Archive for the ‘Survival Gear’ Category
GME is offering it’s popular Accusat Personal Locator Beacon on sale for a short time. The Accusat is one of the pioneer personal locator beacons. GME introduced was the first to introduce the strobe light built into their PLB as well as a unit that floats. AT only 8 ounces, this is one of the lightest personal locator beacons available.
The GME Accusat, another great personal locator beacon, is on sale until the end of July 2010. This is the first personal locator beacon designed to float without any external “pouch” or aid. The Accusat is light weight and has a built in strobe as well.
The Kannad XS-4 personal locator beacon is on sale until the end of July. One of the cheapest (in price) personal locator beacons just got a little cheaper. The XS-4 is one of the smallest and lightest PLBs available. McMurdo teamed up with Kannad to produce this very small and cheap personal locator beacon so it has the technology of a very good company who has been making PLBs and EPIRBs for a very long time and has good reputation of making high quality products.
The ACR AquaLink personal locator beacon is the cheapest PLB that will float. The AquaLink is the exact same unit as the SARLink (also made by ACR), however, it is just slightly larger (3/16 in thicker) and heavier (0.2 oz) due to the fact that it will float if dropped in water. It incorporates all the latest feature that the SARLink uses as well. 6 year battery, 35 hour run time, and strobe light.
Preparedness is the key to surviving an emergency. A simple survival kit can mean the difference between waiting out a natural disaster or terrorist action until help arrives and can even possibly save someone’s life. Most survival kits can be purchased for a relatively cheap price yet still provide all the essentials needed for survival for a few days without outside help, running/clean water, electricity, or medical assistance. Many survival kits also can be very conveniently packaged in a small and portable way such as a backpack. This makes them great to travel with in the car, airplane, or boat. They can also just be left in a closet at home just in case. The food, water, and medical supplies included in the kits are normally good for several years so they are very a very cheap form of insurance to keep around for a long time.
Survival kits are an excellent thing to have on hand in case of an emergency. These kits can be carried in an aircraft, car, boat, or just stored at home. A good kit will include first aid supplies, shelter supplies, food and water rations, and a radio. Most kits can have a shelf life of several years and only need to have some of the food and medical supplies replaced after several years making them a cheap investment in safety. Survival kits are available in one to four person kits and in some cases can be custom made for any number of people.
ACR SARLink is one of the best selling personal locator beacons of all time. ACR offers two models of the SARLink PLB. Both offer GPS position, 6 year battery, Strobe light, and small light weight design. The SARLink View has the added features of displaying latitude and longitude GPS position as well as aunique feature of allowing a “check -in” feature. The View has an “OK” button that will transmit an OK message to family or friends without setting off the emergency function of the unit. This is a great feature for someone who wants to be able to have all the protection of the emergency function but also be able to check in with an I’m OK message to let people know they are OK while out in the wilderness.
One of the best selling personal locator beacons in the world is on sale for a short time. The ACR MicroFix personal locator beacon is being sold at discounted prices due to over stock inventory. This state of the are PLB can be purchased for over $100.00 less than it cost a few weeks ago. If you’re in the market for a personal locator beacon, this ACR MicroFix is for you! ACR PLBs have saved the lives of hundreds of people around the world.
ACR, the leading manufacturer in personal locator beacons, has introduced the latest line in PLBs. The SARLink personal locator beacon is the best one they have made yet. The cost is much lower and the unit does more than the previous units. It’s weight is less, it is able to perform more self tests, it operates for a longer period of time, and it has a flashing strobe on it as well. If you are in the market for a personal locator beacon or have been waiting a while until the prices drop, now is the time to look at the NEW SARLink from ACR Electronics.
Two hikers in the Sierra Nevada Mountains were stranded when very bad weather moved in from an unforecasted early winter storm. Packed only for relatively mild conditions they were forced to seek shelter in a tent designed for mild weather. The storm produced over a foot of snow overnight making the trek several miles out of the mountains impossible with the gear they had available. With no other options, they activated their ACR SARLink personal locator beacon. Rescue services were immediately notified and a rescue was in operation shortly. One more save attributed to the personal locator beacon.