[pct-l] [pct- lost gps

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You know the free tiny address labels that charities send in the mail? We have enough for three or four generations of Powers so I stick them on everything like gps, phone, camera (especially in the battery compartment). We have gotten back lost gear through the kindness of strangers that didn't use a return address so I couldn't thank them. 

Marcia Powers
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> On Oct 23, 2013, at 8:45 PM, Tortoise <tortoise73 at charter.net> wrote:
> 
> I lost my GPS on the PCT just north of Cooks Pass on the first day. Maybe it is still out there under a rock or bush, or maybe someone got them a free GPS. i  made several searches and never did find it.😪
> 
> Tortoise
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> Dictated / Typoed on my iPad.
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>> On Oct 23, 2013, at 10:27, Douglas Tow <douglastow at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> When I was hiking near Crater Lake in 2012, there were a number of fires on
>> or near the trail, causing the occasional PCT closure.  In most cases,
>> there were posted "workarounds" provided by the Forest Service or other
>> park jurisdiction.  These workarounds usually involve taking numbered
>> non-PCT trails for a distance, leading back to the PCT somewhere up or down
>> trail.
>> 
>> If you don't have maps that show these numbered trails, it will increase
>> the likelihood that you 1) will get lost and/or 2) will not meet your
>> hiking goals.
>> 
>> The weight of maps is secondary to their usefulness.
>> 
>> No matter what technology I take (personally, I use a Garmin GPS with
>> Halfmile's waypoints and track), I have paper maps and a good compass when
>> I hike.  Technology can, and often does, fail.  I have known at least 5
>> people who have lost their technology due to a good dunking or even
>> excessive moisture.
>> 
>> Any other stories of technology failure while on trail?
>> 
>> Chipmunk
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