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    Garmin Software petition

    in GPS technology and devices

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    Garmin has no incentive to produce any linux software unless you are willing to pay for it.

     

    Sure they do. Millions of users use Linux. Eventually some GPS manufacturer will port for Linux. Then Linux users will buy predominantly that manufacturer's product.

     

    If Magellan ported for Linux I'd dump my Garmin in a heartbeat. Porting for Linux would protect Garmin's market share.

    Garmin etrex Venture HC

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I used to have a Venture HC and found it to be a very accurate and reliable unit, just as accurate as my Astro 220. But I never let the GPSr tell me which way to go. I prefer to navigate myself by the numbers.

     

    If you know how many feet are in a thousandth of a minute of longitude at your latitude then it's pretty easy. Where I'm at in the NW it's about 4 feet for 1/1000 minute but that varies with latitude. Feet/minute of latitude never changes - it's about 6 feet/thousandth of a minute.

     

    http://www.hypernews.org/HyperNews/get/trails/SAR/291/1.html

    Fess Up, are you a Keeper or a Giver?

    in Trackables

    Posted

    Bug collectors should be exterminated! shakecane.gif

     

    But seriously, it's just so pathetic to keep someone's travel bug. How sad does your life have to be before you can find pleasure in collecting bugs. ;)

     

    My favorite bug has been held for the past 1-1/2 years by a cacher in Oregon. He used to at least acknowledge my (always polite) emails. Now he just ignores me and keeps my bug. But that's how it goes. If he needs it that badly then I hope possessing it helps him cope. :blink:

    inflatable kayak

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    I have been wanting to get a kayak for some time now, for boating and for caching. I can't afford one but I have enough points on my credit card to get an inflatable kayak. does anyone know how good these are?

     

    Do you really need a kayak or would some other inflatable suit you better? Sevylor's heaviest duty raft are pretty nice and would carry gear better than a kayak.

     

    I use one like this. With a very heavy PVC bottom and a ripstop nylon top it's pretty tough. I ditched the bench seats and added a plywood floor over the factory slat floor. Then I built a seat onto my plywood floor.

     

    It's quite durable. I take it down local (Washington state) rivers. I take dogs onboard with no worries of their claws damaging the boat. With the rigid floor I can stand up even in shallow waters and have no worry of abrading the underside of the raft. And I'm a 270 pound man!

    Hike of the Month 2009

    in Northwest

    Posted

    Most snowshoe boots are general purpose hiking boots. That is, they serve multiple needs. The boot I wear is below.

     

     

    Those look nice. I've been wearing my Schnee's insulated pac boots for geocaching. I like the fact that I can wade thru steams up to about 9" deep without concern. But the stock soles are slippery on slimy rocks. When I wear them down I'll probably have them resoled with Vibram soles.

     

    Geocaching boots is probably worth a thread of it's own.

    Lake Katrine Monster

    in Northwest

    Posted

    Strip naked, slather yourself with at least an inch of pig fat. It will keep you warm and help you float to the cache. Cheaper too :P

     

     

    I thought of that but enough pig fat to cover me 1" thick weighs more than a small Bayliner. B)

    Paddle caches

    in Northwest

    Posted

    Hope this is useful to someone.

     

     

    It sure is. Thanks.

     

    And BTW, I noticed that your bookmark list doesn't include the Blake Island caches. I've been thinking about them again. One of these days.......

    09-09-09

    in Northwest

    Posted

    Well, according to some sources, the apocalypse happens on 12/21/2012, when the Mayan "Long Count" calendar ends its current 5,126-year cycle. I tend to think it will be just another beautiful day in the neighborhood.

     

    Sorry to break it to you but we won't be around any more by then. I have a calendar right here on my desk which proves that the end of the world comes on precisely December 31st 2009. There are no days beyond that on the calendar. And why would the calendar stop on that date unless it was the end of the world? :o

    GPS Unit (want to start hunting)

    in Northwest

    Posted

    I'd suggest sticking with Garmin. Any of the high-sensitivity receiver models will do. I've found that my old Venture HC gives as accurate of placement as my much spendier Astro 220.

     

    If you can afford it, get one with micro SD chip. Then you can load topo maps and Northwest Trails Project maps on to it. Such a unit is truly the cat's behind. :o

    Admitted cache pirates

    in Northwest

    Posted

    I was down there last weekend but sadly hadn't checked for caches before I left. I actually tried the Verizon wireless connection while parked at Tail of Two Forests but had no signal.

     

    So close and yet so far.

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