Must Have's

[ntsqd]

I think that I'd put a Starlink in the "Nice to Have" column rather than the Must Have column. I'd put an InReach or a SPOT in the Must Have column first, but really only then if going on extended back-country trips with a very small group. Unless there's the budget for it when doing such trips, then I would take a Starlink instead. Not being connected isn't a bad thing. FOMO is real, but it isn't as debilitating as you might think.

 

[BadSquatch]

I think that I'd put a Starlink in the "Nice to Have" column rather than the Must Have column. I'd put an InReach or a SPOT in the Must Have column first, but really only then if going on extended back-country trips with a very small group. Unless there's the budget for it when doing such trips, then I would take a Starlink instead. Not being connected isn't a bad thing. FOMO is real, but it isn't as debilitating as you might think.

I started out with a Zoleo, very similar to the InReach. https://www.zoleo.com/en-us

 

[ntsqd]

Do we have a thread already on tools to carry? Should we make one, or should they go here? There are a couple tools that may not be obvious that are the first tools that I put in any new to me vehicle.

 

[Dusty]

Do we have a thread already on tools to carry? Should we make one, or should they go here? There are a couple tools that may not be obvious that are the first tools that I put in any new to me vehicle.

Good idea, please start a new thread, in the new Trail Gear & Etiquette area that I just created (and moved this thread into). Thanks!

 

[ntsqd]

Good, thanks! New thread in-process.....