I always carry mine. I hunt alone a lot & it makes my wife happy. Had a couple of times it came in handy. Once my cat fell quite ill & my wife got ahold of me on the way to the vets. The other time I was hunting public land & trying to track down a Buck I jumped into a swamp. Well, I got turned around & could not find my way out. Took out the cell & mapped directions to a store about 4 miles away. The first leg of the driving directions was from where I was to the road. Followed the phone to the road.