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Trekking GPS
#18876687 - 09/22/13 04:27 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I need to get a GPS for outdoor off the grid travel. I'm trying to find something both reliable and something that I can load in USGS maps into without having to shell out mad bills for maps that are otherwise free. Anyone used one of these things that can give me some guidance?
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rew736
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Google maps...? In your (smart)phone?
-------------------- My trade list malicom said: "Banana's emit radiation. In fact banannas are the standard in detecting solar radiation. The radiation read from a bananna tells scientists how active the sun was during the growing season. Make sure to steer clear of bananas too." seekaytea said: "I need to stop spending all my money on plants and take up a cheaper hobby, like heroin." Wiccan_Seeker said: "Your knowledge on male-on-male rape and willingness to engage in fantasy regarding the matter is commendable." eminemvs.slimshady said: "I want to know if they are active and magic or not. And if they are not active, can i pick them before they are active and then they will become active or do they have to grow till they activate?"
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Re: Trekking GPS [Re: rew736]
#18876803 - 09/22/13 04:49 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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no service
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Konyap

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rew736
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Re: Trekking GPS [Re: Konyap]
#18877164 - 09/22/13 06:09 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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You can cache maps for offline use...
-------------------- My trade list malicom said: "Banana's emit radiation. In fact banannas are the standard in detecting solar radiation. The radiation read from a bananna tells scientists how active the sun was during the growing season. Make sure to steer clear of bananas too." seekaytea said: "I need to stop spending all my money on plants and take up a cheaper hobby, like heroin." Wiccan_Seeker said: "Your knowledge on male-on-male rape and willingness to engage in fantasy regarding the matter is commendable." eminemvs.slimshady said: "I want to know if they are active and magic or not. And if they are not active, can i pick them before they are active and then they will become active or do they have to grow till they activate?"
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Re: Trekking GPS [Re: rew736]
#18877310 - 09/22/13 06:35 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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oh cool how do you do that?
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rew736
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What are you on? Android or iOS? Also do you have the "new" update? The new one has like no menus, just a little tab thing on the side.
-------------------- My trade list malicom said: "Banana's emit radiation. In fact banannas are the standard in detecting solar radiation. The radiation read from a bananna tells scientists how active the sun was during the growing season. Make sure to steer clear of bananas too." seekaytea said: "I need to stop spending all my money on plants and take up a cheaper hobby, like heroin." Wiccan_Seeker said: "Your knowledge on male-on-male rape and willingness to engage in fantasy regarding the matter is commendable." eminemvs.slimshady said: "I want to know if they are active and magic or not. And if they are not active, can i pick them before they are active and then they will become active or do they have to grow till they activate?"
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Re: Trekking GPS [Re: rew736]
#19114333 - 11/10/13 11:06 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I am using android.
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Dest
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Anything Garmin, extra batteries and a solar charger are also a good idea. A friends Garmin came in real handy when we discovered we were on the wrong side of Dave's Gulch (yea that place)& had to reroute the rest of our backpacking trip. Things are scary accurate if you use Cartesian coordinates and a good topo map instead of the built in map.
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Re: Trekking GPS [Re: Dest]
#19114861 - 11/10/13 01:13 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Gotta get me one sometime between now & spring myself.
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