I might add that a latitude/longitude feature will be must-have for my next GPS. There are plenty of dispersed camp sites in the backwoods and desert out here that folk write about, but only give lat/long coordinates. I had to take a little hiking Gekko GPS with a bitty postage-stamp screen (far too dinky for my far-sighted eyes) to locate the last site we camped at. Got me right there, though. Or at least within 39 feet of the site. I looked for another site 39 feet away but couldn't find one, so I settled for the one I found. <pauses to see if anyone takes the bait . . . > -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
On 11/11/2009 2:11 PM Rob wrote: > I have a Tom Tom 130 GPS (it's in my Vanagon) and I really don't like > it, too many roads it doesn't are there and I have to check with a > map to see if it's honest if it's important. A good speedometer.. > > Can anyone recommend one GPS over another? > > > > Rob > > becida@comcast.net > Western Washington State, USA > |
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