As I have written before, my next purchase is a PLB, probably when the newest versions are reviewed this summer. I will restitch packs and tents, make due with older models of this or that.

I already carry whistles, mirrors, flares, strobes on me when they count. All separately corded to my body.

I am thoroughly convinced that for me an ACR Microfix is mandatory equipment for how I approach life. Have I needed one in the past...maybe, but I got through it. Now with a greater appreciation for my life and what its worth, its better to be prepared than not. Isn't my life worth $700 if it works?

BTW, would an ACR Microfix work fifty miles out to sea? Isn't that the distance the boat flipped? If not how far out to sea would it work based on actual tests or activations.