+GOT GPS? Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 Anybody ever mounted a GPS right to the hat itself, so that you can record a tracklog, and have both hands free? Would be funny if the GPS also had different beeps for rotating Left or right or reversing direction, so that you can find caches and stuff while only listening to the beeps comming from ontop of your head. The Gecko is perfect for this, but hat and all could be blown away in the wind. Quote Link to comment
+IVxIV Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 Well a beer hat would work fine with just an elastic band holding the GPSr in one holster, and you still have a spot for your beer,, err,, 'beverage' while out GeoCaching! Quote Link to comment
+TresOkies Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 Well a beer hat would work fine with just an elastic band holding the GPSr in one holster, and you still have a spot for your beer,, err,, 'beverage' while out GeoCaching! ... until you drop your peanuts and have to bend over to pick them up ... Quote Link to comment
+PDOP's Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 Sort of On really cold days in the mountains I'll put my GPSr on my head under my toque. It gave great reception and kept the batteries warm too Quote Link to comment
+Olar Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Sort of On really cold days in the mountains I'll put my GPSr on my head under my toque. It gave great reception and kept the batteries warm too Better yet is an external antenna under the hat and the GPSr snug and warm in an inside breast pocket. Only thing showing is the cable from under hat to inside collar. In Winter a hooded coat is perfect. Olar Quote Link to comment
+NightPilot Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Get a magnet-mount vehicle antenna, like the PC-Mobile reradiating antenna, a 2" washer from Home Depot for about 15 cents, put the washer inside your hat, the antenna on top of that, and you're ready to go. Think about some padding under the washer, though. If you really never want to mount the antenna on your car roof, then you can remove the magnets and use Velcro to attach it to the hat. Quote Link to comment
+EraSeek Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 This is what you are looking for HERE Quote Link to comment
+Nazgul Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 I know a guy who had a hat-mounted GPS antenna for his APRS setup. It wasn't actually on a hat but on his mountain bike helmet. I've started using a waist pack (Mountainsmith "Tour" pack from REI) that has two external mesh pockets for water bottles. The GPS goes in one and a water bottle goes in the other. Works great and the GPS is very hard to spot while it's there so it's stealthy. There's an elastic cord to set the size of the opening, and it's easy to reach back and grab it when you need it (and even easier if you wear the pack in front.) Quote Link to comment
+Happykraut Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 I have mounted my GPS on my shoulder to the strap of a camelpack (hydration system) while hiking to lay down a track. It worked very well for me. Quote Link to comment
Erskine Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 I use velcro on the back of the external antenna... plop it on the top flap of my back pack, run the cable thru the back pack liner, and viola... instant tracking. Quote Link to comment
+Cherokeecacher Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 I was at an Event Cache in Texas with Javaman123. I like his setup. Quote Link to comment
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