[pct-l] Managing GPS waypoints

[Steven dvsteven]

Hi yet again Halfmile,
 
I was wondering, since you were so kind to advice me to update my pois that worked on my gps... if I wanted to put waypoints in what would you suggest (1000 limit)  I have a couple of programs to edit waypoints what would you suggest, water, camps or others?
 
Thanks,
 
Flying Tortoise (Steve)

 
> Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:28:21 -0800
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Managing GPS waypoints
> From: halfmile at pctmap.net
> To: dvsteven at hotmail.com
> 
> I got my trail name from a hiker named Hoov.
> 
> We were hiking in the San Jacinto Mountains and he was wondering how
> far it was to the next water and I looked at my maps and told him the
> exact distance. He was amazed and wanted to know how I knew that. This
> was before I had any maps available online I just made a map to hike
> with. Anyway, I showed him my maps with the half mile marks on them,
> and how easy it was to tell distance and he said I should be called
> Halfmile.
> 
> That's how it happened.
> 
> -Halfmile
> 
> On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Steven dvsteven <dvsteven at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks yet again for all the work you do,
> >
> > Yes I probably will need help (gps newbie)...
> >
> > Could you tell me how you got the trail name halfmile (I love a good
> > story)...
> >
> > And really you make my hike alot easier... and for that I thank you...
> >
> > Steven (Flying Tortoise)
> >
> >> Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:55:56 -0800
> >> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Managing GPS waypoints
> >> From: list at lon.net
> >> To: dvsteven at hotmail.com
> >> CC: pct-l at backcountry.net
> >>
> >> Hello Flying Tortoise,
> >> You can easily load all 7,000 or so of my waypoints into your Gramin
> >> Oregon if you use Garmin's free POI loader software:
> >> http://www8.garmin.com/products/poiloader/
> >> If you have questions about it let me know.
> >> -Halfmile
> >>
> >> On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Steven dvsteven <dvsteven at hotmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hello all,
> >> >
> >> > I've a question regarding managing GPS waypoints.  I own a Garmin Oregon
> >> > 400t and found out that it has a 1000 waypoing limit.  I'd love to load
> >> > HalfMiles (thanks for all the work HalfMile) waypoints but there are way (no
> >> > pun intended) too many.  How do any of you manage them?  Load only 1000 at a
> >> > time?  Edit them down to one every 3 miles?  Any ideas would be appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance,
> >> >
> >> > Flying Tortoise
> >> >
> >> >
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