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Re: Has GPS dumbed down your bushwalking experience?

Sun 11 Aug, 2013 10:44 pm

GPSGuided wrote:
Happy Pirate wrote:Soon you'll be able to hike the Overland Track in the safe virtual environment without ever leaving the safety of your Vat (of embrionic fluid)! :shock:

Yes, I did OLT virtually! :mrgreen:


Did your Vat Ph levels fluctuate noticeably? :wink:
Did you spill any embrionic fluid (the stuff is hell to mop up) :roll:

Re: Has GPS dumbed down your bushwalking experience?

Sun 11 Aug, 2013 11:02 pm

LOL!

Re: Has GPS dumbed down your bushwalking experience?

Tue 27 Aug, 2013 7:36 pm

stepbystep wrote:I find I'm using it less and less. I let it track my route from inside the top of my pack and I mark waypoints such as the track head, access gullies for high plateau and camp sites. I much prefer to not look at the device but the terrain. If I make a mistake so-be-it.

I do like to check out the data when back at home, and it's a get out of jail if things get a bit dicey navigation wise especially in foul weather.

+1
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