Re: [Philmont]: Its Batteries now ...

Yes, for about 60 years, crews successfully negotiated Philmont without
a GPS. The trails are well marked and the maps are good. A GPS is
just extra weight.

Dan Preston
Louisville, KY
On Feb 5, 2006, at 7:52 PM, DTADSEN@aol.com wrote:

>
> Having made the Philmont Trek, I am not at all convinced that a GPS
> unit is even necessary. It gets close to an over kill situation for
> me.
> While it's a cool tool, nice to have and all that; there have
> been many crews who have successfully made the Philmont Trek with
> just good map and compass skills.
> Now that could set off a whole new discussion for this list.
>  
> In my previous post, I used flashlights as a generic term for an
> illumination device. LED devices, headlamps or flashlights, are the
> way to go for minimal battery/power consumption. Under normal usage a
> fresh set of batteries should be more than adequate for the entire
> trek.
>  
> Darrel T.
> St. Charles, MO

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Received on Mon Feb 6 10:33:13 2006