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This episode of the Off Road Podcast is Sponsored by WARN, Power Tank, and Medical Gear Outfitters.Off Road Podcast 288 – Satellite CommunicatorsFirearms Radio Network Download

Tonight, Aaron does a trail fix, Ben buys another defroster, Coy looks at a truck & Jeremy Finally works on jeep.https://www.youtube.com/embed/4Z_tIMmHlgw?wmode=opaque&enablejsapi=1

Welcome to the off-road podcast. A podcast about everything off-road. We cover the news, review products, and interview people in the off road industry.  I’m your host Ben and I’m here with my co-hosts Aaron & Jeremy.  

THE WEEK IN REVIEW IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY MEDICAL GEAR OUTFITTERS

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Jeremy – Installed my bump stops

Aaron – Went snow camping.  Smashed my shins.  Built large fires. Got a 36 gallon fuel tank connected to a new truck. Buddy used a diesel heater at camp.  Buddy rolled his truck.

Ben – nothing much just ordered my Diesel heater not on wish supposed to be here tonight other than that nothing

Coy – Cleaning out/ reorganizing  shop. Possibly buying a new daily/farm truck

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NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY POWER TANK

• Off Road Mowers
  • Modifying Mowers to Off road
• Ford Super Doody   *save sounds bite 44:00*
  • Do you know how the toilets on the Rubicon are emptied?
    • Meet the Super Doody
      • F550
      • Built by WFO Customs
      • 4” Lift
      • RCV Axle Shafts
      • Beefier Driveshafts
      • 41” Tires
      • 400 gallon Turd Tank

MAIN TOPIC POWERED BY WARN

GARMIN INREACH

Plan cost monthly : 12$-65$ a month varying on plan

Price: 450$

• Weight:7.5oz
• 100 hours
• Easy and affordable two-way messaging
• great smartphone app
• feature loaded
• proven global network
• Expensive initial purchase
• largest and heaviest messenger

GARMIN INREACH MINI

Plan cost monthly :12$-65$ a month varying on plan

Price: 350$

• Weight: 3.5 oz
• Battery Life: 50 hours

• Awesome two-way messaging
• Smartphone interface works well
• Small and light
• Satellite texting only. No continuity onto cell/wifi
• Texting on the device is tedious

SPOT GEN 3

Plan cost monthly : 12-15$ depending on plan

Price:  $150

• Weight 4oz
• Battery Life:150 hours
• Compact and lightweight 
• ergonomic design
• rental option
• No two-way communication, 
• no smartphone interface
• Globalstar is arguably less effective than Iridium or COSPAS/SARSAT

SPOT X

Plan cost monthly : 12$-65$ a month varying on plan

Price: 199$

• Weight: 6.8 oz
• Battery Life: 240 hours
• 2-way messaging
• Low initial purchase price
• Built-in physical keyboard
• Bulky
• Potential durability issues

ZOLEO

Plan cost monthly : 20-50$

Price: $200

• Weight: 5.3oz
• Battery Life: 200+ when checking for messages every 12mins
• Excellent network
• seamless communication
• some on-device functionality
• No on-device message viewing or composition
• no tracking
• heavier than close competitors

SOMEWEAR

Plan cost monthly :15-50$ a month or 8.33 a month with annual contact

Price: 350$

• Weight: 4.1 oz | 
• Battery Life: 1000 messages
• Compact and light
• Flexible and affordable subscription options
• Uses proven satellite network and SOS dispatch
• No messaging without a smartphone
• Long, 30 min tracking interval

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CLOSING STATEMENTS

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