What do you do when the big one comes? Out hiking in the middle of nowhere and you get hurt, your heart explodes, or you just plain get hopelessly lost or stuck. To solve this problem Kadizzle ordered a satellite communication device. Many times out in outback there is no phone service. The device will let you send text messages via satellite, and call 911 if needed. The one we bought is made by DeLorme and has some nice features including the fact that it can be used as a GPS while hiking. It will cost about $11 a month for the service, but perhaps our lives or health are worth it. The Kadizzlites have become pretty good with map, compass, and GPS, but all that does you no good if your leg is broken. Yesterday each of of took a fall. It is no big deal, but as you get older it becomes more of an issue. The Kadizzles have hiked easily over a couple thousand miles in some of the most rugged terrain imaginable. Amazing there have been no serious incidences. Looking back Rodger once dislodged a boulder that flew past Kadizzle, once The Commander took an interesting slide on some slick rocks on a steep slope and got scraped pretty good, but all things considered our hikes have been safe. However, you cannot control everything. In the jungle last August snakes were a big deal. Seeing the little rattlesnake yesterday reminds you they are around. A snake bite in the middle of nowhere could be a big problem.
A bonus to the whole thing is that you can set up the tracking device so anyone can follow your adventure. If we get killed before we can push the emergency button maybe someone will notice we are stuck in a canyon for a week. The devices has not been delivered yet so we will update when it comes.
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