There are "issues" with every form of communication is there not? While I have heard of unintentional messaging being sent via SPOT that has largely been remedied with covers that prevent accidental promptings.

In my past life  ;) (when I was younger) I spent many months each year alone in the woods and largely off trail and without a soul knowing where I was at. I thought nothing of it.....literally second nature.

How ironic the very first time I get a communication device it becomes a tool which saved me a very great amount of frustration. That was a huge relief not to have to spend who knows how long stuck on a little sandbar with no expectation of help and at the COMPLETE mercy of a passerby who would not only have to help me to the take out but also drive me to town if they were so inclined. As is obvious the SPOT put power into my own hands.......That is supremely important to someone as self reliant as myself ( HELP!  ;D )

Since I am no longer indestructible my thought process has  changed. SPOT will certainly accompany me into the Quetico and even a daytrip into the ten thousand islands. It is small and lightweight enough........

On a more remote trip however I would employ a SAT phone in the future. I would still like very much to finish what I started in WCPP and will not second guess my strategy of having my vehicle remotely parked some weeks later. The caveat being is that I must have an out. The SAT phone and the ability to call a floatplane is that out........the SPOT can be a backup. Redundant perhaps but I will likely be alone (who can go for 3 to 4 weeks?) and am no longer as tough as I once was but rather oldish and wee bit frail.