I'm looking for some advice on GPS units. They always seemed like a handy thing to have in the back country to me and I tried geocaching for the first time...
Good luck on your hunt. I was in the exact same boat a few weeks back, pouring over reviews (check Backpacker.com under "Accessories") and making comparisons....
The Mapsource software is locked and tied to a specific GPS unit, so you will not be able to borrow it. The map functionality of mapping GPSs is really not...
I bought the basic yellow and black Garmin Etrex, and what I've found is how LITTLE I actually use it. Having hiked with people who use GPS regularily, I...
Welcome! And wow, congrats to you and your wife! :) Lots of great resources here. Trips are planned pretty frequently from Spring through Fall. Lots of...
I have the Garmin GPS 60 http://www.garmin.com/products/gps60/ It retails for that price but, the topo map softwear is about another $70 on top of the unit...
CORRECTION- sorry I have the GPS map60 http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap60/index.jsp You can find them way cheaper than the list price if you shop around....
... Ohio Backpackers and Hikers is a group whose primary focus is on serious backpacking and hiking originating from Ohio and the surrounding areas with an...
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Thanks for all the input on GPS units. I've decided that I am going to save my pennies till I can get one with all the stuff I want and see how many...
... Hi Joe, I have the Garmin eTrex Legend. It was an impulse purchase for me I'd seen others using GPS units, and I thought I'd like one for when I ...
Now that you've made that decision... I have a decent one and am surprised with how little I use it. With so much of the east in a green canopy, there are so...
Dawn, And why won't you be using yours? Sounds like you won't be getting out. -steve ... Hi Joe, I have the Garmin eTrex Legend. It was an impulse purchase for...
... out. ... Well, Steve, I've backpacked often in the past for a while it was every other weekend (when my kids are with their dad) and this past ...
OK, I do get the picture now. From the way you had said it, I thought maybe something had happened that put you out of bp for the foreseeable future. I thought...
I just read in a previous post from Steve that it seems no one in the group does a whole lot of winter backpacking. Well, I'm giving it a go this year. I'm...
I still camp/hunt/hike about every weekend regardless of the weather. I guess that I don't participate much in the group and I go out alone a lot, but I will...
Oh no u did ent !!!! Hilton Hilton Hilton....must we pick on dear innocent Gabby????? ... From: Tin Man <woodsmanofoz@...> To: ohiobph@yahoogroups.com ...
So your trip out a year ago last Oct to Dolly Sods made you feel that you could enjoy winter bp, you just needed snowshoes if you were going to hike in a foot...
I don't own or use a GPS myself, but have been on plenty of trips now with different people who have/used one and I've found by just observing that a GPS can...
We're doing Minister Creek. Nevermind the fact that there will be much Tequila to go around on that trip. ;) lol... Yeah, snowshoes woulda' been awesome in the...
This year the MVAS will be on a weekend in January 27 & 28. I went to the end of it last year after work and really liked it. They had a couple presentations...
This year the MVAS will be on a weekend in January 27 & 28. I went to the end of it last year after work and really liked it. They had a couple presentations...
I might as well chime in on the GPS subject too since I probably have used one longer than most. I bought the original eTrex Summit way back in the day and I...
I'm not so sure Gabby is really all that innocent. You did end up bailing because you were numb from the hips down... :-) This time around you'll just be...
Hey now!!!! yeah better prepard...hum i'll need to consider my choices lol... WE miss u lil doll...or at least i do!!!! I will venture out but not that...
Hi Cheryl and All, The moon tonight is bright. Check it out. I think the last few months I was in the woods during the full moon. I wish I was there tonight. ...
So, what does everyone want for the holidays? Or maybe just for next years backpacking and hiking seasons? I've got my eye on a new mattress. Probably an...
I have emailed Santa a specific request for the Gregory Whitney. Now, absolute wish list? A Western Mountaineering Sequoia DL and Mega-lite; a Baltoro, 10...
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