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Re: Garmin etrex rocks
By:Ken Sutherland
Date: 9/16/2001, 1:08 am
In Response To: Garmin etrex rocks (Jim Pace)

Jim,

Thanks for the report, I've been eying that model for a while now. Unless something way better(at a good price) comes up, I'll buy one in the spring.

When canoeing or kayaking rivers here in the Canadian prairies, after a few dozen curves it's virtually impossible to figure out where you are, no mtn peaks to do triangulations on, and if your doing a wilderness trip, no towns or bridges, to figure out your position. It's possible to keep a very rough estimate of where you are taking into consideration current speed and paddling speed but it's beyond my ability to be very accurate. If your doing a trip that you are unfamiliar with you never know if you should be hurrying or slowing down and relaxing. For me a GPS will eliminate the time related anxiety, and enable me to enjoy the trip more.

Ken

: Small, lightweight, simple interface. All useful features without the clutter
: for a hundred bucks or so.

: JP

Messages In This Thread

gps. ot
daren neufeld -- 9/15/2001, 1:50 pm
Re: gps. ot -- magellan 315
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/16/2001, 7:56 pm
Check out the Magellan 330M
Mitch Isoe -- 9/17/2001, 9:57 am
Garmin etrex rocks
Jim Pace -- 9/15/2001, 11:37 pm
Re: Garmin etrex rocks
LeeG -- 9/16/2001, 11:24 am
Re: Garmin etrex rocks
Jim Pace -- 9/16/2001, 2:30 pm
Re: Garmin etrex rocks
John Monfoe -- 9/16/2001, 6:16 am
Re: Garmin Mariner, Vista
Will -- 9/16/2001, 9:24 am
Re: Garmin Mariner, Vista
Gini -- 9/16/2001, 1:44 pm
Re: Garmin etrex rocks
Roger Nuffer -- 9/16/2001, 1:28 am
Re: Garmin etrex rocks
Ken Sutherland -- 9/16/2001, 8:14 am
Re: Garmin etrex rocks
Roger Nuffer -- 9/17/2001, 1:29 am
Re: Garmin etrex OT
Ken Sutherland -- 9/21/2001, 5:01 pm
Re: Garmin etrex OT
daren neufeld -- 9/21/2001, 9:22 pm
Re: Garmin etrex OT
Ken Sutherland -- 9/22/2001, 1:48 pm
Re: Garmin etrex OT
daren neufeld -- 9/22/2001, 2:33 pm
Re: Garmin etrex OT
Ken Sutherland -- 9/22/2001, 8:02 pm
Re: Garmin etrex OT
daren neufeld -- 9/22/2001, 8:34 pm
Re: Garmin etrex rocks
Ken Sutherland -- 9/16/2001, 1:08 am