2 Questions about Cell Phones and GPS's

[rackman]

tthere is a garmin 60c for sale in the hunting for sale

[fishy steve]

my etrex is doing the same thing, has bars across the screen and can barely see it, but still gets the job done lol

i mostly use my cell phone these days, i have a galaxy s2, i pay $56/month for it and data, and cancelled my home internet, so saved $70/month right there. funny thing is i have very patchy cell service at my house, but as soon as i go into the bush behind my place i have a solid 1 bar, and i climb the hill, i get full coverage...

the gps on phones, you can download gps apps for them. what i mainly do is use google maps, there is a button to click, that shows your position on the satelite image... love it! dont need cell coverage for it to work, as long as you have the map downloaded, but finds you alot better when you do have a data connection

as for the the trusty old compass... the only time i have bin severely lost... was due to the compass lol was hunting a spot that i knew if i headed north i would hit the river, well i went through this swamp that i dont even think the deer were stupid enough to cross, i came out the other side, and pulled out the compass so i could head for the trail... well it told me north was opposite of what i thought, but i trusted it... i walked and walked, and thought geez i shouldve crossed the river twice by now... just by luck, i herd a car on the near by road, and went in the direction... a 15 minute walk down the road told me i had bin going south all that time... old timers in the area told me that it was the iron or something in the rocks around eddy lake that drew my compass that way... either way that compass got used for target practice, and a gps was bought lol

[Entropy]

I agree on the compass and map thing. I always have a compass in my pack. I like having a GPS for when a grouse or deer is shot. I can track it for a long ways and not have to worry too much about land marking as I go.

Also, the number of times I have used my GPS to get me to my duck blind in fog makes it priceless. For a very long time on many mornings you hear others trying to do the same, all while bouncing off stumps and logs.

Thanks for all the input.
Entropy

[Entropy]

Just found a video on how to take the etrex apart and 'fix' it. Might give that a try.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m7H5AZVgwQ

Entropy

[Snowwalker]

Just found a video on how to take the etrex apart and 'fix' it. Might give that a try.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m7H5AZVgwQ

Entropy

Not like your going to wreak it.