Depends on my need. If I stay were I am, $200, because there are places I go that just aren't visited in winter. If I can't get myself out in an emergency, I'm there until the buzzards find me in spring. That being said, if I was to, say, take a job in Alaska or Nevada that was going to be road miles intensive, I'd spring for it now.

My one concern is people taking risks outside of their ability to manage, because they can trigger the PLB at any time. Same issue I've got with the GPS/cellphone combo, or just cellphones. Doug, is there anything in the standards to help nip this possibility in the bud other than the current price point? Or is it just hoping that people won't be morons?