PLBs – Bet your life

Adventure Rider Issue #17

• It’s what we do
• Bali – Superb adventure riding
• DRZ-2 – Project DRZ: Part 2 – Andy hits his strapz
• Toby Price – Face-to-face with the legend
• Ducati Multistrada Enduro – An Italian adventure
• No Set Plan with Karen Ramsay
• Hamblyn’s Hole – SPOT check
• BMW F 800 GS – Soon to be Enduro-ready
• Once. Twice.Three times – New Year’s Eve Cameron Corner-style
• Tips and pointers : Jackets
• Ténéré Tragics – River To Ranges
• Africa Twin – A quick look
• PLBs – Bet your life
• Preparing For Adventure with Robin Box
• How To Ride with Miles Davis
• Scott Britnell
• Checkout
• Fit Out

If you’re not carrying some kind of satellite tracker or communication device, you’re a mug. There’s a few different types available that allow various levels of communication, but when someone’s life is hanging in the balance, it’s hard to beat a PLB.

There should be a PLB in every group of riders.

Adventure riding often has riders tackling isolated and difficult terrain, and that usually means high risk for the rider as well as difficult communication.