Thread: Is this plb any good?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Well its on its way apparently.

Should have asked to pick up in person, they’re based in Bolt Road.

Originally Posted by Moutere

Should have asked to pick up in person, they’re based in Bolt Road.

Hard case ay.

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Originally Posted by Moutere

Should have asked to pick up in person, they’re based in Bolt Road.

Are they still I thought they closed up there and were back in the shed in Hamish's garden. Knew Hamish quite well back in my caving days.

I hope so as I have been carrying mine around for a few years now haha

At that price ya silly not to have one really. Considering all the money we spend on our gear, this one can save your life.

Just don't trust the belt loop on the case. That's where mine tore off. Keep it in a belt pouch or something.

Originally Posted by Happy Jack

Are they still I thought they closed up there and were back in the shed in Hamish's garden. Knew Hamish quite well back in my caving days.

Still there.

So I've been umm'ing and ahhh'ing about a PLB for awhile. and with the plan on going into this roar for a couple of week long trips I thought this year might be a good time to invest in a KTI PLB. Search for them online with no luck, found skippersmate and there's nothing. They've closed down and not selling KTI's anymore. OH NO! they were the good value PLB, correct? $360ish? what're my options now? $450+ $500?

Inreach mini?

I have an inreach but will always have my plb on me. The plb offers the fine homing signal that the inreach does not. At a pinch you could hire a plb for immediate trips?

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Originally Posted by Projects

So I've been umm'ing and ahhh'ing about a PLB for awhile. and with the plan on going into this roar for a couple of week long trips I thought this year might be a good time to invest in a KTI PLB. Search for them online with no luck, found skippersmate and there's nothing. They've closed down and not selling KTI's anymore. OH NO! they were the good value PLB, correct? $360ish? what're my options now? $450+ $500?

Inreach mini?

Yep 450ish upwards ��. I'm in the same boat as you - waited too long and now have to spend a load more.

Oh weird, someone must be selling the KTI still ? it's the only 1 with a 10 year battery life so I would have a hunt for one of them.
Here's a blurb on the bottom of their page. Could be worth chasing up with the new owners of the tech.

The product design and future ownership rights have been taken over the world's first EPIRB manufacturer - Norwegian company - Jotron AS.

Jotron have over 50 years of Maritime GMDSS business experience and have some great plans for product enhancements that will bring the Safety Alert PLB into the latest search and rescue technology .

Sorry team. The KTi PLB is no longer. The company had difficulties late last year and stopped production back in Sept. Jotron have taken the design rights for the PLB, however nothing will be seen on the NZ market from them for some time - if not until next year.

The only options on the NZ market are the ACR, Ocean Signal, McMurdo and GME

We have switched to the ACR NZ coded unit and the Ocean Signal Au coded on our store. If you are interested for a "mates rate", send me an email: peter@cooeebay.com or PM me.

FYI: https://skippersmate.co.nz/kti-epirbs-plbs/

Originally Posted by rugerman

Oh weird, someone must be selling the KTI still ? it's the only 1 with a 10 year battery life so I would have a hunt for one of them.
Here's a blurb on the bottom of their page. Could be worth chasing up with the new owners of the tech.

The product design and future ownership rights have been taken over the world's first EPIRB manufacturer - Norwegian company - Jotron AS.

Jotron have over 50 years of Maritime GMDSS business experience and have some great plans for product enhancements that will bring the Safety Alert PLB into the latest search and rescue technology .

SkippersMate are still open, just KTi closed down

Originally Posted by Projects

"found skippersmate and there's nothing. They've closed down and not selling KTI's anymore."

Inreach mini?

There was a thread last week on Kti closing down.
Gearshop still had their beacons listed at the time.

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Gearshop have them listed with a note on the listing page... "Email me when back in stock".... which will never happen as the KTi company is closed

Originally Posted by ROKTOY

There was a thread last week on Kti closing down.
Gearshop still had their beacons listed at the time.

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