[at-l] GPS questions

[spiriteagle99 at hotmail.com (Jim and/or Ginny Owen)]

TJ wrote:
>In a message dated 12/15/03 8:24:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com writes:
>>Here's the one you need. :)
>>http://www.garmin.com/products/iQue3600/
>
>egad.
>I've been a good boy, but not that good! :O)


TJ -
Try the Garmin Etrex Legend - I picked up one at an REI sale for $120, and 
the National Geographic Topo! software for $79.95.

I'm not a great believer in the things, but if we're gonna wander through 
the Arctic over the next couple years, I figured it might be a good idea.  
Normal navigation techniques don't work very well there.  Neither does 
normal GPS software, so after I've learned to use it proficiently, I'll have 
to get special software for it and learn all over again.

OTOH - for where you're likely to use it $200 ain't too bad a price.  One of 
the guys I work with got into GPS big-time and has spent something over $700 
on gear and software (mostly software).  And another one has at least 3 
units that I know about plus masses of software.  It's apparently addictive. 
  Do the research first - we spent some time looking and then sat through an 
introductory workshop and asked a lot of questions before we bought 
anything.

I haven't been "that" good either.  <G>

Walk softly,
Jim

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