SPOT Satellite Personal Tracker

I picked up this neat gadget in Santiago over the weekend; SPOT is a GPS receiver that is also capable of sending messages + location information via the Globalstar Satellites, which means that it works in areas that have no other forms of communication.


Pretty impressive when you consider that it can run for days on just two AA batteries!

As a registered SPOT user I can send messages and location data to friends and family as well as automatically update this blog with my current location, all for around $10 a month.

It's the ideal device to provide a little extra peace of mind as I travel through the desolate regions of Patagonia next month!

Les Stroud, host of "Survivorman" explains how all this works:-