Something gear-wise I have not heard mentioned is that the price of satellite phones has come down recently and there are available usage plans for the "emergency user". Following Katrina, alot of these phones were dumped onto Ebay and there are many still available for about the same start up cost as an PLB. Yes, there is an ongoing usage charge that may make it somewhat more expensive, but the sat phone gives you the added peace of mind of knowing that help is immediately on the way. My understanding, at least with the Globalstar phones, is that they utilize GPS technolgy so that the phone can be used to find you even if you do not know where you are.
I'm not advocating one over the other, I personally carry both into the backwoods of Utah. The sat phone may be a little easier to justify from a purchase point of view given its non-emergency usage.
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