I use the MPH feature to see how fast I'm going when I'm pegged in 6th gear at the Glamis dunes going around a 300' high 1/4mi wide bowl that's so steep you can't walk up it and is so soft that if you were to walk in it it you would sink past your knees. :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "HighwayHavoc" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 3:35 PM Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] GPS Clinic > Actually, there were quite a few folks at the lecture > who appeared to be retired and are traveling across > the country in their RV's. Then there were the usual > mountaineering/hiking sort. Before I bought mine, I > was involved with a group that used GPS for > placement/recovery of transponders in the ocean, and > for security of the zones the transponders were in. > > As far as my kids are concerned, the most useful > feature of the GPS (besides finding caches) is the > speedometer. They love to take the device and run > around, trying to see who is the fastest. > > Mark A. Pedersen > > --- Mike Ingoglia wrote: > > Of course they mentioned geocaching in a "positive > > light"... I'm sure a > > large percentage of their sales are to customers > > that may be purchasing it > > with the intention on using it for geocaching.... > > also, it's a lot easier > > to sell a GPS when you can offer a "use" for it... > > I purchased my first GPS > > several years ago for the "geek" value in it > > definately not because I had an > > actual use for it. :-) Most aren't this way. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! > http://platinum.yahoo.com > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com