Starlink for basecamp?

[406life]

I travel with mine. I'm 200 days afield so definitely need it. I can shut it down and go "off grid" as I need. I have had it since Elon made me wait for the launch. Guy with me last year watched his first grandchild being born from middle of nowhere Montana. Worth it for him. I like being UTD on fire and weather and on off days steaming something to watch is nice.

 

[hereinaz]

Using it will stretch my days in the field, so its a big win. Its amazingly fast, and once I figured out how to align it, super easy to do that.

It does need some clear sky, but so far I have managed just fine. In a really wooded area, I could see a problem, but a longer cable can probably get you to a good spot to use it.

Now, I am going to set it up so that I don't have to pull it all out. I'll put it in my truck box, and just grab the flat panel out when its time to go.

I have it running off my truck battery with an inverter, and doesn't even touch the charge on my truck. Next time, I am going to try it on the jump start box that I have and see how much it drains that battery. Probably not that much...

 

[Boarmaster]

I've had Starlink since it launched and take it with me on all of my trips. Before Starlink I could only get away for a week at a time and would have to drive to town every couple days to respond to my clients emails and return calls. I was always stressed out that I was going to miss an important call or email. Each trip would cost me thousands of dollars in refunds, chargebacks, returns and lost opportunity. Now with Starlink I can hunt multiple times per year. I set up my Starlink at my basecamp and every evening I'll turn it on so I can respond to emails and return any urgent calls. I understand that not everyone needs to be "connected" while hunting and that's ok. Now that I have Starlink I can hunt multiple States each year and not have to worry about the financial impact of losing my income while doing so. I'll be hunting cow elk in AZ, bull elk in NM, Cow elk in WY, assisting my bother with his bull tag in WY and will wrap up the year hunting mule deer in AZ. I'll go early and return when I'm ready. Starlink has been a game changer for me.

Following. This. I can be away from town three weeks at a time a few times a year if I have reliable internet service.
I’m not going to work all day but being able to handle business as needed is huge for me. Personally I like what I do and I’m more interested in being out of town than a break from work.

On the flip side I will never have a TV or radio in my cabin. Got to draw a line somewhere. I’m just as effective from my cabin or a pine tree in Alabama as I am in my home or downtown office in FL.
Internet can be sketchy where I hunt. Dependable internet where I don't have to find a hill with a signal would be pretty sweet. And less impactful to my time away.