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" <
highwayhavoc@yahoo.com>
To: <
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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 <mike@leaplab.com> 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.
>
>
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