Personal Locator Beacons

By Ryan Calloway — 20 years of multi-discipline paddling and watersports across the Pacific Northwest, with over 500 products tested on the water in real conditions — Portland, Oregon The Short Answer The Garmin inReach Mini 2 is a robust satellite communicator that earned its keep during my coldest winter sessions on the Oregon Coast,…

By Ryan Calloway — 20 years of multi-discipline paddling and watersports across the Pacific Northwest, with over 500 products tested on the water in real conditions — Portland, Oregon The Short Answer The SPOT Gen4 is the most reliable personal locator beacon I have used while running the Class III rapids of the Sandy River…