02-23-2004, 08:35 PM
I have a Garmin too. Not sure on model. Thing works great though. I went hiking up in Cleveland National Forest awhile back and I had it. My friend was really good at reading a compass and using maps,etc.
After a fall he broke his compass, leg and arm and lost the map. I remembered I had my GPS in my backpack and marked our starting waypoint before we left. We also had cell phone and radio. Of course cell phone didn't want to work but radio did.
I got ranger station online and they asked for coordinates. I read him info off GPS and no more than 20 minutes later a sheriffs helicopter came over hilltop.[shocked][
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They had EMT's on board. They stabalized and transported my friend to local hospital. He is fine now and still hikes. He did buy a portable GPS and marks his waypoint when starting but insist on using compass still. We on the other hand having our waypoint hiked back to cars and drove them home. It was a very intersting day to say the least.[cool]
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After a fall he broke his compass, leg and arm and lost the map. I remembered I had my GPS in my backpack and marked our starting waypoint before we left. We also had cell phone and radio. Of course cell phone didn't want to work but radio did.
I got ranger station online and they asked for coordinates. I read him info off GPS and no more than 20 minutes later a sheriffs helicopter came over hilltop.[shocked][
] They had EMT's on board. They stabalized and transported my friend to local hospital. He is fine now and still hikes. He did buy a portable GPS and marks his waypoint when starting but insist on using compass still. We on the other hand having our waypoint hiked back to cars and drove them home. It was a very intersting day to say the least.[cool]
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