- "dont we all live by smoke signals???"
- We used to!
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GW, The GPS is a great tool. Yes on occasion it will take you the wrong way but not nearly as wrong as your "navigator" in the seat beside you. As far as learning new "tricks" the GPS is probably the easiest tech device I have seen to operate. I don't have a "factory" model but do leave one attached to the windshield. I also have a good Garmin handheld that has all the streets and topos of the US and Canada that I use in the outdoors --- You'll never have to burn a tree if you have a GPS. I also have part time hobby called Geocaching which is a "high tech" Easter egg hunt using a GPS. GPS is also great for marking an area that you may want to return to --- say a boat ramp or a baseball field.
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I just ran across this site yesterday while looking for some pictures to post on this thread. I was unaware of geocaching before then.
It is a hobby I think I could enjoy if I weren't cooped up in a city. I'm sure you have fun with it Fungo.
All of the positive attributes regarding GPS I agree with you. I still have pretty good skills on being able to get around without any high tech devices and I think if I were to use any of them my skills would diminish and my reliance on the gadget would increase. I don't want those skills to go away...I'm paranoid perhaps.
And as to the tree burning. Why would you want to deny yourself that simple pleasure?
Of course, if things get out of hand it is always helpful if you have a neighbor who owns one of these...
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I just ran across this site yesterday while looking for some pictures to post on this thread. I was unaware of geocaching before then.
It is a hobby I think I could enjoy if I weren't cooped up in a city. I'm sure you have fun with it Fungo.
All of the positive attributes regarding GPS I agree with you. I still have pretty good skills on being able to get around without any high tech devices and I think if I were to use any of them my skills would diminish and my reliance on the gadget would increase. I don't want those skills to go away...I'm paranoid perhaps.
And as to the tree burning. Why would you want to deny yourself that simple pleasure?
Of course, if things get out of hand it is always helpful if you have a neighbor who owns one of these...
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