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#11 craig333

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Posted 27 December 2019 - 06:39 PM

Sit tight box. Made me think. A lot of elderly people use a gps during the early stages of dementia. An STB might be the difference between life and death in such a case. Not sure I could make my dad carry one though. At 90 he still insists he isn't elderly. He's still pretty sharp but getting lost was the first sign of alzheimers we noticed in my mom.


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#12 trikebubble

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Posted 03 January 2020 - 09:29 PM

A similar story with a completely different and tragic outcome happened to a local couple from my town in 2011.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/n...evada-1.1209874

 

I never travel anywhere in the back country without my InReach, whether hiking, driving, snowshoeing, etc. And even though we tend to travel fairly well prepared, I always bring it for on highway journeys now too, especially in the winter.


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#13 Foy

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Posted 03 January 2020 - 10:14 PM

A similar story with a completely different and tragic outcome happened to a local couple from my town in 2011.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/n...evada-1.1209874

 

I never travel anywhere in the back country without my InReach, whether hiking, driving, snowshoeing, etc. And even though we tend to travel fairly well prepared, I always bring it for on highway journeys now too, especially in the winter.

When you mentioned Penticton as your hometown the first thing I thought of was the Chretien's tragic trip. I was at that time planning a trip into northern Nevada, including right where they were marooned. As a result I had followed the story closely including the discovery of Albert's remains some 18 months later. Theirs was the worst case of "death by GPS" I'd ever followed. RIP Albert Chretien.


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