this seems to be a good spot to insert this: I have a Delorme InReach, and I have done some testing on it, but not in a mountainous and heavily forested area. So far it works very well and can provide good tracking of your progress if you set that. Two way communications is good, not instantaneous, but timely (minutes as opposed to seconds). Researching the satellite constellations of the Iridium system and the Globalstar system, the primary difference is that the Globalstar satellites are generally in orbit near the equator, so you need to have a clear view to the South to hit them. the Iridium has much broader coverage of the globe. So two-way comms versus one way and better coverage for the InReach.

So the InReach is an option to prevent those unnecessary rescues. I have not had a message dropped yet. when I have an opportunity to get into some good, rugged wilderness, I will give it a more thorough test.