by Holly » Wed May 11, 2022 9:58 pm
Very expensive option is the Garmin Atemos 100 or 50 with their K5 collar. OR, go all out and get the new Alpha 200i with K5 collar which gives you a fully effective gps satellite unit for you and that also links with the collar for the dog. This does not require a phone signal and range is advertised as up to 9 miles although forest, woodland etc could impact on this. The collar can also be remotely triggered with a stable, flashing light if you saw your dog going near a road, can emit a tone if the dog is out of sight but you might be able to hear them with the tone on, or , to improve your visibility of the dog if they got out of sight. There is also a vibration alert although Im not sure how that would help. Oh and,, the unit has Inreach technology that can also be utilised by subscription pay as you go should you ever want to use it. Now why do I know all this? I have been considering the purchase of this for ages (even before the inreach capable model was developed). The expense was giving me anxiety attacks but,,,I often end up with no phone signal as Im often multi day and camping in remoter areas. So ,, I finally bit the bullet and the bundle arrived today. I have been spending all day setting it up and getting it organised….. Now,,, its not cheap.. not cheap at all…. But if you need a garmin satellite gps unit that has inreach tech and a tracker without a subscription and doesn’t need a phone signal???? You might be able to justify it? Beans and toast for me for a while me thinks.