[Philmont] For all those that have used a GPS at Philmont

See below.

Bob Gardere
Troop 895
Richardson TX
Trek 21 2005

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From: "sb" <dewchugr@insightbb.com>

> For those of you that have used a GPS at Philmont I would be interested in
> hearing about how you used them.
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> Did you leave it on all day and track log your entire trip?
Yes
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> Did you just mark locations such as camps, trail intersections, etc?
No
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> What unit did you take?
Garmin Vista
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> How many batteries did you take, was it enough/to many?
1 pair of Lithium per 2 days
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> Did you load waypoints from the internet before you left?
Yes and the topo maps for Philmont
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> Did you actually use it for navigation or more as a toy?
No, because the Scouts needed to use their navigation skills. You can make a wrong decision with a GPS.
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> Any other useful information would be appreciated.
I turned on the GPS at breakfast each day and turned it off at the completion of the day's hike. I had it on for the side hikes and conservation project. After I turned in on and acquired the satellites I put it on the top of my back pack so I would not have to hold it and it would have the best view of the sky. The Scouts would ask me how far to the next campsite and I would tell the followed by as the crow flies. After the first day anytime they asked the question and I replied with the mileage they responded with "As the crow flies". I never left it in the goto mode because it drains the battery at a faster rate. At the end of the day I saved the track. In the morning when I turned it on I cleared the previous day's information and started the same process again. Since my GPS will only save 10 track I said our two day lay over as one. When I got home I uploaded it to a mapping program to see what we did. Once again I did not use it for navigation, but for recreation.

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> Not to be rude, but I'm not interested in hearing opinions as to whether or
> not they are useful or should be carried at Philmont.
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> Thanks,
> Steve
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Received on Mon Aug 28 11:09:34 2006