How long range capable are the Subarus

Even the Australian Maritime Safety Authority reccommends PLBs over EPIRBs for people for land use. They are much lighter, and comply to a different Australian Standard then a EPIRB. Whilst the primary design of a EPIRB is for Maritime use, some people do prefer to buy one device to use for Maritime and sea use.
 
^ I didn't know nits nuts had gnats :)

PLBs are good as are EPIRBs and both can be registered to a motor vehicle (as well as things that float). If you're shopping for a unit get one with GPS capability. I have a GME MT410G GPS PLB with expired batteries and rather than send it back to GME to replace the batteries at a ridiculous fee I'm going to invest that fee in a new EPIRB
 
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Kevin, somewhere I have a scanning electron microscope photo of a mite that lives on a flea! Wonderful!
 
Subarus are excellent for any travel.
My MY03, 2002 SG Forester has covered 365000 kms and, like Kevin`s, has been across the Simpson several times, the Googs Track, up to Cape York, but not Gunshot, just about around OZ completely, Tassie a few times. All on the same original motor and still uses little oil and starts regularly on cold mornings. Overall fuel consumption, mixture of E10, 91 and the occasional drink of 95 as a treat of just under 9l/100kms. It has been overloaded and I`ve had to strengthen the rear wheel arches and install a tower strut but it comfortably carries 2x 20 litre petrol jerries, 20+ litres of water, 2 spare tyres and rims and a 100 amp hour spare battery and fridge with usually two people.
Plan on the Simpson again next year with the local SCC.
Can`t see any reason to change it. Great car.
 
Also, for a big remote trip, a very decent First Aid Kit, and knowledge of how to use it. As someone who has been in situations where a PLB has had to be set off, you need to be prepared to sit tight and stablise any medical issues until paramedics can arrive, e.g if you're in the Blue Mountains and need a helicopter assistance (my background is in remote rope access activities) it can be at least 30-40 minutes before a Rescue Chopper gets into the area from Sydney, and then they have to try and pinpoint you.

If you ever set one off, do not move at all from it, and especially stay with the car, it's much easier for flight crew to recognise from the air then an individual person.

Same applies for crashes in terms of First Aid kits, having been first on the scene to a number of narly crashes, a decent first aid kit is vital to prevent bleeding and to treat other injuries until paramedics can arrive. And if you're travelling alot, it's only a matter of when, not if, you come across a crash.
 
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Ratbag said:
I think that this is an argument about nits on the nuts of gnats ..
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A bit late to the party but..
Big fleas have little fleas,
on their backs that bite them.
Little fleas have littler fleas,
and so on, ad infinitum.

One of my favourite poems. rolls off the tongue so well. :)
(edit: that might be to.)
 
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