[pct-l] Using a GPS on a low snow year

[John Abela]

Wait a minute.... hold the press.... did halfmile really just
recommend something other than the Garmin Dakota 20

:-p

After all these years of recommending the Dakota 20... you have gone
and recommended something else... pure amazement!!

lolol.


On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Halfmile <list at lon.net> wrote:
> I agree with Steel-Eye on this.
> I will point out that since he wrote his journal entry, Garmin
> introduced the Foretrex 401 model GPS which only weighs 2.3 ounces
> (with lithium batteries, if you remove the wrist strap). It's pretty
> much a smaller, lighter, updated Geko. You can do a lot with a
> non-mapping GPS and UTM grids.
> If you decide you want a mapping GPS the new Garmin Etrex 30 is very good.
> -Halfmile
> www.pctmap.net
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:31 PM, CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net> wrote:
>> Good afternoon, Alex,
>>
>>  Overall, the PCT is pretty easy to follow, even for a less-experienced
>> hiker.  Some hikers don’t really navigate at all; they just follow other
>> hikers, or their tracks. A GPS is OK – and I use one a lot because I’m so
>> enamored with the technology -- but unless it’s familiar, it won’t tell you
>> anything useful, and it will just be additional weight.
>>
>> Some additional navigation thoughts are at:
>> http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=265247
>>
>> Enjoy your planning,
>>
>> Steel-Eye
>>
>> -Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965
>>
>> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
>>
>> http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Alex Nunn <arbnunn at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I will be thru-hiking this year of which looks like it could be a low-snow
>>> year. My question is: Does one need a GPS on a low-snow year or can one
>>> hike safely without and just use half-mile's maps and a compass. Any input
>>> would be greatly appreciated.
>>> Aloha,
>>> lex
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