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Is there anywhere to rent Spot devices or is anyone interested in lending theirs for a fee?
We're heading on a 7 day trip in the Yukon the first week of August and want to have some assurance while in grizz country.
I have seen satellite phone rentals but I'm wondering about Spot devices.
If anyone has one that they won't be using that week and are willing to lend it for a fee, let me know!
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Hi Claire - I used to rent them from a place in Florida called Satellite Phone Solutions. As of two years ago they had the best price I could find, and I found the service to be very good. They fell through once when a hurricane shut them down (excuses, excuses), so I had to buy one. The problem in renting from them is timing - they'd be shipping to Canada, and predicting accurate delivery dates might be a little dicey.
Spotify also rents them, but I think the issue is the same (predicting delivery time).
I just found a Canadian company that rents them, Avantura. I don't know a thing about them, but that would overcome the delivery problem.
I wish I could offer you mine, I'd be very happy to send it up for you to borrow, but I don't know when I'll be tripping this coming summer. We'll probably look at summer schedule fairly soon, and if that timeframe looks open I'll certainly drop you a line.
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That is super helpful info! Thanks so much!