EPIRB personal satellite beacon locator

[tonka97]

EPIRBS will become more and more common.

If the family driving on the snowy road in Oregon had had one in the glove box...they would have been located.

I plan to throw mine in my bag when go aboard other's boats for interisland crossings. They will be big consumer items for people with small children. (I only bought mine after losing an engine and my son was on board, on crutches with a broken leg and I had a freaky mommy moment, envisioning us tossed into the surf zone.) They will sell.

Also, I think you have to consider that they might actually SAVE search and rescue dollars if they prevent massive mutiple day searches.

Excellent points!