[pct-l] device advice

[t.n. turner]

Hi Katie,
As you have gotten information on GPS units, which I know very little to 
nothing about, I thought I'd address the Grandma aspect! As my grandmothers 
have passed, I have only to deal with my mom, her friends and any of my 
friends who worry too much. I only told my mom this past Sunday that I was 
going to attempt a thru-hike again. I didn't want her to worry too much.

So, if this is what your Grandmother's thoughts are about a GPS, that she 
won't have to worry as much. . . well she probably will anyway! So, I 
personally would try to explain that the weight of this device isn't worth 
what use you might get out of it. Don't waste her money or space in your 
backpack (or weight), by trying to allay fears that honestly won't stop.

As much as my mom trusts me and knows my abilities in the 'wilderness', she 
still worries about me. But she worries about all her children and 
grandchildren regardless of what they are doing!! What she and my partner 
are trying to figure out how to do, is to 'chip' me so they can follow a 
bleep on the map as I walk north!! But even then, they would both still 
worry about me, and perhaps not needlessly!!

Try not to waste her money, but if she is dead set on it, look on Craig's 
list or other places, maybe you can find a used one that will fall into an 
acceptable weight range too!!

Good Luck!
Tammy


>From: Catherine Worth <ceworth at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: Catherine Worth <ceworth at earthlink.net>
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] device advice
>Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 14:44:16 -0500 (EST)
>
>
>
>Hi hikers,
>I had been planning to hike the old-fashioned map-and-compas way, but my 
>grandmother seems to feel I'll be much less likely to get lost and be eaten 
>by a bear if I carry a gps device. She is insisting on buying me one for 
>her own peace of mind. Any advice on what device might be best for a 
>thru-hike?
>Thank you mucho mucho mucho,
>Katie
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