Phil Cook <
[email protected]> wrote
>On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 09:09:21 +0000, Brian wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 21:44:08 +0000, Dave Brown wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>is gps any good or what?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I've used a GPS System while at sea and my son uses one in his van and both
>are
>>> extremely useful. I've never used one for fellwaking and it's doubtfull if I will start to now.
>>> The only comment I would make is please make sure you have full mapreading
>and
>>> compass using skills in place as well. If the GPS is going to let you down you can bet it will
>>> be in an unfamilar place with low cloud cover.........1st principle of Sods law.
>>
>>I'd say you need to use a map along side a GPS, the GPS will tell you where you are, and the map
>>will tell you what the terrain is like.
>
>I somehow *knew* this thread would get around to GPS / compass / map.
>:-(
SHHH!" Nobody mentioned cameras yet.......
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Gordon