Taking an EPIRB out remote - and where to put it?

I have mine in me backpack along with a whistle and other goodies.

Dave,

I have one in the grab bag. Sits between the front seats of the ute in case of emergency. If the vehicle catches fire, the bag is thrown. If you roll, it's there beside you. Has the sat phone, epirb, spare GPS, batteries, knife, matches, small camera, water, two handheld UHF's, sunscreen, spare sunnies, some large plastic garbage bags, paper maps, compass, cigarette lighter or three, first aid kit, some high energy food items, space (foil) blankets and a pad and pencil (for writing the will lol). Quite a few other sundries. Seems to get heavier every year.

Cheers Mick

We had ours in the side pocket of the drivers side door in our 80 series. I could easily reach it in an accident or grab it as I exited the vehicle in a fire. I could set it off without removing it from the door if I had to. It is no use if you can't reach it in an emergency. We saw one cable tied to cargo barrier behind all the gear in the back, only way to access it was to unload everything, totally pointless. Think of different scenarios of where you put it. Can it be reached easy in a fire, roll over, head on, going for a walk. Remember in a roll over a grab bag could end up at the back of the car.

Josh

As everyone says - in your grab bag (which can be your backpack). Remember to take it in your backpack when going on walks.

Motherhen

Serendipity,

I keep mine in the centre console of the vehicle.

Serendipity
We used to always carry one, before they went Digital,
Now we have been carrying a sat phone, for remote travel

We kept the EPIRB between the seats
Cheers
Bucky

Sorry if I am barking up the wrong tree, or if technology has outpaced my knowledge, but marine EPIRBs used to almost need water to transmit correctly, something about using the surface of the water as a signal reflector? Am I right or barking mad?

I know you can get EPIRBs for Outback travel which do not need to be floating. A great idea for remote travellers, too.

"Does anyone else use an EPIRB in their camper and if you do where do you keep it. "

It is a problem isn't it. Firstly we do not tow but if we did I would not put it in the trailer etc. Mainly because it would be too easy to forget it if you had to leave the trailer behind when you wanted to go a bit further off road and trailers would not be allowed. Like some tracks up in the Vic Alps.

We have our sat phone (no EPIRB) right next to the first aid kit and fire extinguisher on a "bed extension" just behind the passengers seat. The bed extension is a sheet of carpeted wood extending forward, on a steel frame, from the top of our drawer system to just behind the drivers and passengers seats. This gives us a full double bed sized flat area in the back of the car.

Phil

Ours being the new generation and only the size of a cigarette packet lives in the glove box of whatever vehicle we are using that trip , slips into day pack when walking remote , main thing is to keep up /renew registration details and letting your registered contacts know if and when you are going to an area that an epirb is your only form of contact in the case of emergency ,,,, this does not include having a flat tire in the carpark of your nearest woolies shoping centre!!

Our ex-boat EPIRB has been re-registered for our Troopy and lives in a backpack along with a heap of other useful stuff behind the drivers seat. As our Troopy is a pop-top camper, the bag is wedged between the seat and wardrobe so it cannot move too far in the event of an incident.

The snatch strap and shackles also live there at the bottom of the heap in their own bag so we have easy access to them as well.

Stevesub

Here is one for you.
My sons teacher is currently using a mobile phone with an EPIRB built in. Her son has designed it (with some sacrifice to some other features on the phone) and there is some testing with a few to make sure all works as it should.

Give it a few years, and one less thing to carry.