New, affordable GPS tool from Trackstick allows 24-7 monitoring of anybody on Earth traveling by car, boat, plane, bicycle, unicycle, snowboard, rollerblades or foot. And no monthly fees. Buy it once and it’s yours for life.
This is big, folks. If this were a radio program instead of a gear blog, you’d hear me screaming; THIS IS BIG!
The creators of Trackstick are mostly leading the story with military and police applications. But I see it as one of the biggest boons to outdoors adventure ever. The biggest thing since the Jetboil camp stove or even the nylon tent.
Slip this flash drive sized stick in your pack and be able to see where you traipsed all through your hike, later on, on nothing more sophisticated than good ole’ Google Earth on the average Internet browser.
Watch the market from here on out; this little gadget will rock the market upside down for trackers, guide tours, search and rescue teams, and yes, even the military; not to mention delivery companies, route drivers, sales teams, realtors and other property marketing and management concerns, security personnel management, sports training companies and fitness gurus.
No, the data is not delivered live; there are already gadgets for that. This works by plugging it into your computer after you get back from your hike.
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Stu Marks
Editor-in-Chief, Adventure-Space.com
Travel Editor, Adventure-Zone
Field Producer - Team Two