Thanks for the suggestions. I hadn't thought about clipping the receiver to the top of my backpack. I also hadn't thought that a lot of small movement, compared to a steady stable displacement, might lower the accuracy. I'll keep that in mind if I try to attach the gps to my forearm and see what happens. Good suggestions frome everyone. I'll keep it in mind.
Charles Mike Collinson wrote: > At 04:13 AM 26/04/2008, Charles Basenga Kiyanda wrote: > >> This is slightly off-topic, but does anyone have a trick to deal with >> the gps when tagging while hiking trails? I carry a garmin etrex legend >> Cx (unfortunately not the H version) and I find that it has to be >> "looking" directly up and flat to get best reception. Especially around >> here with often good tree cover and canyons. I'm just wondering if other >> hikers have found something to remedy that problem. I'm always using >> hiking poles when on the trail, so I was thinking about something that >> would look like an arm-band mounted pouch that I could strap to one of >> my forearm, since they stay pretty level constantly during the hike. >> Maybe a backpack mounted option? I'm fishing for ideas here. I've tried >> every possible permutation of having the gps stick out of one of my >> pockets on pants(trousers)/coat/etc to no avail. Just for reference, I'm >> in the southwest USA and my main source of hiking gear is REI and Amazon. >> > > I noticed that I got much better tracks on a bicycle than walking, even in > similar conditions and speeds. After some experimentation, the reason seems > to be that a GPS device likes to be kept relatively stable and not shaken or > twisted around. The best place I've found on the human body is to use a day > sack or rucksack with a central top pocket, i.e. centre upper torso with best > view of sky. Hips and arms move too much. > > A rucksack strap should give similar results as other respondents suggest. > Like Andy, I also tried under or on the brim of an Australian stockman's hat > but I found that I move my head around too much, and also even the small > weight gives me a headache after a while. > > Good hiking! > Mike > > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk > > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk