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It brings a lot of peace if mind. Just make sure that you keep your free contact updated so you can keep someone current with your location. I have forgotten to change mine before and ended up texting the person with me my location the entire time. When we got back into cell range, her phone blew up with all of the updates that I thought that I was sending to someone else.

I got out to Cabellas yesterday and found the Garmin Inreach Explorer+ on sale ($120 Cdn off), so I bought it, and got it all set up, ready to go. It will now live in the console of my SUV so I don't forget it when I head out. I'll set it to tracking each time I go off road, and send the tracks to my designated contacts, so they know where I am at all times. I haven't been able to find a retailer of the Maasdam rope puller here in Canada, so I'll either order from them direct, or get a standard come along of suitable size, along with a tree saver strap, and enough rope to do the job. I'm also looking for a set of traction boards to aid in mud/snow recovery. The gold standard for these are the Aussie made MaxxTraxx, but they are VERY expensive, so I'm on the hunt for cheaper knock-offs. If I was going to be using them often, I'd go for the best, but for a once in a long while emergency use, the cheapies should do. In past 4x4s, I've always carried a set of chains for all 4 tires, but the owners manual for my Mitsubishi warns that the traction control system of the car won't allow their use, hence the need for the traction boards. I do miss many of my old pre-computer 4x4s, but they all cost 2 to 3 times as much to run as my hybrid Outlander, so I'll live with the trade offs in rugged trail abilities.

What it all boils down to is it’s 99% conjecture till we have a type specimen. A mountain of evidence won’t equal proof in this case. IMO of course.

The internet me thinks. I wonder what the curve would look like if the internet were available in the 70s and 80s.