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« on: September 09, 2005, 05:38:56 PM »

Seriously.....Has anyone read the book "GPS for Dummies"?   If so, what did you think of it?
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« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2005, 08:26:58 PM »

I havn't read it, but I know most people with GPSs dont know how to use them. I have a garmin on my boat and a garmin legend that I use on my bikes. I know them inside and out. Read the manual that comes with it and learn one function at a time and play with it in your neighborhood and in you car and get used to it. They are amazing little machines.
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« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2005, 08:33:22 PM »

Chillin' is right. Most people only use 25-50% of the GPS' capabilities. It is a POWERFUL tool if you use it.
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« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2005, 10:55:14 PM »

I agree with Chillin & GSPKurt
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« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2005, 01:50:05 AM »

I can honestly say that a GPS saved my life…. I took the time to familiarize myself with it and it paid off. If it was not for my GPS I would not be typing on this screen right now!!!!
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« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2005, 10:42:46 AM »

me, i am an electronics freak. i will read the manual top to bottom inside-out, and any which way you can(aint that a clint eastwood movie). i know the full capabilites of mostly everything i own. call me a freak but I LIKE IT!
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« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2005, 02:54:15 PM »

A gps saved me in Iraq too. Maps are cool but land nav is hard when all you have to associate map to ground is sand dunes. I have my own personal gps now and am still learning all its neat little tricks.
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« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2005, 04:27:22 PM »

I feel that of all the gear we use out in the woods , the GPS is probably the most useful tool we have.

Several years ago, late one  night we got turned around while tracking a deer and in the process could not locate my buggy. It was 9 pm and we were several miles from the road. 

When i parked the buggy i marked the position and took the GPS with me not knowing  how far we were going to walk. After a couple of hours of tracking we had no idea where the buggy was and tried for a brief moment to see if we could find our way to it , with no luck. Upon using it I realized how off we were in our return path.

That gadget more than paid for it self that night .
The alternative would have been to spend the night waitin' for daybreak.

Can't say enough good things about it .
Always carry plenty of spare batteries and a compass as backup.

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