What GPS?

[Charlie59]

I like the ones with EGGNOGS, they only work in December though.

 

[Cacia]

Gosh, you guys.

We all use them for dive sites.

Each site has coordinates. And yes, they are hard to find if you don't have one, even in Hawaii. Unless you are pros with memorizing visual lineups, which I doubt.

Are ya'll really divers? Every real diver I know has a GPS. Unless you are buying a ticket on a boat that finds them for you.

I never assumed he meant underwater.

We have them on the bikes because they give your grade on a climb and track interval training.

You can then snap them off to use on hikes (locate a waterfall, etc) or to find dive sites, as a back up to the boat one, in case it malfunctions, your battery dies, or need to call the Coast Guard to mention where you are adrift.

sigh. I am not doing well in here today.

Then if you go to say, Normandy to cycle, you can pull up a little map.

Multifunctional gagets are the future, get with the program. Don't ya'll read Ouside and Adventure mags?

It's called a coat, Jon. ; ) I never get to wear coats, especially with my sister.

 

[Charlie59]

Why do you ride bikes on dive boats?

If I had a boat, I'd have a big one, too big to put on my bike.

 

[Scuba-Jay]

I used a Garmin Rino 120 when i was in Afghanistan last year. Great unit but pricey. There is a cheaper version out there (the 110?) which might work just as well for you.

 

[Jon C]

I am not doing well in here today.

And its only January 3rd! May be a long year...that reminds me...Happy New Year to all. It has been great yacking with all of you in 2006. Dive safe in 2007.

Sort of off topic: Dove (off buddies boat) this weekend at Reef Point and found what I thought at first was a bomb...turned out to be a fairly new 100 cu in (?) steel Nitrox tank with a recent vis inspection tag...along with a rod and reel, mask, knife and dive light. We used his old GPS unit to mark the location to see later on if there is a boat down there that goes with this stuff. The tank had a full load of Nitrox, but some fairly deep corrosion on the outside...probably will need to be condemned. Nice DIN valve though. Tank and valve cleaned up nicely. We would need to be within 50 feet of the site to have a chance to find it again, given the vis here.

Jon

 

[omar]

Check out these forums and you will find all you need to know about GPS units.

http://forums.groundspeak.com/gc/

 

[Don Wray]

I have the vista and like it alot. Get the color version. Lots of waypoints.

 

[Gary D.]

GPS in Hawaii? Is it that hard to find your way around?

There is a specific GPS for the Hawaiian Islands. It’s called a Wettifot unit.

Put right foot in the water and left foot on land. Start walking and in a few hours you will be right back where you started. Works 100% of the time and doesn’t need batteries.

The unit also works in reverse and with both right or left foot wet as long as it is one wet foot at a time. Sharks can cause the unit to fail on one side causing the user travel in a tight circle.

They are easy to find but be careful as some of the units really stink. They also work drunk or sober.

Gary D.

 

[Cacia]

ahhh...you had me going. really?

I did hear that the navigation systems don't work well here in cars. ???

And how come we don't have satellite radio? or do we? Everybody on the mainland has it. The radio plays, spells out the song title, etc. I have never seen it here.

happy new year Jon in the OC. Ignoring you Charlie.:zahn:

 

[Diver Dennis]

Don't you guys use these Catherine?

http://www.scubamarket.com/eng/stuw0001.php