All depends on what you're going to do. If you're out of line of sight for more than 24-48 hours you need something. Getting all hammed and pactored up and if you have the gear lying around and can install it yourself and are knowledgeable and qualified in its use, go for it. If it requires mega $$ (again) and you're not going to use it much, nah.
Agree with the Satcom. My wifey derived much comfort from that when I was out, by myself, for a week. Now, if you're only going out of line of sight once in a while you can set it up like I did, and have a knowledgeable bud watch the weather, and call in twice a day and get a go/no go in less than a minute.
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