Get a compas and a sexton so you won't have to be beholding to magic in the sky. All that 6.6, 9.9. and such is total marketing. A brunton and a sexton and who the hell needs to be that precise anyway. Anal retentives. Hell Columbus had a real crappy map and made it so what it all this fuss about iPhones and Gamin units. Just look around and see where you are. Hmmm, a hill, hmmm a town, Oh my god a sign….
On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 2:41 PM, Pete Lindsley via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > Frank, my comments. > > 1. Garmin has been the best for many years now, and is better supported by > other software because they published their format before the others. > 2. Some Garmin models allow you to take 10,000 track log points, which can > later be downloaded. You can specify the distance increment or a time > increment on the track log points (on some models) which makes it useful > for making maps after you download them. WALLS supports Garmin downloads. > 3. The larger units are better for old eyes, plus they float if you are a > boater or hike along water sources. My current favorite is the Garmin 76CSx > (which is probably out of production now). > 4. Each Garmin track point has the time stamp plus the X, Y & Z location. > Some other units only have the "change" from the starting track point, and > do not provide a stand-alone location on each track record. > 5. I use MacGPS on a Mac to interface with Garmin units. They have a good > package for 7.5 minute USGS & FS quads for each state plus other areas. [ > http://www.macgpspro.com/index.php?id=141] Sorry no Mexico quads yet, but > you could ask them. They also offer an iPhone product (iHike) and an iPad > sailing product (iSailGPS) for the units with GPS. > > - Pete > > On Jul 25, 2014, at 2:30 PM, Frank Binney via Texascavers wrote: > > I’ve decided it’s finally time to abandon my luddite ways and join the GPS > generation. Any recommendations on the best model for a > caver/backpacker/river runner to buy? And is any particular model or brand > better for use in Mexico? > Thanks, > Frank > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cavetex > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cavetex > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > -- Charlie Loving
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