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How Do You Find A Lost Zoleo?

How do you find a lost Zoleo? It depends on if you are still connected to your device via your phone app, and have just momentarily misplaced it, or if you have lost the device or had it stolen, and are no longer in your phone’s range of the device. Related: Check out my review of the Zoleo Satellite Communication …

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Can Two People Use The Same Zoleo At The Same Time?

Can two people use the same Zoleo device at the same time? No, two people cannot use the same Zoleo at the same time. Once one person is connected to their Zoleo, via the Zoleo app, that same device won’t show on another person’s Zoleo app, when they are in the process of trying to connect to it. The only …

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How To Attach Trekking Poles To A Gregory Pack

This is a fast article showing you how to attach trekking poles to your Gregory pack, whether it’s a day pack, like the Zulu 30, or a backpacking pack, like the Paragon 58. The two packs mentioned are what I personally use, and they use the exact same design for their trekking pole fasteners. Likely these fasteners are universal to …

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Zoleo versus Motorola Defy Satellite Link

This article will give head to head information on the Zoleo Satellite Communicator versus the Motorola Defy Satellite Link. The Defy is set to hit the market in April of 2023, and looks to be a direct competitor with the Zoleo, or Garmin InReach Messenger. I personally have a Zoleo communicator. But will I be switching to the new Motorola …

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How To Add or Delete Zoleo Contacts

In this article I will show you how to add someone to your Zoleo contacts list. I then show you how to add someone to your Zoleo SOS Contacts list, and afterwards I go over how to delete/replace someone off that list. I further show you how to add someone to your Zoleo Check-In & Location Share+ Contacts list, and …

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What Is Hiking Aesthetic?

What is hiking aesthetic? You may have been visiting your favorite social media sight, and seen a category or hashtag concerning ‘hiking aesthetic’. Pinterest has a credibly big community of posters posting under this category, for instance. You check out the pics, and kind of get a feel for what it might be, but you’re not in the know, so …

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5 Epic National Parks Near Los Angeles

Which national parks are near Los Angeles? Here are my top 5, based on their proximity and their awe factor. Not only are a few of these parks some of the most epic in the US, but they are worldwide hits as well. And for good reason. If you’re living in Los Angeles, or just passing through, and thinking about …

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What’s Up With Naked Mass – Review

In this Naked Mass review, I’m going to be framing this from the perspective of an endurance exerciser. My main sport is hiking and backpacking. So if you’re into similar endurance type sports, like hiking & scrambling, trail running, cycling, mountain biking, etc., this review article is for you. If you’re seeking help to get enough calories to build mass, …

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Quadair Drone – Is It a Scam or Is It Legit?

Is the Quadair drone a scam, or is it legit? The other day I started researching drones for hiking and backpacking related videos, and photos. And having known nothing about the subject beforehand, it took a few days to get up to speed, on what features should be a what price points, and which brands made the best quality products. …

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How To Avoid Disturbing Wildlife With Your Drone

Here are 8 tips on how to avoid disturbing wildlife with your drone, when capturing landscape and wildlife video and photos. But before I get to the tips, let’s review why it’s important not to disturb wildlife, when out hiking or backpacking with your drone. Related: If you want to see what I think is the best drone for hiking …