In another thread discussing the SPOT messenger service Prouboy raises the point that using sat phones and SPOT devices removes some of the adventure from a wilderness canoe trip. I have been discussing this with my wife as I plan some crazy wild ass adventures in the parks and she has pointed out that while she has no real issue if I want to die or lay suffering in the woods, what she has a problem with is everyone who is left behind with unanswered questions and the responsibility of finding a body should I fail to return. The technology has improved to the point that price and availability no longer are reasons to go on an adventure without some form of "help" signaling device. So, are we being overly selfish when we want to maintain some of the risk in a wilderness canoe trip? Further, should the parks maybe start requiring the use of phones or SPOTs?