[pct-l] SPOT Alternatives

[Devon Taig]

I've been told by sources that if you can hike 2650 miles on the PCT, then
you aren't too old to import .gpx data into your Droid.  This apparently
spells doom for me though  since I'm still struggling to program my VHS
recorder (but if I ever do figure it out, I'll be taping Miami Vice and
that's gonna be radical, man!).

Anyway, just a word from a wise old man who hiked the PCT in 1991...carry a
compass and the knowledge to use it. The .03 micrograms won't break your
back, and the likelihood of the earth's magnetic pole shifting is
considerably less than running out of batteries or breaking your GPS.  Back
in 91' on the trail, by gum, we didn't have no fancy GPS thingies.  And we
had to carry a compass! Built character, yes-sir-ee.  And the trail was
uphill in *both* directions back then too...30 foot drifts of snow (and that
was in the Mojave)...

Devon

On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 2:15 PM, James F. Miller
<jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> I have Backcountry Navigator (BN) on my Droid X. I have started the work to
>
> to put the halfmile maps and data on it, but I haven't figure out the
> importing of the maps to BN.
>
>  Am I too old?
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:49:43 -0600
> > From: ron.a.guay2 at gmail.com
> > To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > Subject: [pct-l] SPOT Alternatives
> >
> > Those with android devices... Consider using backcountry navigator... It
> > allows you to import gpx data... and download maps off-line... I have my
> > phone setup with the entire p c t... using my topo maps and half miles
> > data... his way points and track data. In theory this should be cool...
> > since I can see all the water icons trail junctions..etc... relative to
> my
> > location. It is a lot of work... but it was fun...
> >
> > However, in practice this could all fail... and that is why I have
> packets
> > of paper data... as described in yogi's handbook.
> >
> > If you want to record tracks/waypoints...you may want to
> > consider...oruxmaps. The apps take a bit to get comfortable using... take
> > your time.
> >
> > (Typed using google voice)
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