| Back Country? You Need a GPS Personal Locator | | | | climbers, hikers and number of outdoor activities |
| A GPS personal locator to some may seem a bit | | | | for extremists. If you find yourself in the |
| intrusive; though if you ever find lost yourself in a | | | | unfortunate position of being lost in a back |
| back country area, you will be thanking your lucky | | | | country location, you may only have a small |
| stars, if you have a personal locator on your | | | | moment of consciousness to activate the locator |
| possession. There has been a multitude of people | | | | button; and thankfully that is all you need. |
| who have found themselves lost, deep within the | | | | Rescuers and emergency teams will be able to |
| wilderness. Sometimes you hear about the | | | | pinpoint your location within a matter of feet. |
| miraculous stories of how they managed to get | | | | In the past, rescuers would find themselves in the |
| help despite the odds stacked against them or | | | | position of needing rescue themselves, as they |
| how rescuers were able to locate the individuals | | | | spent hours upon hours in remote areas. It goes |
| during a search and rescue mission. Though sadly, | | | | without saying, that when the rescuers need help, |
| these stories are the exception, that's why they | | | | that it makes it much more difficult to find a lost |
| make the news. With a GPS locator you greatly | | | | and possibly wounded individual in a timely manner. |
| reduce the odds of a prolonged rescue, being | | | | If the individual doesn't have access to food and |
| found too late or never being found at all. | | | | water and/or is in danger because of harsh |
| A lot of cells phones are coming equipped with | | | | elements, such as below freezing temperatures or |
| GPS personal locator technology. This | | | | scorching heat, then rescuers have to race |
| advancement in technology is extremely beneficial | | | | against time to locate the individual before it is too |
| to rescuers. People can find themselves in back | | | | late. |
| country for several reasons; hunters, mountain | | | | |