Originally Posted by
EjustE
Ok. Here is what you do: Tell them that you will call them every night before you are done for the night, take your cell phone and do it. I also hope that you are not doing it alone. If so, reinforce that fact to them before you go.
Good luck and enjoy your trek
In my experience promising that may be a very bad idea.
Accept that they aren't going to like it and will worry. You are very unlikely to change their minds. Explain that lots of folks do this and that it is a reasonably safe thing to do. Call them frequently.
Do not make promises that you might not be able to keep though. The suggestion that you promise to call them every night may well be a suggestion that you will not be able to keep. Not sure about your route, but I know that on my tours that calling has often just not been possible. Verizon has the best coverage in rural areas of the US but we were still often without a signal. You may not always be near pay phones either.