....and if you're that bothered about being able to contact mountain rescue / emergency services, buy a satellite phone. They're 'relatively' cheap these days.
....and if you're that bothered about being able to contact mountain rescue / emergency services, buy a satellite phone. They're 'relatively' cheap these days.
Is she still here?
She's posting on the 'Wilderness Horse Riding' forum at the moment. Bless her, did she mention she works for a major PLB manufacturer?
I sense a new thread.............Originally Posted by dominion
Hope the Edale organiser doesn't read this.
No? Really? Surely not? No-one can be that brazen can they? I just thought she was a pushy horsie type (no offence to the fell ponys)She's posting on the 'Wilderness Horse Riding' forum at the moment. Bless her, did she mention she works for a major PLB manufacturer?
I agree with you that there is an element of ill prepared people that decide to take a stroll and come unstuck. I live near Snowdonia and the parking space on the A5 is so inviting on a good day that it wouldn't surprise me that people take impromptu walks! These are the people who wouldn't own a PLB because they are not responsible to equip themselves! This will always happen with or without PLBs. You can still spend time teaching people how to apply "outdoor craft".
I have no connection with any manufacturer. Some government agencies cannot go openly public with their support of PLB because of procotcol. I have been contacted by a few and can assure you that they are keen to see a change in favour of the use of PLBs. Peter Bell the president of MR.org has told me that a formal sub-committee has already been established to discuss all aspects of PLBs on land within the UK.
My efforts are to bring some publicity to an otherwise buried subject so vital to the safety of those that would choose to carry a PLB were it legal in-land.
There is no need to stoop to insults and rudeness.
People who don't own a PLB because they are not responsible to equip themselves?
Insults and rudeness? She ain't seen nuttin' yet.
Jenni I'm not gonna insult you and your love of horses, (by the way all you dog lovin' fellrunners think on: a horse is just a big herbivorous dog that you can ride!) however, I detest the thought of electronic gadgetry on the hills. I wish they'd never been invented. The thought of our world being cocooned in a vast web of radio signals, like the elastic bands in a golf ball, gives me the spooks. But they are there so if you want to take a TV set in your saddle bag or anything else that makes you feel safer- do it. There should be room for all sorts, except trail bike riders and four wheel off-roaders of course, on the hills. But don't ask me and other luddites to get excited about your campaign. Good luck.
What's the deal about whether it is legal or illegal? If you want a personal locator beacon why don't you just have one anyway. Who's going to know until you activate it?
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