+WildcatRegi Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 By the way, I think I saw a commericial for the new TV series, I believe on the History Channel, called "Tactical to Practical". I believe tonight's show is about GPS units. "The hardest thing to find is something that's not there!" Quote Link to comment
mckee Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 Excellent! -------------------- This space for rent! Ask about our easy layaway plan! Quote Link to comment
+Geofool Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 I don't believe the whole show will be about GPS. For more information click on the link below. Tactical to Practical GF ******************************************** Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 Tactical to Practical show times/info ----- Matt K7MTO Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 If they cover GPS use by geocachers, then they could add "...to Fanatical" Hey, didn't my renewal check clear? Quote Link to comment
+Geofool Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Dinoprophet:If they cover GPS use by geocachers, then they could add "...to Fanatical" http://www.mi-geocaching.org/ Hey, didn't my renewal check clear? They will be covering GPS use in the Desert Storm war. GF ******************************************** Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. Quote Link to comment
+TEAM 360 Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 I took the online quiz. I missed the fastest land speed and the Hummer wall climb question, but at least I got the rest of them correct, including the GPS satellite question! Quote Link to comment
+Geofool Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 quote:Originally posted by TEAM 360:I took the online quiz. I missed the fastest land speed and the Hummer wall climb question, but at least I got the rest of them correct, including the GPS satellite question! I feel pretty stupid now. I only got the GPS question correct. GF ******************************************** Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 I always knew Hummers, while great for desert or high-speed off road travel, sucked for typical, slow, rock crawling off-roading, but 22" max wall height? Thats pathetic. My Jeep can climb a 4' wall with no problem. ----- Matt K7MTO Quote Link to comment
+Team Shibby Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 I already have my TiVo set for a season pass Kar Quote Link to comment
+Team Shibby Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 quote:as previuosly stated by makaio:My Jeep can climb a 4' wall with no problem. Yes, with $2K in tires and special equipment! Can your jeep re-inflate its tires should one go flat Kar Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 quote:Yes, with $2K in tires and special equipment!Can your jeep re-inflate its tires should one go flat Alot more than $2000, actually, but still far less than a Hummer (Humvee) costs. No, can't do the tire trick, but a Hummer can't reinflate a flat tire either, it can only decrease and increase it tire pressure on the fly. If the tire's flat, they gotta get out and change it just like the rest of us ----- Matt K7MTO Quote Link to comment
+Bilder Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 Not much less than a hummer when you are done adding it all up. My brother in law is a Jeep nut. Including the cost of the jeep, parts, accessories, and repairs on a weekly basis, he has over 35,000 bucks tied up in his rig. And up here he is considered an amateur. Another guy I know has at least $60,000 in his rig. He has competed in several international races and such as well as having been in some of those 4X4 magazines out there. I will stick with my 1983 S10 Blazer. Best 400 bucks I have spent in a long time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have never been lost. Been awful confused for a few days, but never lost! N61.12.041 W149.43.734 Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 True, you can sink alot of cash into an off-road machine, but most of those are purpose built and not street legal. I've probably got about 20K in mine (including cost of the vehicle (free)) and it's a very capable (street legal) rock crawler. If you wheel it hard you do have to fix things constantly, but many of us also do all the work ourselves, including building some of our own parts which saves alot of the cost. Of course, JEEP does stand for Just Empty Every Pocket On the flip side, most people who drop 50K + for a Hummer or H2 aren't too keen on beating them up offroad. I might even get one someday if I ever make more money than I need. ----- Matt K7MTO Quote Link to comment
+Team Shibby Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 I was just busting your chops! I drive a ford escort, I'd be lucky if I can get it up on the sidewalk...LOL Rock crawling sure looks like fun, but I doubt I could ever get into such a hobby, I'd bawl my eyes out if it rolled over and got all banged up after I worked so hard on it Kar Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 Oh, I know. But I have to justify (to myself and my wife) why I spend so much money on my Jeep! ----- Matt K7MTO Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 The artical was excellent and informative. "Tanks" for the heads up. Kinda instilled a sense of pride! ==============="If it feels good...do it"================ **(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")** . Quote Link to comment
+IndyMagicMan Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 I saw it last night. No mention of Geo-Caching. They did show several hand held Garmin units though. Quote Link to comment
+RomadPilot Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by IndyMagicMan:I saw it last night. No mention of Geo-Caching. They did show several hand held Garmin units though. I saw a Garmin on the dash of the Hummer. It was placed in the same spot as on the dash of my explorer, I wonder.... If I close my eyes, open them and concentrate on the GPS, will it feel like I'm driving a Hummer? Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Did anyone record it? At one point, while doing the Geodashing thing, they showed his eTrex with coords displayed. I'm curious where those coords show he was located. Maybe the bay area since that's where they did the Hummer thing? How close was he to an actual cache? ----- Matt K7MTO Quote Link to comment
+Lone Duck Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 I saw the show last night and thought it was excellent! Tonight, the same channel had a show on that talked a bit about GPS use when hunting. Trouble is, there was some misinformation about such as "the GPS sending a signal to the satellites," or "with 3 satellites you get position and altitude," and also that "maps are downloaded from the satellites." That Quack Cacher: Lone Duck When you don't know where you're going, every road will take you there. Quote Link to comment
+Team Shibby Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 I did record it, but I deleted it from my TiVo already. Its funny that you mention that, because when they showed his eTrex Vista, I paused the show and punched in the coords into my mapsource program. They did show up somewhere in the Bay area, but I do not recall exactly where. Makes me wish Mapsource had a 'recent waypoint' feature. I also paused the show during the SAR segment when they showed the coords on one of the rescuers Rinos, but they were in another format and I didn't feel like making the necessary changes needed to view the location. Sorry If my Tivo records the repeats I will post them for you. Kar Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 No worries, Shibby. I just thought it'd be cool to plot where they were, then see how many geocaches they *could* have hunted I didn't think of it until a split second after the shot of his eTrex was gone. ----- Matt K7MTO Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Ha, just guessing I got 4/5 Took sun from sky, left world in eternal darkness Quote Link to comment
+Rebel Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 As seen on TV The coords as shown on the program. Flash Screen: N37.54.568 W122.34.873 Little Yellow card: N37.53.00 W122.37.500 Garmin: N37.54.555 W122.36.873 I couldn't make out the numbers on the yellow Etrex or the Rinos. Enjoy! Have a Dixie Day! Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Thanks, Rebel. Caches near coordinates shown on the show. They apparently spent alot of time around Mt Tamalpais State Park. quote:Flash Screen:N37.54.568 W122.34.873 nearby caches - closest 1.3 miles === quote: Little Yellow card:N37.53.00 W122.37.500 nearby caches - closest just 0.4 miles. === quote: Garmin:N37.54.555 W122.36.873 nearby caches - closest just 0.2 miles (and depending upon when they filmed this, they could've been first finders - hidden 7/26 with only one find just yesterday) ----- Matt K7MTO Quote Link to comment
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