[pct-l] SPOT Alternatives

[James F. Miller]

I have the compass and paper maps and know how to use them its the Droid thats the challenge. 
 
Challenge? Maybe thats why I want to load the maps!
 
> From: dpbouche at earthlink.net
> To: devon.taig at gmail.com; jamesfmiller at hotmail.com
> CC: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: RE: [pct-l] SPOT Alternatives
> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:22:06 -0800
> 
> I know what you mean about the VHS recorder. I've struggled with it a long
> time myself. However, I did finally figure out how to get the display to
> stop blinking - just hang a dirty hiking sock over it.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Devon Taig
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 2:17 PM
> To: James F. Miller
> Cc: pct-l
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] SPOT Alternatives
> 
> I've been told by sources that if you can hike 2650 miles on the PCT, then
> you aren't too old to import .gpx data into your Droid. This apparently
> spells doom for me though since I'm still struggling to program my VHS
> recorder (but if I ever do figure it out, I'll be taping Miami Vice and
> that's gonna be radical, man!).
> 
> Anyway, just a word from a wise old man who hiked the PCT in 1991...carry a
> compass and the knowledge to use it. The .03 micrograms won't break your
> back, and the likelihood of the earth's magnetic pole shifting is
> considerably less than running out of batteries or breaking your GPS. Back
> in 91' on the trail, by gum, we didn't have no fancy GPS thingies. And we
> had to carry a compass! Built character, yes-sir-ee. And the trail was
> uphill in *both* directions back then too...30 foot drifts of snow (and that
> was in the Mojave)...
> 
> Devon
> 
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 2:15 PM, James F. Miller
> <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>wrote:
> 
> >
> > I have Backcountry Navigator (BN) on my Droid X. I have started the work
> to
> >
> > to put the halfmile maps and data on it, but I haven't figure out the
> > importing of the maps to BN.
> >
> > Am I too old?
> >
> >
> > > Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:49:43 -0600
> > > From: ron.a.guay2 at gmail.com
> > > To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > > Subject: [pct-l] SPOT Alternatives
> > >
> > > Those with android devices... Consider using backcountry navigator... It
> > > allows you to import gpx data... and download maps off-line... I have my
> > > phone setup with the entire p c t... using my topo maps and half miles
> > > data... his way points and track data. In theory this should be cool...
> > > since I can see all the water icons trail junctions..etc... relative to
> > my
> > > location. It is a lot of work... but it was fun...
> > >
> > > However, in practice this could all fail... and that is why I have
> > packets
> > > of paper data... as described in yogi's handbook.
> > >
> > > If you want to record tracks/waypoints...you may want to
> > > consider...oruxmaps. The apps take a bit to get comfortable using...
> take
> > > your time.
> > >
> > > (Typed using google voice)
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