riverman wrote:
rb608 wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Anybody on roff have suggestions in the under $300 range ?
I don't have one, but #1 Son has a Garmin Nuvi 255W. I tried it out a
few trios, & it's pretty cool.

I am a map and compass virtuoso (not a luddite) from many years
leading canoe trips into the backwaters of Northern Canada. ...

I do fine with map & compass too, my Silva Ranger is a great tool,
but I have only one thing to say about Canadian topos and Her Royal
Majesty's cartographers. They suck. Big time SUCK.

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Personally, I can see the allure for those who don;t want to think so
much, but I'd rather not have it with me for most adventures.

Yeah, I can certainly understand that sentiment, that's exactly why
I don't have one already. I accompanied a Yellowstone field biologist
into the backcountry to service some hair traps she had set up in a
search for lynx. She was totally dependent on her GPS, without it she
was toast. We returned to the vicinity of our campsite one day and the
GPS said we were standing in the middle of it. But we weren't, the look
of panic on her face was scary. We were about 30 yards away but she'd
have never found it in the gloaming without me. I decided then to never
depend totally on the things in the backcountry.

But having said that, I'm going to get one anyway for that northern
Ontario trip we were talking about. I'll have to meet a floatplane at
a spot on the map where I've never been and I want to make damn sure
I don't miss my ride.

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Ken Fortenberry