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Post by Bearattack on May 16, 2005 14:29:02 GMT -5
I am using a Garmin map60c its great. I still have the compass with me. BE CAREFULL IT DOSENT FLOAT Rawn narrows rule!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Jimbo on May 21, 2005 8:32:31 GMT -5
Bearattack, I hope you are right. I just bought one & will be using it for the first time when I join qp at Jamboree. I'll have mine attached to a lanyard. I'm not going to give it a chance to go overboard. Jimbo  |
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Post by bearattack79 on May 22, 2005 23:18:09 GMT -5
I love mine, its great. I have the TOPO Canada software installed, its amazing the detail this unit can handle. If you dont have TOPO Canada get it. You will be impressed.
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dentondoc
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Post by dentondoc on May 23, 2005 23:14:31 GMT -5
I love mine, its great. I have the TOPO Canada software installed, its amazing the detail this unit can handle. If you dont have TOPO Canada get it. You will be impressed. I'd second bearattack's opinion about Topo Canada. I can't wait until I get a chance to compare the accuracy of the presentation to actual lay of the land (err... lake). dd |
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Post by Bearattack on May 23, 2005 23:53:36 GMT -5
Its very accurate. I do recomend the "Quetico Adventure Map" to go along with it. But you will be impressed. REMEMBER THIS UNIT DOES NOT FLOAT!!! I dropped it in the lake, swam to the bottom two days later and it still worked fine. Thank god its submersible.
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Post by dentondoc on May 24, 2005 9:08:40 GMT -5
Maybe something to consider ... if you don't want to worry about dunking your GPS.
Since I commonly travel in Wenonah canoes, with round tubular thwarts, I purchased a bicycle handlebar mount for my Garmin GPS. The mount will easily fit the Wenonah thwart and I can clip it to a convenient loation inside the canoe while traveling (leaving hands free). It would probably be OK to portage with it in that position, but I'm planning to remove it (or at least teather it) before portaging.
dd
Later: I did teather the GPS to the foot rail in my canoe (which is where I also mounted the GPS). Since, in this position, it was unlikely to get bumped while portaging, I just left it in the canoe during the day and only removed it at night. I didn't have any problems with this arrangement and it was always handy when I felt I needed to check on my navigation (which by the way was a superb assist!).
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Post by mattmck73 on Aug 19, 2005 8:40:12 GMT -5
I read this post before I went on a trip last week and tested it out of curiousity.. Mine floated (garmin 60c). The difference may be that I used lithium (lighter) batteries. FWIW.
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