I agree with Josh. I'm not into bush treks or geo-caching, just use my Axim + GPS for plain navigating and seeing what facilities are nearby.
It's not rugged, nor waterproof, plus the CF Card GPS sticks out - not far, but it looks vulnerable. I have the Pretec GPS, which came with Microsoft Streets & Trips and Pocket Streets. Can load detail street maps for anywhere in the country from the pc, but the turn-by-turn directions only work on the pc/laptop version, not the pocket version <yet>. -Ben > My personal reason for not going this way (as I do have an Axim) was - > > 1. I wasn't that pleased with the GPS combos that worked with the PDA. > That was mostly just a feeling. > 2. There are many cases where I wouldn't want to bring my PDA with all > my > important stuff on it out on the trail/geocaching. It's not waterproof, and > I'm not sure I'd consider it all that rugged. It's also much larger with > the GPS receiver sticking out the top of it. > > Plus, if it's an involved geocache where I might have to be doing some > trail-blazing through brush, etc., I'd just be plain ol' scared of losing > it. > > I do bring my PDA along sometimes, as I can download all the geocaching > information into it in eBook format, but I don't do that very often. > > My 2 cents. > > Josh > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 9:47 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: GPS systems > > > > > > Hm...I just got one of those Dell Axims for work. I didn't know they made > > GPS software and receivers for it. Hm.... > > > > -d > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Erika L. Walker-Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 8:26 AM > > Subject: RE: GPS systems > > > > > > > Another interesting option .... > > > > > > A handhelp PC, like a Dell Axim, with a the GPS software and receiver. > > > > > > Dell Axim: > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3032890608&category=3 > > > 8331 > > > > > > Tom Tom Navigator (which after a little digging, appears to be only on > > > sale over here in Europe, but I ran across stuff on their website that > > > said "Available soon in the US") > > > http://www.tomtom.com/ > > > http://www.tomtom.com/products/platform/products.php?ID=31&Language=1 > > > > > > Aha, found it ... > > > http://www.tomtom.com/products/platform/products.php?ID=208&Language=4 > > > > > > Many presents all in one ;) > > > > > > I believe this is the route we are going to take. There are software > > > modules for countries all over Europe (Soon the states) with up to date > > > detailed "interest points and detailed door to door directions" > > > > > > Very cool. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Erika > > > > > > >>| -----Original Message----- > > > >>| From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>| Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 1:18 PM > > > >>| To: CF-Community > > > >>| Subject: GPS systems > > > >>| > > > >>| > > > >>| Okay all you gearheads. I figure someone out there must be > > > >>| into handheld GPS systems and geo-caching and that sort of > > > >>| thing. My hubby's birthday is coming up, and he's expressed > > > >>| an interest in a handheld GPS unit. But, I know nothing > > > >>| about them. I can read online reviews and stuff, but, what > > > >>| features should I be looking for? We don't have a lot of > > > >>| money to spend, so I'm not looking for the top of the line > > > >>| - just something functional. > > > >>| > > > >>| Thoughts? > > > >>| -d > > > >>| > > > >>| > > > >>| > > > >>| > > > >>| --------------------------------------------------------- > > > >>| Deanna Schneider > > > >>| UWEX-Cooperative Extension > > > >>| Interactive Media Developer > > > >>| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > >>| ~~~~~~~~~| > > > >>| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 > > > >>| Subscription: > > > >>| http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subsc > > > ribe&forumid=5 > > > > > > Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and > > > provide more resources for the community. > > > http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm > > > > > > Unsubscribe: > > > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=2872.2701.5 > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
