I don't use the info in the backcountry. I record the GPS data and then
upload the file to the computer when I am at home. The info is then
matched to the photos. This is one of the reasons I am interested in a
smaller device than the Garmin.
Navigation in the wilderness is to critical to be trusted to any
electronic device. Thommens Altimeter and a Suunto compass for me!
Jim Couch
Mike Lazzari wrote:
> Jim, The battery life may be good in the save mode but does it give you
> any useful info in the wilderness? How do you access that info? I think
> you need another device like a laptop. Maybe you can pull your
> coordinates off a camera and transfer them to a map by hand. Not very
> practical for navigation. The only thing it will do is to silently
> record your travels for later perusal by you or the SAR team :-) just
> dead weight on the trip.
>
> FWIW You can get a little gps with MS Streets&Trips for $32.
> <http://www.nothingbutsoftware.com/clk.asp?P=105305&U=1&ai=3844>
>
> Mike
>
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