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30th January 2022, 12:21 PM
#1
Moderator
Activating an EPIRB or PLB in Real Life
Hi guys,
Many of you would have seen the story recently about the family that got bogged in the middle of the Simpson Desert in their Camper Truck.
They activated their EPIRB and had to have airdrops and air rescue.
Here is a great interview with the guy that lived it. No Crap. No Social Media junk.... Just WHAT HAPPENED.
Well worth your time to watch. 30minutes well spent. It might save your life one day.
The last 5 minutes of the vid is the interviewer going through the options you have and how they work and it very informative.
Last edited by MudRunnerTD; 30th January 2022 at 12:23 PM.
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Originally Posted by
Rogue Dung Beetle
Wish it was Nissan though, Toyotas just can't keep up with the Pootrol pace.
The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
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30th January 2022 12:21 PM
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30th January 2022, 12:30 PM
#2
Patrol God
Great post Darren.
I watched that video yesterday. Definite eye-opener and a absolute must watch as a lot of us have this "it'll never happen to me" attitude.
I have a GME unit in the car with me no matter how long or short my trip is. I've owned one since I went out with a work mate who is a mountain climber and a caver...
And he put me in a position, where it ended up being a "WTF are you gonna do now" scenario... The next business day I went out and invested in a unit.
Cheap potential life saving insurance if you ask me.
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30th January 2022, 12:39 PM
#3
Bought my first PLB in 1997, would not be without it. Last line of emerg defence in my view after active comms gear has failed.
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30th January 2022, 02:52 PM
#4
Travelling Podologist
We carry a PLB & a Satphone. Touch wood have never needed either, but wouldn't be without them.
Ours are in our grab bag in the car (Everyone has a grab bag when off the beaten track don't they?)
We really ought to carry the PLB when away from the car too, but generally we don't. Our GME PLB is great, but when it needs replacing in 2024 we'll look for a smaller unit that we can carry more easily in a pocket.
Every time the topic of PLB's comes up I remember the advice an old friend offers to folks. He reminds them that accidents can happen near home just as easily as in remote areas, & recounts the sad tale of someone driving home at night on a well used road, & who in an accident scenario had the car leave the road, over an embankment. He was hurt, but not killed, but he died because he was inside his trapped car which could not be seen from the road & wasn't found in time. Less than 10km from home. If he had had a PLB in the car he would have survived.
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30th January 2022, 03:58 PM
#5
Moderator
@Cuppa check out the last 5 minutes of that vid. The guy is an Ex Helicopter rescue pilot and avid adventurer. He rates the GPS Locator as the goto on land. When he is canoeing he has his life vest around his waste and the GPS locator os permanently clipped to it.
He also rates a PLB or GPS locator over an EPIRB on land as it uses the GPS system bit then scans for tracking signal s from approaching aircraft and will bring it straight in. An EPIRB has to bounce around the globe first and won't hone in. He does say that limitation is any when on a Land Track. On Water in open Ocean an EPIRB excels and is the only way to go.
Last edited by MudRunnerTD; 30th January 2022 at 11:48 PM.
Its a Nissan! =====> Its a Keeper!! ....... Got a TD42 in it BONUS!!
....... I'm a lucky bugger! I've got 2 of em!
Check out my Toy -->
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Originally Posted by
Rogue Dung Beetle
Wish it was Nissan though, Toyotas just can't keep up with the Pootrol pace.
The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
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31st January 2022, 12:24 AM
#6
Expert
Thanks for posting, I carry a PLB1 in my dirtbike riding gear.
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31st January 2022, 06:40 AM
#7
SUCH IS LIFE
Been meaning to get one for a while now…thanks for the reminder.
Good video too btw
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31st January 2022, 08:22 PM
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