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thanks for the advice guys!
« on: August 26, 2009, 08:44:13 AM »
thanks for the advice guys.
i will think about it some more
« Last Edit: August 26, 2009, 11:33:17 AM by backwoods_boy »

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Re: Is this all I need to be ready to go...530hcx-
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2009, 08:49:50 AM »
that should help ya get good and lost  ;)
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Re: Is this all I need to be ready to go...530hcx-
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2009, 08:51:46 AM »
all I use is a map and a compass...

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Re: Is this all I need to be ready to go...530hcx-
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2009, 08:53:35 AM »
Thats not what i asked.
im done with maps and needle...
i asked if this is what i need to use the 530.

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Re: Is this all I need to be ready to go...530hcx-
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2009, 08:55:20 AM »
Just remember, a compass needs no batteries.
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Re: Is this all I need to be ready to go...530hcx-
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2009, 08:56:49 AM »
I have a compass as a backup but i am technology guy so garmin here i come.
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Re: Is this all I need to be ready to go...530hcx-
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2009, 08:57:24 AM »
 :dunno:

to each is own...seems like a waste of money to me.


I willl give you a sidenote, the first year I depended on a GPS was the first year I got "lost" because it wouldn't get a signal in the heavy canopy.  I went back to my compass and did just fine in the same country.

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Re: Is this all I need to be ready to go...530hcx-
« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2009, 09:00:01 AM »
gonna learn the hard way!!!!!Bring in a laptap we will direct you out.. :chuckle:

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Re: Is this all I need to be ready to go...530hcx-
« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2009, 09:01:17 AM »
ok thanks.

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Re: Is this all I need to be ready to go...530hcx-
« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2009, 09:01:39 AM »
BATTERIES/charger!

I think that one has a rechargable battery pack. People I know say that it's really nice to have a spare power source. You might want the 12v charger for in your truck.

I like my Garmin. It's an older model. I'd love to have the one you're ordering. They have their useful times. I still use a compass too. In the front pocket, it's quicker to grab a bearing with. Teaching my boys that way too.

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Re: Is this all I need to be ready to go...530hcx-
« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2009, 09:02:34 AM »
Thats not what i asked.
im done with maps and needle...
i asked if this is what i need to use the 530.


if you're going to be asking for help all the time, you're gonna need to find a new way to respond to folks' comments.
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Re: Is this all I need to be ready to go...530hcx-
« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2009, 09:03:32 AM »
Funny, some people cut their handles off their toothbrush to cut weight for their packs.  That seems like a lot extra to carry to me.   :)

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Re: Is this all I need to be ready to go...530hcx-
« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2009, 09:05:20 AM »
nope im young and i want a gps and youre not going to talk me out of it. :hello:

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Re: Is this all I need to be ready to go...530hcx-
« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2009, 09:05:39 AM »
Funny, some people cut their handles off their toothbrush to cut weight for their packs.  That seems like a lot extra to carry to me.   :)
PS.Dont forget to put fuzzy end in the pack,other end hurts the gums

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Re: Is this all I need to be ready to go...530hcx-
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2009, 09:09:35 AM »
nope im young and i want a gps and youre not going to talk me out of it. :hello:


i don't think my response had anything to do with talking you out of  a gps.
if your batteries crap out and you're in the middle of timbucktoo, you better have a backup plan aside from extra batteries.
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