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Re: Technical On X Map Question
« Reply #15 on: July 24, 2018, 02:41:44 PM »
I put my cell phone in the life saving category.  I want max battery and for it to be used as communication only.  USB chargers can die, it might be left at the tent/truck, cord my not work or get lost and if you've been using your phone exploring a whole new area, marking points, and only a few miles from the truck with cell phone service, you slip and fall and become immobile and realize you have 1% battery left, you probably aren't going to be able to call for help. 

And yes, I also carry an InReach as a backup communicator.  And don't have the InReach+ for the same reasons, that I want a dedicated GPS, a dedicated Phone, and a dedicated Sat communicator.

That is my world....hopefully you aren't as crazy as me though and can find a better balance! 

I exclusively use my GPS, it's not much hassle to load KML files from BaseCamp to OnX for checking out online or your app when back in the city/home/work or from OnX to Basecamp to keep them synced.

Outside of the woods, I use OnX almost daily online and sometimes on my phone.

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Re: Technical On X Map Question
« Reply #16 on: July 24, 2018, 02:44:04 PM »
Phone with inreach backup. Picked up a luci solar light that recharges my phone to 50% when the solar charge is full, more if you use it in the sun. I keep my phone on airplane mode and 50% charge is a lot more than i need for a days use. Have used rhinos but unless everyone has the higher wattage ones they are basically just a gps with a small screen in mountainous terrain.

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Re: Technical On X Map Question
« Reply #17 on: July 24, 2018, 03:06:48 PM »
Phone with inreach backup. Picked up a luci solar light that recharges my phone to 50% when the solar charge is full, more if you use it in the sun. I keep my phone on airplane mode and 50% charge is a lot more than i need for a days use. Have used rhinos but unless everyone has the higher wattage ones they are basically just a gps with a small screen in mountainous terrain.

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Re: Technical On X Map Question
« Reply #18 on: July 24, 2018, 04:00:36 PM »
I put my cell phone in the life saving category.  I want max battery and for it to be used as communication only.  USB chargers can die, it might be left at the tent/truck, cord my not work or get lost and if you've been using your phone exploring a whole new area, marking points, and only a few miles from the truck with cell phone service, you slip and fall and become immobile and realize you have 1% battery left, you probably aren't going to be able to call for help. 

And yes, I also carry an InReach as a backup communicator.  And don't have the InReach+ for the same reasons, that I want a dedicated GPS, a dedicated Phone, and a dedicated Sat communicator.

That is my world....hopefully you aren't as crazy as me though and can find a better balance! 

I exclusively use my GPS, it's not much hassle to load KML files from BaseCamp to OnX for checking out online or your app when back in the city/home/work or from OnX to Basecamp to keep them synced.

Outside of the woods, I use OnX almost daily online and sometimes on my phone.

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personally I'm never going to rely on my cell phone for emergency help while I'm on the mountain.  Some of the places I hunt I'd be an hour  drive just to get service and I can forget about service while on the mountain.  If the inreach won't get out, my cellphone sure as heck won't.  :twocents:
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Re: Technical On X Map Question
« Reply #19 on: July 24, 2018, 04:17:49 PM »
Hmmmm. All these comments are going to have me making a go with the phone this year. 

Does the onx chip go in the phone like it does in the Rhino?
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Re: Technical On X Map Question
« Reply #20 on: July 24, 2018, 04:24:30 PM »
Can I pipe it into my truck's Synch 3 with Android Auto?


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Re: Technical On X Map Question
« Reply #21 on: July 24, 2018, 04:46:55 PM »
MotionX is good app for a $2.12 download. Runs off of satellites. I've taken it out in the desert and it kept track of us to the T. I downloaded it on my iPhone 7 and iPad.
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Re: Technical On X Map Question
« Reply #22 on: July 24, 2018, 07:15:37 PM »
Rhinos all the way.
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Re: Technical On X Map Question
« Reply #23 on: July 24, 2018, 07:43:41 PM »
Might be a dumb question, but if you exclusively use your smart phone and the OnX app, what do you do for actually dropping pins for a trail you've taken or so you know where you are on a map? The areas I hunt there is virtually no cell service. Just curious as I know with a Rhino it will pin point your position.
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Re: Technical On X Map Question
« Reply #24 on: July 24, 2018, 07:49:10 PM »
Might be a dumb question, but if you exclusively use your smart phone and the OnX app, what do you do for actually dropping pins for a trail you've taken or so you know where you are on a map? The areas I hunt there is virtually no cell service. Just curious as I know with a Rhino it will pin point your position.
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Re: Technical On X Map Question
« Reply #25 on: July 25, 2018, 08:19:33 AM »
Thank you all for your input.  Now I am really confused on which way to go.  My situation is I am moving my guide service from N.C. Montana (Where I know every fence post) to eastern Montana.  So I need a system to keep me on our leases which is entwined which other properties.  Please keep the feedback coming.

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Re: Technical On X Map Question
« Reply #26 on: July 25, 2018, 08:57:03 AM »
Might be a dumb question, but if you exclusively use your smart phone and the OnX app, what do you do for actually dropping pins for a trail you've taken or so you know where you are on a map? The areas I hunt there is virtually no cell service. Just curious as I know with a Rhino it will pin point your position.

The GPS on your phone doesn't need cell service and having a detailed downloaded map with overlays makes zero cell service a non issue.
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