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Spot Satellite Messenger

Get yourself out of a tight spot!

If your idea of a good holiday is finding yourself halfway up a mountain, dangling over a ravine or battling over white water rapids then here’s an essential device you can’t be without.

Clever machines

Living on our tiny island you can forget there are places in the world with no mobile reception, so if you’re unfortunate to find yourself out of range and out of luck, all you need to do now is pull out your Spot and hit one button. Even when you’re miles out of mobile phone range, it keeps you linked directly to a global matrix of GPS satellites, SMS and the web.

Keep in touch

It offers three levels of communication: OK, Help and Rescue, which respectively translate as ‘I’m fine’, ‘Could do with a hand’ and ‘I’m stuck down a ravine with a snapped fibula’. Press it and a message is sent to your pre-selected list of e-mail addresses and phone numbers. But it’s not just an elaborate form of texting – subscribe to the €39 (£30) ‘Tracking Upgrade’ option and the messages will contain a link to Google maps where your past and current position is plotted. Whenever you send an update, your expedition support team, jealous girlfriend or mum can see exactly where you are, and where you have been.