Survival expert Les Stroud is the lone adventurer on The Discovery Channel's hit show Survivorman. Each episode, he gets dropped off in the middle of the world's most formidable locations, with no food, no water, no matches, and no camera crews (he shoots his own footage). Alone in the wilderness, Stroud must survive seven days. Good thing he can rely on SPOT, the world's first GPS satellite messenger. It's as small and compact as a cell phone but works where cell phones don't. SPOT not only gives Stroud's family peace of mind, it lets him share his adventures through the tracking function. If there's ever an emergency, SPOT will be at hand to tell response teams exactly where Stroud is located. And while most people aren't being chased by a 250-pound jaguar in the Amazon, SPOT comes in handy for a variety of regular outdoor pursuits. As Stroud says, "Whether you're mountain biking on remote single-track or on a weekend backpacking trip getting away from it all, it's nice to know SPOT has your back."
SPOT is $169. For more information and to buy SPOT, click here.