any blue ridge parkway advice??

[revmaaatin]

PLD = Personal Locator Device List- I have been 'forced' to accept a new position at the edge of the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. (no tears here!) So, being one that is bad to wander, and not follow the direct path from point A to point B-- This is the year I am going to 'leash' myself so my family can at least know what quadrant to start looking should I not come home. smile. The SPOT products are what I am considering; I will purchase the subscription that has the auto-updates. Perhaps SPOT products have been hashed-to-death previously; I am not seeing it. Link me up Scotty if you know where. smile. What I immediately see: Spot 1 available for $100 = National Geographic Store http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/n...ode=EM051311B5 or ~$80 with Amazon sources http://www.amazon.com/SPOT-Inc-SPOT-...5818882&sr=8-1 Spot 2 available for $100 = $150 with $50 rebate; various sources http://www.gpstrackersandmore.com/spot2-gps-tracker Different blog sources suggest some tech problems with Spot 2 etc. early on with the battery. Any experience here that would suggest that '2' one is actually better than the '1', etc. Any suggestions/recommendations for purchase? I am aware all PLD incur certain limitations of line of sight to satellite in canyons, trees etc. = No PLD is a silver bullet. I ride with another friend that badly-wanders here on the South Dakota prairie and is well satisfied with his SPOT 1 performance. Maybe SPOT is not the right question/answer? Anything better for the price than the SPOT? __________________ revmaaatin. Methodist Circuit Rider Iron Horse in the Sioux Empire ...fine is the line between foolishness and daring....Paul Vasey Rivers of America

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, mark ward wrote: SNIP ride the Blue ridge parkway from bottom to top, then to Erie Pa. and Hm. (W. Mich) > > ANY Advice for where to Start and stop, MOST SEE places, Good Eats, cheap CLEAN sleeping, (camping??) Etc.. > > Thou shalt Observe the speed limit like it was a new religion, lest thou be found on the alter of Franklin(s). = $100's. Yankee-MI plates pay double. wink. Thou shalt PAY all speeing tickets lest thou be in greater trouble when thou renewest thou drivers license. AMHIK. no it wasn't me, yet a 82 y/o friend says, "I will not pay, becuase I shall never pass that way again." Not so. The states (OK) are now sending tickets to other states (MO) for collection when you renew your license. YMMV revmaaatin.

[mark ward]

I'm Looking ALSO! I was just looking at there web page. I WONDER ALOT, and if i would have been alone when i went down May of 09, in the middle of the ozarks I would have been in trouble. with 4 cracked ribs I could NOT even sit up alone, I was laying on the side of the road in a curve with my head IN THE ROAD. More then a half hr. went by before, I was helped!! onto the bike to ride 90 miles to the Hospital. We seen no other cars in the meen time AND NO CELL COVERAGE. Mark (W. Mi.)

--- On Thu, 5/19/11, revmaaatin wrote: From: revmaaatin Subject: [DSN_KLR650] NKLR: SPOT 1 vs. SPOT Tracker (PLD) To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 5:25 PM PLD = Personal Locator Device List- I have been 'forced' to accept a new position at the edge of the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. (no tears here!) So, being one that is bad to wander, and not follow the direct path from point A to point B-- This is the year I am going to 'leash' myself so my family can at least know what quadrant to start looking should I not come home. smile. The SPOT products are what I am considering; I will purchase the subscription that has the auto-updates. Perhaps SPOT products have been hashed-to-death previously; I am not seeing it. Link me up Scotty if you know where. smile. What I immediately see: Spot 1 available for $100 = National Geographic Store http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/n...ode=EM051311B5 or ~$80 with Amazon sources http://www.amazon.com/SPOT-Inc-SPOT-...5818882&sr=8-1 Spot 2 available for $100 = $150 with $50 rebate; various sources http://www.gpstrackersandmore.com/spot2-gps-tracker Different blog sources suggest some tech problems with Spot 2 etc. early on with the battery. Any experience here that would suggest that '2' one is actually better than the '1', etc. Any suggestions/recommendations for purchase? I am aware all PLD incur certain limitations of line of sight to satellite in canyons, trees etc. = No PLD is a silver bullet. I ride with another friend that badly-wanders here on the South Dakota prairie and is well satisfied with his SPOT 1 performance. Maybe SPOT is not the right question/answer? Anything better for the price than the SPOT? __________________ revmaaatin. Methodist Circuit Rider Iron Horse in the Sioux Empire ...fine is the line between foolishness and daring....Paul Vasey Rivers of America [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Fred Hink]

I am a SPOT dealer and can get you a $50 rebate on a SPOT2, good until July 31. Let me know if you are interested. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: revmaaatin Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 11:25 AM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] NKLR: SPOT 1 vs. SPOT Tracker (PLD) PLD = Personal Locator Device List- I have been 'forced' to accept a new position at the edge of the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. (no tears here!) So, being one that is bad to wander, and not follow the direct path from point A to point B-- This is the year I am going to 'leash' myself so my family can at least know what quadrant to start looking should I not come home. smile. The SPOT products are what I am considering; I will purchase the subscription that has the auto-updates. Perhaps SPOT products have been hashed-to-death previously; I am not seeing it. Link me up Scotty if you know where. smile. What I immediately see: Spot 1 available for $100 = National Geographic Store http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/n...ode=EM051311B5 or ~$80 with Amazon sources http://www.amazon.com/SPOT-Inc-SPOT-...5818882&sr=8-1 Spot 2 available for $100 = $150 with $50 rebate; various sources http://www.gpstrackersandmore.com/spot2-gps-tracker Different blog sources suggest some tech problems with Spot 2 etc. early on with the battery. Any experience here that would suggest that '2' one is actually better than the '1', etc. Any suggestions/recommendations for purchase? I am aware all PLD incur certain limitations of line of sight to satellite in canyons, trees etc. = No PLD is a silver bullet. I ride with another friend that badly-wanders here on the South Dakota prairie and is well satisfied with his SPOT 1 performance. Maybe SPOT is not the right question/answer? Anything better for the price than the SPOT? __________________ revmaaatin. Methodist Circuit Rider Iron Horse in the Sioux Empire ...fine is the line between foolishness and daring....Paul Vasey Rivers of America [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Mike Huber]

Guys...I've had the SPOT 1 since they first came out and am really happy with it....If you use Lithium AA batterys it will run forever it seems....I have the basic $99 Basic Spot Ck coverage and the $13 911 rescue insurance...I dropped the $49 tracking feature after the 1st year because I really didn't use it much .....I've seen a few write ups about guys who have crashed out in the middle of nowhere and had help within an hour.....I highly recommend it. Mike Huber Carlsbad, NM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com; mjearl@... From: nomad59@... Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 11:03:27 -0700 Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] NKLR: SPOT 1 vs. SPOT Tracker (PLD) I'm Looking ALSO! I was just looking at there web page. I WONDER ALOT, and if i would have been alone when i went down May of 09, in the middle of the ozarks I would have been in trouble. with 4 cracked ribs I could NOT even sit up alone, I was laying on the side of the road in a curve with my head IN THE ROAD. More then a half hr. went by before, I was helped!! onto the bike to ride 90 miles to the Hospital. We seen no other cars in the meen time AND NO CELL COVERAGE. Mark (W. Mi.)

--- On Thu, 5/19/11, revmaaatin wrote: From: revmaaatin Subject: [DSN_KLR650] NKLR: SPOT 1 vs. SPOT Tracker (PLD) To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 5:25 PM PLD = Personal Locator Device List- I have been 'forced' to accept a new position at the edge of the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. (no tears here!) So, being one that is bad to wander, and not follow the direct path from point A to point B-- This is the year I am going to 'leash' myself so my family can at least know what quadrant to start looking should I not come home. smile. The SPOT products are what I am considering; I will purchase the subscription that has the auto-updates. Perhaps SPOT products have been hashed-to-death previously; I am not seeing it. Link me up Scotty if you know where. smile. What I immediately see: Spot 1 available for $100 = National Geographic Store http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/n...ode=EM051311B5 or ~$80 with Amazon sources http://www.amazon.com/SPOT-Inc-SPOT-...5818882&sr=8-1 Spot 2 available for $100 = $150 with $50 rebate; various sources http://www.gpstrackersandmore.com/spot2-gps-tracker Different blog sources suggest some tech problems with Spot 2 etc. early on with the battery. Any experience here that would suggest that '2' one is actually better than the '1', etc. Any suggestions/recommendations for purchase? I am aware all PLD incur certain limitations of line of sight to satellite in canyons, trees etc. = No PLD is a silver bullet. I ride with another friend that badly-wanders here on the South Dakota prairie and is well satisfied with his SPOT 1 performance. Maybe SPOT is not the right question/answer? Anything better for the price than the SPOT? __________________ revmaaatin. Methodist Circuit Rider Iron Horse in the Sioux Empire ...fine is the line between foolishness and daring....Paul Vasey Rivers of America [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]