If you're lost or injured in the backcountry, a cell phone isn't your best option to alert search and rescue teams. But it might help as an emergency backup, an 11th essential. Outdoor experts ...

Jan. 17, 2013 -- Strangers and police showing up at all hours on your doorstep unannounced, banging on your front door, demanding to be let in and sometimes brandishing a gun: That's the nightmare ...

A resident of North Las Vegas, Nev., says owners of lost cell phones have repeatedly shown up at his house incorrectly demanding phones that they tracked via software to his location. Wayne Dobson, a ...

Cell phones are unreliable in the backcountry and should only be considered an emergency backup to the 10 essentials. Before your trip, fully charge your phone, pack a power bank and download offline ...