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  1. 19-04-2018, 11:18 AM #1
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    Personal locating beacon

    Looking and doing longer trips and further in to the bush , who uses/has one ? What do you have and where did you get it? Thanks in advanced
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  3. 19-04-2018, 11:27 AM #2
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    Yes you definitely need one. Peace of mind for family too

    There’ll be several threads on here about them but I’m confident you’ll find CooeeBay (something like that) on here has the smallest and sharpest price. And don’t be phased he’s an Aussie. Everything works here just fine.
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  4. 19-04-2018, 12:32 PM #3
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    best investment you will ever buy., your life is worth more than the cost price
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    Best investment I’ve made. Got mine from skippers mate on TradeMe $315 & 10 yr battery life. From memory it was KT2i model
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    A NZ registered KTI from Skippers Mate in Aussie. Great price, product and service. $300-325 to you door. 10 year battery life. Dumb if you don't have one at that price.
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    I got a kti as a gift. It was bought from Australia, and I think that was the cheapest place.
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    More meplat, more better.
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    Skippersmate, remember to register it and keep that info up to date. $300ish for 10 years is pretty cheap.
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    The wife made me get one two years ago, a good piece of mind especially solo hunting.

    https://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/cam...d103086f4a9a01
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshC View Post
    A NZ registered KTI from Skippers Mate in Aussie. Great price, product and service. $300-325 to you door. 10 year battery life. Dumb if you don't have one at that price.
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    +1 skippers mate / cooee Bay. If I was getting one now though I'd be looking at an inreach device
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    Quote Originally Posted by 223nut View Post
    +1 skippers mate / cooee Bay. If I was getting one now though I'd be looking at an inreach device
    I reach device?
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    Quote Originally Posted by petree View Post
    I reach device?
    Works as plb, can also use to send texts and get weather updates, @Ryan_Songhurst has one and might be able to add more info
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    Quote Originally Posted by 223nut View Post
    Works as plb, can also use to send texts and get weather updates, @Ryan_Songhurst has one and might be able to add more info
    Doesn't work as a plb as such, it runs on a different system, I have one, and also carry a plb because I don't trust the inreach to be 100% reliable


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    Has anyone mentioned the KTi? I have one and it goes all sorts of places, bush, road, water, ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by gadgetman View Post
    Has anyone mentioned the KTi? I have one and it goes all sorts of places, bush, road, water, ...
    That’s the one I’ve been looking at because it has a 10 year battery , just don’t want to end up upgrading to somthing better if there is a chance to just buy the right thing now , suppose it’s hard because you don’t use it till you need it
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