Riding alone precautions
I bought a delorme inreach last spring and am happy with it so far. I originally bought it for my trials moto rides but it's given me the confidence to do a fair bit of solo night riding in and around the cowichan valley this winter. I bring my inreach and a knife zip tied to my packs shoulder strap for quick access in case anything ever decides to jumps on my back. I'm religious about having fresh batteries and carry extras in my pack.
The new SE version is slimmer and doesn't require pairing to a smrtphone via Bluetooth for texting capabilities.