The ACR Bivy Stick connects your cell phone to satellites for off grid communications.
Weighing in at 100 grams, it’s about half the size and weight of a cell phone?. Subscription plan required. You’ll have to set it up before you need it.?. You’ll get two-way text? and location sharing from your phone. Plus, there’s a check-in button on the Stick which sends unlimited free preset messages and your location without using your phone. There’s also an SOS button on the device with emergency service provided by Global Rescue.
Great for shaving weight! Great it can be utilized standalone without a smartphone for the SOS feature aswell!
So, if I dont need Satelitte Voice Calls, this seems like the smallest/lightest SatCom device – or?
Great for taking on a backcountry trip!
Nice I never invested into an expensive GPS phone until now! Lucky me.
Cool alternative to the Garmin inReach Mini it seems. Will be interesting to see a real head-to-head comparison, but it seems for now MSRP and weight are the same. The plans look about on par in terms of pricing, though the tiers are different. Wonder who provides their weather data.
Seems very comparable to the InReach mini. On one hand, the mini can be used without a phone to type and check messages. On the other, Bivy doesn’t have a screen to break.
Are you able to use this Worldwide, i.e. in Europe?