 Poster: A snowHead
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There has been a few threads in the past but I think its time to start a new one.
Whats the latest with kids tracker.
I (actually sister and bro in law) need something to keep tabs of their two 5 year old girls on the slopes. Although they can use a smart phone they would probably be on youtube more which is not a good solution. So I am looking for 1st hand experiences.
I came across back2you on a other thread and really like the live function but it says its heavy on the battery?
Any other options ??
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Just stick “personal tracker” into eBay.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@WASHOUT, battery is fine and lasts a couple of days. What is annoying is it comes with a Giffgaff mobile account (pay as you go), and my experience with Giffgaff is that if you fail to use the tracker for 6 months (in the off season) it threatens to cut you off unless you top up or use the device.
Kids sometimes press the emergency button by accident which calls your phone.
But generally it’s great. Simple not very high tech but it works.
Call feature is excellent. We had a day where the wind caused lots to close and kids were stuck on otherside of mountain. We called them and spoke to the instructor. Gave peace of mind.
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How did we ever cope before the invention of trackers for 5yr olds in a ski resort?
Were we all just lucky that ours didn't die?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Frosty the Snowman, yes agreed completely over the top.
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@WASHOUT, apart from telling clearly where to go, then keeping an eye on him, we carried simple walkie talkies for the rare occasion we couldn’t see each other at the next meeting point.
Useful in low vis especially.
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How did we ever cope before the invention of trackers for 5yr olds in a ski resort?
Were we all just lucky that ours didn't die?
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 I was once skiing on my own in Les Gets and came across one of mine having a crafty fag behind a bush.
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Though he was about 14, not 5. Little sod.
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Regarding visibility in low light, I have a rear bike light on the goggle strap of my lads helmet.
Switch it on in low light or if we are skiing in Finland over Christmas (its always dark)
Pop it on flash mode and I can always see him and so can everyone else!
£6 solution
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It might not be the newest, but i'm quite happy with the weenect.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I have twins & also take other children skiing who are older, 9-14 sort of range & am happy for them all to ski by themselves as long as they restrict themselves to a couple of agreed slopes & that they are all responsible for looking after the 9 year old. He's a pretty robust sort of 9 year old & we have walkie-talkies (no phone signal).
I certainly wouldn't/couldn't leave 5 year olds to themselves; the most I might do is wait at the bottom of a small slope whilst they go up & down by themselves if they are feeling confident so I don't see why a tracker would be necessary. I use them on dogs though.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| PaulC1984 wrote: |
Regarding visibility in low light, I have a rear bike light on the goggle strap of my lads helmet.
Switch it on in low light or if we are skiing in Finland over Christmas (its always dark)
Pop it on flash mode and I can always see him and so can everyone else!
£6 solution |
Great idea.
We have used walkie talkies as less faff than phones, more reliable battery life it appears in the cold and not reliant on mobile coverage. Also no roaming charges when outside the EU (and who knows where else after Brexit).
Careful about getting on the wrong channel, can get an earful from pisteurs
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They certainly wouldn't be left themselves. But thought it would be handy for the group (esp non skiing grand parents) to find the twins while they are on lessons and after lessons. Could also track where they had been on lessons.
Could also be handy for any apre alien abductions 🤣
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You know it makes sense.
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Fair enough; that makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| WASHOUT wrote: |
| Could also track where they had been on lessons |
As oppposed to sitting in the bar with the instructor.
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Poster: A snowHead
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The reason we got these trackers was 1) after seeing (more than once) kids alone on a slope (always I’m France) where the ESF instructor had too many kids and clearly dropped one off the end of his ski class snake. Kids distraught, instructors nowhere to be seen. 2) getting on a chairlift with one child from a ski school, kids often upset or scared to be on the lift with strange adults. Clearly fine at 9 years old but not at 5 years old.
It meant our kids could call us in these situation.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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As long as you’ve got a spare Android phone kicking around (ideally android 7 but 5 and 6 may work) then “google family link” gives you full tracking and almost complete control of your child’s phone at an OS level, for free. That way they won’t be on YouTube or messenger all day unless you give permisssion. When you configure the phone you set their age to under 13 and it gives the option to configure with family link, and you can remotely configure/control their phone from your own.
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| WASHOUT wrote: |
| Could also track where they had been on lessons |
As oppposed to sitting in the bar with the instructor. |
I am sure the instructor would love to sit in the bar all afternoon to give us a report after a morning lesson during mid term!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Canuck wrote: |
| It might not be the newest, but i'm quite happy with the weenect. |
cheers for that. thats a better price.
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