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Communication!
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PR
Sponsors
Being sent out into the field with gear, clothes, food, etc. specifically in mind with the thought of getting content for those sponsors
Many people will vlog their expidiations with go-pros to help create and capture content for sponsors
Giving sponsors an itinerary, gear list, day by day breakdown, etc. helps sponsors to provide all the things you may need and keep them well in the loop
Fans
Often, content from expiditions will be released post expidition due to a lack of service while out on trips
A social media presence is important to gain followers, inturn gaining sponsors
Leading up to expiditions, you can share what you are planing and all that it takes to get prepared for it, then following it up with content from the trip - post expidition
Friends
Keeping in touch with friends can be difficult while out in the field, taking little daily videos can help with this communication
Adding close friends to your daily inreach location and message send out can help those who aren't in the field with you
Letting friends know where you are headed, your plan, and the duration of your trip can help if you will be out of contact from them during the trip
Marketing
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Taking high quality photos and videos help for marketable content posted on sponsors pages, or your own
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Planning;
Emergency call outs
Garmen Inreaches have a SOS button on all their models. It should only be pressed in the event of an emergency that requires assistance.
Once SOS has been activated a local emergency rescue dispatch team will be sent out. Sending an SOS will result in evacuation from your expidition completely
If you encounter an at-risk situation in a remote location or offshore, an inReach quickly becomes the most valuable tool in your survival kit. It provides global, interactive SOS capabilities — and that means you are able to trigger a distress signal, receive delivery confirmation that help is on the way, and maintain a 2-way text conversation with Garmin Response . The Garmin Response Team is staffed 24/7 to assist with your emergency, track your location, and notify the most appropriate emergency response for your unique situation. Whenever, wherever — we can stay in communication with you until your situation is resolved. When needed Press the SOS Button. Link Title
Pre-arrainged check ins
When on expiditions there will often be pre-arrainged check in times. This can be a time each day that you send out a check-in to the front country, or a meet up for a re-supply.
The EXP protocal for using inreaches is a twice a day check-in. Once in the morning, at a pre-established time of your choosing, ie 8:00 check in. The second check in sent in the evening, at a pre-established time of your choosing, ie 18:00 check-in.
If traveling abroad or to an area with a time change it can be helpful to set check-in's to your time instead of baising check-in's off of the time at home. This helps to prevent you from having to send a check in at 2:00 AM where you are but 8:00 AM back in New York
When a check-in is sent it will typically have a location sent as well. This helps those in the front country to know exactly where you are.
This is extremely important in the event of the group needing assistnace, emergency evacuation, or if the expidition goes missing
Having a last known point of location helps search and rescue parties so they can start at the last communicated point and move from there
A last known point of location also helps to pin-point where an emergency evac team needs to go if the party can not move
If a check-in is missed there should be a pre-established plan of action. This should be communicated and well understood by both parties involved, ie those in the field and those in the front country
This plan could be to wait an extra two hours to see if they are simply running behind or are in an area where the inreach can not connect to a satelite to send the message.
It needs to be taken into account as well that the camping location chosen might not have connection at all, inhibiting any messages from being sent or received
This can happen if camping in a canyon where the walls obstruct any range for inreach to satalite connection
If there is no service for the inreach at the campsite, try to head to a nearby location that will provide better connection to satilites. Make sure to know the cordanates of the camp site location and convey what is going on.
An example could be; we are located at (coordinates), there is no inreach connection at the campsite and so we had to hike to this point to send a message
If needed, establish a different time for the next inreach message send out so as not to set of any alarms, or send a emergency recal plan into effect for people in the front country when a message does not come in at the pre-established time
If you are planning to sleep in the next day, send a message communicating that clearly, and establish a new time so those in the front country are not left iun the dark and waiting for a message to come through
Before heading out on expidition you will need to put together a plan of daily check in times as well as any (if needed) re-supply points along your trip. This will help in the trip running smoothly as well as not screwing you or those supporting you during the trip
An itinirary helps with this, laying out a plan of where you will be each day of the trip, taking into account rest days, etc. This helps for people to keep track and have a rough idea of what you will be doing each day and where you will be at during your trip.
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Pre-set messages
During expiditions I have taken while in EXP we use Inreaches for communication while out in the field. Before leaving we create "pre-sets" meaning there are messages pre-set on the Inreach for the speed and ease of sending out the same message each time.
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EXP (number on inreach) is delayed but everything is still awesome (sent every hour until you reach camp)
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Convenience
Logistics
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Having a clear, layed out plan helps to keep everything moving smoothly
Pre-established drop-off's and pick-up's help in keeping logistics simple as well as solidifying the person who will be helping you out
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Emergencies
Help
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If you need gear, food, a resupply on things, or a non-emergency pull from the field for whatever reason
Can be sent in a non-emergency scenario as well as an emergency scenario that does not require emergency evac
Rescue
Signaling local authorities, 911 for the United Sates
If you hit the SOS button on a Garmin you will be conected to local help, with connunication access to them the whole time
Do not move from where you are once you send out an mergency rescue cordinate unless you specify the reason why and the location you will be in
Sources
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“Two-Way Messaging with Inreach® Satellite Communication.” Garmin, www.garmin.com/en-US/satellite-communicators/two-way-messaging/. Accessed 8 May 2023.
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