Date:         Fri, 2 Feb 2007 13:07:38 -0800
Reply-To:     TC <trclark@SHAW.CA>
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From:         TC <trclark@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: What's in YOUR Git Box/Bug-out Bag
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ist an older
Emergency Position Indicating Radiobeacon (EPIRB)
http://www.sarinfo.bc.ca/Library/Technology/PLB.tec

but they are high quality units & use the 406 ghz spectrum to beam the
position
and it has 3km accuracy for the sar coming to your life threatend aid...

they are not the latest which have the ability to send gps as well
GPIRB (combined GPS EPIRB)
if you have $800-$1000 to spend I get 1 of these
http://www.btsurvival.com/servlet/the-4/Water%2C-Safe%2C-Strobe-light%2C/Det
ail

background
http://gorp.away.com/gorp/gear/expert/051601.htm
http://www.iflyamerica.org/plb.asp


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Miller" <mwmiller@cwnet.com>
To: "TC" <trclark@SHAW.CA>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: What's in YOUR Git Box/Bug-out Bag


> What is it?
>
> I want one anyway.
>
> I think?
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 2/2/07 12:15 PM, "TC" <trclark@SHAW.CA> wrote:
>
> >> So what's in YOUR Bug-out Bag?  Where would you go if you HAD to?  How
> > would
> >> you adapt, improvise, and overcome?
> > just 1 item that i got after that oregon cnet guy got his
> > 1 sat find 406  EPIRB that i got 6 from a BC Govt auction
> > I still have 5 other if anyone in .ca is interested
> >
> >
>
>