Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote

I wonder how much those gadgets costs?

£125 ish

Sounds like a good idea for many people actually.

Most are better off with a mobile phone.

Using an EPIRB costs the system a hell of a lot when you set it off.

Big advantage is that its independent of the mobile coverage.

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This is proper rural living, not what Mumsnet calls rural living (anywhere
Ocado won't deliver in Surrey).

"Ken, who is in his 70s and lives off grid in a remote part of *Lochaber,
was injured when a log pile collapsed on him on Saturday. He had fallen
ill while in his log cabin, a two-hour walk from the nearest road, on the
edge of Rannoch Moor, by Loch Treig."

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/s...s-off-21424546

Owain