That’s an interesting consideration regarding the territories, and I’ll ask. I was thinking about maybe heading into the northwest in a couple of years, if we get a project here done before then. First and foremost, last I heard from them, the few cops up there want visitors to have good ham radios (very important, among other things).
If you’re going into Canada, its a good idea to check. I live up north now (AK), never heard of people carrying hams. A friend of mine has an ACR locator beacon we bring on remote trips, and I want to get one of my own. We’ve rented sat phones before too on fly-in trips, which have proven to be VERY helpful (made a call, and found out a front with 85+ mph winds was coming. Got out early!).
I carry a compact ‘laser flare’, which has a range of 5 miles in my pack, and a marine radio on the water.