chas,
I am surprised you have a cell phone and a computer
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From: Charles Loving via Texascavers
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 3:19 PM
To: Pete Lindsley, Cavers Texas
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
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