Headed to Ibex

[VintageDUG]

I always have high speed internet at camp.  Cold I can handle.  I don't expect snow down as low as I'll be, but I won't like rain.  Good news is I'm retired, so if the weather sucks, I'll come back another time.

Very cool, VintageDUG! May I assume this is Starlink? 

I'm way behind in wilderness tech advances so can you or anyone else add comments on new tech and developments? 
Sat phones, emergency locators, etc?

Yes, I pack Starlink along most trips.  A few times I've used it during the day to check the weather, re-do a route, or research a broken Jeep.  Mainly I set it up at night so I can call home.  My bigger Jeep has a dual battery system so I can run Starlink via a cheap inverter without fear of killing the starting battery.  With my mostly stock Rubicon I take one of my many battery systems (most are Anker systems) that range from 300 watts all the way to could power my entire RV.  The smaller systems can be recharged while driving during the day, the bigger systems will never charge all the way back up with just the 12 volt cord.  I've thought about a DC-DC charge system, but haven't gotten very far with it.  I'll usually take the bigger battery when I'm also running a fridge.  I have a Garmin InReach on a dash mount for each Jeep.  It's very secure so even if I roll over I can still reach up and push the SOS button.  I take it with me whenever I leave the Jeep for any reason.  I have dash mounts for the iPhone and have used the message via satellite feature on it with decent success.  I also have an iPad Mini dash mounted on each Jeep.  Usually the iPhone takes care of pavement navigation via Waze and then the iPad takes over on the dirt with Gaia.  The iPhone also is my main camera, though I do have several mounts for DJI Action cameras (Go Pro clone) and I have an assortment of drones I can bring depending on where I'm going.  Though I have two Jeeps, I don't have two of everything else.  All the tech, tools, recovery gear, etc gets moved between Jeeps.  The bigger Jeep has a hard wired Ham Radio and I'm licensed for it, but I barely know how to use it.  I have several handheld ham/GMRS radios that I use on Jeep runs, that I also sent the check to get licensed for.  And for Easter Jeep Safari I still have a handheld CB radio.  99 percent of what I do is solo rig and most of the time I'm solo person as well.  My grandkids all know where the spare Jeep key is, how to use my messaging apps and where the survival backpack is kept.  They have been told that if anything happens to me, the safest place is probably back at the Jeep.