[pct-l] Gekko 201

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening, Melanie,

Ebay has several Geko 201s listed, plus try REI Outlet at:

http://www.rei.com/product/798002?preferredSku=7980020015&cm_mmc=cse_shoppingO-_-datafeed-_-product-_-7980020015&mr:referralID=9cb4cfc4-647e-11df-8f6b-0026b9571fcb

Steel-Eye



On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Melanie Clarke
<melaniekclarke at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hey, Guys,
>
> I don't think Garmin sells the Geko 201 any more.  I looked it up and there
> were no local vendors in the area that sold it.  On Amazon.com they only
> have rebuilt and used.  I may have to go with Halfmile's suggestion of the Vista
> HCx or the wrist Foretex 401.  I did the JMT with just a map last time and
> it is fairly well marked.  I'm just worried about navigation through the
> snow fields.
>
> Melanie
>
>
> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 12:38 PM, CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net>wrote:
>
>> Good afternoon, Mags,
>>
>> I certainly agree with you about UTM.  All three of my GPSs and my TOPO!
>> software default to UTM, and the only time I change is to enter a Lat/Lon
>> coordinate that someone may have provided.  Once entered, I then switch
>> back
>> to UTM.
>>
>>
>>
>> I first used maps with the Lat/Lon system but in the late ‘50s but I
>> started
>> using the Military Gird Reference System (MGRS) and continued with that
>> into
>> the ‘60s when I was in the Army.  MGRS is really just UTM with a different
>> coordinate naming protocol.
>>
>>
>>
>> I used to really get ticked with common maps of the time:  The most
>> prominate coordinate system displayed was the statute system of
>> section/range/township which is useless unless you happen to stumble
>> across
>> a survey marker.  On the map edges they had Lat/Lon markings which are
>> marginally useful, but only much later did they add UTM.  That’s something
>> that’s always aggravated me about the PCT Guidebook maps; they don’t show
>> anything but section/range/township, relying instead upon text
>> descriptions.
>> I’m a left-brainer:  Don’t tell me what it is, tell me where it is.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am very pleased with HalfMile’s maps and waypoints because they are in
>> UTM
>> and fit my style exactly.
>>
>>
>>
>> Steel-Eye
>>
>> Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965
>>
>> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
>> http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09
>>
>> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Paul Magnanti <pmags at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> > This is the model I have as well. It is fairly light and does UTM
>> > coordinates (the BEST part of a GPS) quite well.
>> >
>> > Of course, to use UTM coords you need to know how to use a map. :)
>> >
>> > ttfn!
>> >
>> >
>> >
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