Personal EPIRB

[gibbo500]

Most of you are probably aware of my recent escapade and i consider myself fortunate but it could have had a different outcome. This has now got me thinking more importantly about my personal and crew safety.
Does anyone have or can comment on the following:

http://www.safety-marine.co.uk/EPIRB...htm?P3332-S84-

Cheers

[chewy]

Originally Posted by gibbo500

Most of you are probably aware of my recent escapade and i consider myself fortunate but it could have had a different outcome. This has now got me thinking more importantly about my personal and crew safety.
Does anyone have or can comment on the following:

http://www.safety-marine.co.uk/EPIRB...htm?P3332-S84-

Cheers

It'll go off when I swim across the harbour!

[Channel Ribs]

Originally Posted by gibbo500

Does anyone have or can comment on the following:

McMurdo Fastfind PLB 200 with GPS

They are a cracking piece of kit, small and light - really easy to carry and use.

You should be able to get one for about 215.00 inc vat and delivery.

[gibbo500]

Originally Posted by chewy

It'll go off when I swim across the harbour!

Why, does it go automatically in water?

[Channel Ribs]

Originally Posted by gibbo500

Why, does it go automatically in water?

Nope, nor do they float.

I think he was referring to the stick he got for using a manual lifejacket

[bogib]

Also a good option is from Sea Marshall www.seamarshall.com we did testing in early 1990´s and they where the first to be approved for use both on sea and land over here.

Bogi

[chewy]

An auto one may be better?

[gibbo500]

What does the free RNLI membership entitle me to.....Chewy?

[gibbo500]

Originally Posted by malthouse

They are a cracking piece of kit, small and light - really easy to carry and use.

You should be able to get one for about 215.00 inc vat and delivery.

Thanks MaltHouse

[willk]

Originally Posted by chewy

An auto one may be better?

Methinks, me auld flower, given the safety nature of this one, one might do well to recall the Infamous Titanic Thread....

Gibbo500, I have one of these, it seems to be the mutt's nuts. I have yet to use it though! It's small enough to fit in a top pocket and light enough to forget you have it there. I take mine solo-hillwalking (I know I shouldn't ). A friend in the Coastguard has just purchased the same model.

The no-float thing doesn't bother me as I keep it on a lanyard. If it was bulky enough to float, I probably wouldn't have it in my pocket all the time. In your locality, I think a handheld VHF might be more useful though. I'd certainly carry the VHF and then possibly the PLB as well.