Guest LoCache Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 "http://www.geopolitan.net/geotrex" TARGET=_blank>http://www.geopolitan.net/geotrex Quote Link to comment
Guest jdbyrnes Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 Wow, that is cool.. A tad pricy for me, but wow.. That is going on my christmas list.. and I second How Stuff Works as being a top notch page, LOTS of great info, an engineer's dream, and an engineer's wife's nightmare.. Quote Link to comment
Guest n1niq Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 There is a mini review of it on the Equipped to Survive web site (http://www.equipped.org/) Chris Quote Link to comment
Guest ALacy Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 Cool gadget but I think I will just keep my $5 flashlight in my pack. I always have batteries since it and the GPSr both use AA batteries. Quote Link to comment
Guest bunkerdave Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 I really would like this as a gift, but it is a little bit to spend for a flashlight. As was mentioned, I ALWAYS have batteries, since after my digicam gets done with them, I put them in the GPS to milk a little more out of them, and when the GPS gets done with them, they are handed down to the mini-mag. Once the mag gets done with them, they are ready for the trash can, since I don't have anything that needs less juice than the mini-mag. Anybody else do this? Quote Link to comment
Guest LoCache Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 Yeah, it is a little pricey, but I have pulled out a flash light when I needed one many times only to find it dead. These days, since I started Geocaching, I usually have batteries, but WHAT IF? If you ask me, it is a cool item to have...I would love to KNOW I would have light, rather than assume I would have it IF my batteries are working....plus it's not extra parts...just a stick that gives light! ;-) As expensive as it is, if it were to save your life while lost in the woods at night, it might be worth every penny. Hopefully, none of us would ever need it. Now if it just would create water and fire we would be set. Geo Quote Link to comment
Guest Prime Suspect Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 70 bucks for a flashlight that only works for 4 minutes at a time? I don't think so. Quote Link to comment
Guest Ron Streeter Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 I don't have a link to it, but I have seen a little flashlight that generates light when you squeeze the handle like a hand exerciser. I think it may store that energy in an included battery as well. I would guess it's on the order of $15 to $20 and is probably available at "survival" type places. I have seen the "crank" radio version of this in places like Macy's even. I'm still carrying a 50 year old waterproof match case with a compass on top, but will probably supplement that with a little butane lighter as well. Having fire on a cold night would be a lifesaver if you wanted to wait until light to walk out. Quote Link to comment
Guest Mopar Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 quote:Originally posted by bunkerdave: I put them in the GPS to milk a little more out of them, and when the GPS gets done with them, they are handed down to the mini-mag. Once the mag gets done with them, they are ready for the trash can, since I don't have anything that needs less juice than the mini-mag. Anybody else do this? HA! I thought *I* was the only cheapskate here! Since The GPS goes thru more batteries then the mini-mag does, I've taken to putting dollar store mini-mag style flashlights in caches, and using the old GPS AA's for them too. Also, I tend to leave the GPS on for the entire cache hunt, to get a good track log. While the batteries may show down to nothing after the GPS has been on a few hrs, after sitting a day they read 1/2 charge again. I'll pop those back in then for transfering waypoints, tracks, etc (NOT for firmware updates, always fresh cells for that) and general playing around in the house. I guess I really should go with rechargeables. Only thing is, for the price of the charger I want, and a few sets of batteries, I can buy like a few hundred alkalines in bulk. Quote Link to comment
Guest Mopar Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 quote:Originally posted by bunkerdave: I put them in the GPS to milk a little more out of them, and when the GPS gets done with them, they are handed down to the mini-mag. Once the mag gets done with them, they are ready for the trash can, since I don't have anything that needs less juice than the mini-mag. Anybody else do this? HA! I thought *I* was the only cheapskate here! Since The GPS goes thru more batteries then the mini-mag does, I've taken to putting dollar store mini-mag style flashlights in caches, and using the old GPS AA's for them too. Also, I tend to leave the GPS on for the entire cache hunt, to get a good track log. While the batteries may show down to nothing after the GPS has been on a few hrs, after sitting a day they read 1/2 charge again. I'll pop those back in then for transfering waypoints, tracks, etc (NOT for firmware updates, always fresh cells for that) and general playing around in the house. I guess I really should go with rechargeables. Only thing is, for the price of the charger I want, and a few sets of batteries, I can buy like a few hundred alkalines in bulk. Quote Link to comment
Guest jbmccarthy69 Posted January 4, 2002 Share Posted January 4, 2002 quote:Originally posted by LoCache:Hey everyone! I just thought this seemed like a GREAT little item to stowe in your pack in case of emergency! http://www.howstuffworks.com/gadget-of-the-day.htm?f=1 A snow plow is a little big to carry in my pack. Quote Link to comment
Guest mrgigabyte Posted January 4, 2002 Share Posted January 4, 2002 here near you! ... perhaps if someone would post the EXACT and complete url to whatever the gizmo is, it may make more sense to us who view this thread after Jan 3. I assume tomorrow, Jan 5, our posts about snowblowers we be equally puzzling. Quote Link to comment
Guest Kardain Posted January 4, 2002 Share Posted January 4, 2002 Here's the link... http://www.howstuffworks.com/gadget371.htm Quote Link to comment
Guest jfitzpat Posted January 4, 2002 Share Posted January 4, 2002 Instead of spending $70 bucks on this light, I'd buy two Petzl Tikka headlamps (light and tiny, runs about 100 hours on AAA batteries, and has save my backside many, many times), and a 'Venti Cap' from Starbucks... -jjf Quote Link to comment
Guest Prime Suspect Posted January 4, 2002 Share Posted January 4, 2002 quote:Originally posted by mrgigabyte: With a 7-horsepower engine that lets you move 2,000 pounds of snow per minute, the Snow Commander will have your yard clear before you can say "Let's move to Miami." Its "Power Propel" system clinches the machine to the ground so you don't have to constantly get your grip, and specs include a 24-inch clearing width and up to a 40-inch throw -- that snow's landing nowhere near you! Sounds like a great idea! You people up north are always complaining about the snow covering up your caches... Quote Link to comment
Guest madphatboy2 Posted January 4, 2002 Share Posted January 4, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Prime Suspect: Sounds like a great idea! You people up north are always complaining about the snow covering up your caches... So what you are saying then is to plow a path to the cache so it is an easy find? Or maybe plow a path to the cache and make it REAL hard to find. Or better yet, plow many paths to here and there. Quote Link to comment
Guest Steak N Eggs Posted January 5, 2002 Share Posted January 5, 2002 I run a 12 volt batt in my back pack. Gelcell 2"x4"x10". It runs my gps, 2-meter HT, and my headlamp (for night time geocaching). Quote Link to comment
Guest geospotter Posted January 5, 2002 Share Posted January 5, 2002 Why not just pay a few bucks for a glow-stick? No batteries, no light bulb. (For light, not plowing.) Quote Link to comment
Guest mrgigabyte Posted January 5, 2002 Share Posted January 5, 2002 quote: Sounds like a great idea! You people up north are always complaining about the snow covering up your caches... I solved this one too. I just install a block heater in all my caches. Althouth the extension cord and 15 ft hole of melted snow tends to give away the cache location. Quote Link to comment
Guest Ramness570 Posted January 7, 2002 Share Posted January 7, 2002 hehe im seeing a fake security camera... ------------------ Brian & TabascoX Senior Member Southeast Xterra Club Geocaching since October 2000. [This message has been edited by Ramness570 (edited 07 January 2002).] Quote Link to comment
Guest Mopar Posted January 7, 2002 Share Posted January 7, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Ramness570:hehe im seeing a fake security camera... Is that the one trained on the Integrity Cache? Quote Link to comment
Guest Snowtrail Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 Yeah, I was wondering how the "Advanced Digital Audio Center with a 40-gigabyte hard drive to store 650 CDs or 6,500 songs, a built-in CD-burner, multiple USB ports for getting music off your PC, and a 10-Mbps HomePNA connection" was going to work in my backpack. The flashlight is kool, but I wonder about the intensity of the light. And as for the batteries, I have now switched to rechargable. My mini-mag at $10 seems like much more of a deal. Quote Link to comment
Guest LoCache Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 When I originally posted this topic, it was a flashlight with no batteries....obviosuly it changes daily. Someone posted a direct link above if you need it. Or you can just continue with this funny thread....it changes every day, so the fun will never die. ;-) Geo Quote Link to comment
Guest bunkerdave Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 Anybody else do this?[/b] HA! I thought *I* was the only cheapskate here! Since The GPS goes thru more batteries then the mini-mag does, I've taken to putting dollar store mini-mag style flashlights in caches, and using the old GPS AA's for them too. Also, I tend to leave the GPS on for the entire cache hunt, to get a good track log. While the batteries may show down to nothing after the GPS has been on a few hrs, after sitting a day they read 1/2 charge again. I'll pop those back in then for transfering waypoints, tracks, etc (NOT for firmware updates, always fresh cells for that) and general playing around in the house. I guess I really should go with rechargeables. Only thing is, for the price of the charger I want, and a few sets of batteries, I can buy like a few hundred alkalines in bulk.[/b] Sorry 'bout the long quote: You know, if you have a car adapter for your GPS (I wouldn't buy any GPS that didn't) yu can buy a little adapter/converter that you plug into the wall in you house, then plug your car adaptor into that, and your GPS can run indefinitely in the house. I have left mine on overnight with no ill effects. The convertor costs about 10 dollars. 'course, THEN what would you do with all those "dead" batteries? Quote Link to comment
Guest bunkerdave Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 Anybody else do this?[/b] HA! I thought *I* was the only cheapskate here! Since The GPS goes thru more batteries then the mini-mag does, I've taken to putting dollar store mini-mag style flashlights in caches, and using the old GPS AA's for them too. Also, I tend to leave the GPS on for the entire cache hunt, to get a good track log. While the batteries may show down to nothing after the GPS has been on a few hrs, after sitting a day they read 1/2 charge again. I'll pop those back in then for transfering waypoints, tracks, etc (NOT for firmware updates, always fresh cells for that) and general playing around in the house. I guess I really should go with rechargeables. Only thing is, for the price of the charger I want, and a few sets of batteries, I can buy like a few hundred alkalines in bulk.[/b] Sorry 'bout the long quote: You know, if you have a car adapter for your GPS (I wouldn't buy any GPS that didn't) yu can buy a little adapter/converter that you plug into the wall in you house, then plug your car adaptor into that, and your GPS can run indefinitely in the house. I have left mine on overnight with no ill effects. The convertor costs about 10 dollars. 'course, THEN what would you do with all those "dead" batteries? Quote Link to comment
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