My husband goes backpacking by himself, and it scares me.
He finally got the InReach after he fell and broke his leg and had to hike out over 10 miles on a broken leg.
I still don’t like him going by himself, but at least he sends me text messages with his location throughout his trips now.
Wow, broke his leg and hiked out 10 miles!? He’s one tough guy.
I’ll do max 7 mile jaunts in the woods, fields and mountains. At 74, I don’t camp any more, don’t do any backpacking any more, and I usually will find other people on the trails (but not always). I am often out of cell service out there, so the InReach is a comfort. It was nice of my wife to get it for me.