value the opinions of the people here in regards to tech more than the search results I was getting when I looked it all up.
If you need something outside of normal phone service and price is not a problem i would suggest a Garmin InReach.
Along this vein, there are a variety of backpacking GPS trackers, usually ranging from 200+, IIRC. Made to operate in your pack, they check in intermittently with a noted loved one. Pricier ones also have texting hookups to your phone, and I believe most/all have a panic button
This reads like an ad, I’m sorry lol
Definitely some cheaper options available then the garmin for sure. It’s just the only one I’m personally familiar with. Mine is also about 5 years old and i can imagine the market has filled the gap between the price points.
Oh for sure! From my understanding the In Reach is a phenomenal option, I was more just trying to highlight the options cus I didn’t see it elsewhere. Glad to hear yours has held up over time!