PatrickM
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Looks like the military is trying to boost the signal power of the satellites. Hope the request for funds goes through: http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992261
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Like they said above, find one that fits you. Everyones shape is different and different brands fit some people great and others not at all. I've seem to have the same frame as the Kelty designers, every Kelty pack I own fits great. This is the one I use for day hiking: http://www.campmor.com/webapp/commerce/command/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=16440750&prmenbr=226 It has a lot of features you'd find on more expensive packs. Check out llbean.com or rei.com Both have lots of nice packs at good prices. What you could do is assemble everything you think you'll be carrying and bring it to a good outdoor store. The better stores won't mind if you load up some packs and test drive them in the store. Or just weigh what you'll be carrying, most outfiters have weighted stuff sacks on hand just for filling up packs. Another thing to remember if you go caching in the winter, you'll need more room for: extra hats, gloves, fleece, hot chocolate and so on. Have fun
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Converting a Track into a Route on a Garmin
PatrickM replied to Buckaroo Banzai's topic in GPS technology and devices
The National Geographic Topo CD series allows you to download tracks from a Garmin then covert them to GPS routes. Which you can then upload to the GPSR. Here's the link http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/topo/ -
another thread, downloading topo maps to the vista is kinda a waste of time. You can't "see" a large enough area for navigation or getting an idea of the lay of the land. Any software that lets you download waypoints/routes used with a real topo map will do you fine
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the small screen on the Vista makes downloading topo maps a pretty useless feature. You can't view a large enough area for navigating. Any software that lets you download waypoints/routes used in conjunction with a real topo map will do you fine.
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the small screen on the Vista makes downloading topo maps a pretty useless feature. You can't view a large enough area for navigating. Any software that lets you download waypoints/routes used in conjunction with a real topo map will do you fine.