ACR resQlink 400 PLB review - This thing could save your life!

Insurance isn't exactly a glamorous topic to talk about, but that's exactly what this piece of equipment is.

In this video we're taking a closer look at the resQlink400 from ACR, a personal locator beacon that will get you help quicker than any other form of contact should things go wrong on hike or camps.

No monthly subscriptions, no messy upkeep, just register and it's good to go, one piece of kit you should definitely have, but hope you never have to use.

You can pick yours up, along with a almost everything else hiking and camping from Snowy's Outdoors using this link.

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[hungwasson]

There's a lot of differences between a PLB and an emergency satellite communicator. That monthly subscription allows you to text with family and friends when there's no cellular signal around. If you experience a mechanical breakdown, it's not an emergency situation to come get you. If you or someone else does have a medical emergency, you can communicate with emergency dispatch about the nature of the problem, and get updates on rescue progress. With a PLB, you push the button and hope that someone eventually comes to your location. Both kinds of devices are useful, and I plan to add a PLB to my kit as a backup to my Garmin InReach Mini.

[SnowysOutdoors]

Fantastic review, Matt! Excellent presentation.
Cheers, Laine :)

[jshepard]

4:19 "ACR strongly recommends performing the [basic] self-test once per month."