Posted by Snag on November 9, 2011, 7:10 am
I finally got a GPS - well actually two but one's junk as the touch screen
is all weirded out . Now I gotta learn how to use the dern thing . The
primary reason is to do a food delivery job , because I don't know the
streets in that part of town and there's nothing nastier than cold Chinese
food .
The secondary reason is to find some new routes to familiar places ...
I've figgered out how to find an address with it , but still need to learn
how to set up a route with waypoints and all that . Plus , my wife wants
to check out that "geocaching" thing we've heard about . We went out in the
woods once with Old Crow and his Missus and had a good time , now I gotta
see if anybody is doing it in our area .
--
Snag
Learning keeps
you young !
Posted by flippedout on November 9, 2011, 5:13 pm
> I finally got a GPS - well actually two but one's junk as the touch screen
> is all weirded out . Now I gotta learn how to use the dern thing . The
> primary reason is to do a food delivery job , because I don't know the
> streets in that part of town and there's nothing nastier than cold Chinese
> food .
> The secondary reason is to find some new routes to familiar places ...
> I've figgered out how to find an address with it , but still need to learn
> how to set up a route with waypoints and all that . Plus , my wife wants
> to check out that "geocaching" thing we've heard about . We went out in the
> woods once with Old Crow and his Missus and had a good time , now I gotta
> see if anybody is doing it in our area .
> --
> Snag
> Learning keeps
> you young !
I use the "no highway" setting under tools.
The GPS don't care other than finding the roads you need to get where
you tell it.
It put me on some spectacular routes I would have never come up with.
Enjoy the ride.
Posted by Old Crow on November 10, 2011, 6:08 am
I finally got a GPS - well actually two but one's junk as the touch screen
is all weirded out . Now I gotta learn how to use the dern thing . The
primary reason is to do a food delivery job , because I don't know the
streets in that part of town and there's nothing nastier than cold Chinese
food .
The secondary reason is to find some new routes to familiar places ...
I've figgered out how to find an address with it , but still need to learn
how to set up a route with waypoints and all that . Plus , my wife wants
to check out that "geocaching" thing we've heard about . We went out in the
woods once with Old Crow and his Missus and had a good time , now I gotta
see if anybody is doing it in our area .
--
Snag
Learning keeps
you young !
Easiest way I found to learn the GPS is to just use it when you drive places
you already know. That way you learn how it reacts to turns, lane changes
and other things without the stress of having to actually follow it to where
you're going. Then, when you do have to follow it, you'll know more or less
what to expect.
Not sure you can use an automotive GPS for Geocaching. Our kids got us the
handheld we use from WallyWorld for Christmas one year. We haven't been in
a while, might have to go next weekend.
BTW, that trip into the woods caused me to buy the Wrangler I'm driving now.
Lynn liked traipsing around in the woods so much she had me trade her
Cherokee for that one.
Posted by Snag on November 10, 2011, 7:25 am
Old Crow wrote:
> I finally got a GPS - well actually two but one's junk as the touch
> screen is all weirded out . Now I gotta learn how to use the dern
> thing . The primary reason is to do a food delivery job , because I
> don't know the streets in that part of town and there's nothing
> nastier than cold Chinese food .
> The secondary reason is to find some new routes to familiar places
> ... I've figgered out how to find an address with it , but still need
> to learn how to set up a route with waypoints and all that . Plus ,
> my wife wants to check out that "geocaching" thing we've heard about
> . We went out in the woods once with Old Crow and his Missus and had
> a good time , now I gotta see if anybody is doing it in our area .
Easiest way I found to learn the GPS is to just use it when you drive places
you already know. That way you learn how it reacts to turns, lane changes
and other things without the stress of having to actually follow it to where
you're going. Then, when you do have to follow it, you'll know more or less
what to expect.
Not sure you can use an automotive GPS for Geocaching. Our kids got us the
handheld we use from WallyWorld for Christmas one year. We haven't been in
a while, might have to go next weekend.
BTW, that trip into the woods caused me to buy the Wrangler I'm driving now.
Lynn liked traipsing around in the woods so much she had me trade her
Cherokee for that one.
The good one is a Garmin nuvi 1100 , and it has settings for auto ,
bicycle , and pedestrian . I've been doing just what you say , using it for
places I know how to get to . So far , it's been fairly close to the routes
I usually drive - I did have to reset the "home" location yesterday , it had
my daughter's address as home . I got it from her & her hubby , since they
now have phones with GPS that they use for deliveries .
I did download the user manual , and it has the info . I just need to sit
down and read thru it ... oh , and since the wife's car is all wheel drive ,
I probably won't need to buy a Jeep .
--
Snag
Learning keeps
you young !
Posted by Old Crow on November 11, 2011, 4:49 am
Old Crow wrote:
> I finally got a GPS - well actually two but one's junk as the touch
> screen is all weirded out . Now I gotta learn how to use the dern
> thing . The primary reason is to do a food delivery job , because I
> don't know the streets in that part of town and there's nothing
> nastier than cold Chinese food .
> The secondary reason is to find some new routes to familiar places
> ... I've figgered out how to find an address with it , but still need
> to learn how to set up a route with waypoints and all that . Plus ,
> my wife wants to check out that "geocaching" thing we've heard about
> . We went out in the woods once with Old Crow and his Missus and had
> a good time , now I gotta see if anybody is doing it in our area .
Easiest way I found to learn the GPS is to just use it when you drive places
you already know. That way you learn how it reacts to turns, lane changes
and other things without the stress of having to actually follow it to where
you're going. Then, when you do have to follow it, you'll know more or less
what to expect.
Not sure you can use an automotive GPS for Geocaching. Our kids got us the
handheld we use from WallyWorld for Christmas one year. We haven't been in
a while, might have to go next weekend.
BTW, that trip into the woods caused me to buy the Wrangler I'm driving now.
Lynn liked traipsing around in the woods so much she had me trade her
Cherokee for that one.
The good one is a Garmin nuvi 1100 , and it has settings for auto ,
bicycle , and pedestrian . I've been doing just what you say , using it for
places I know how to get to . So far , it's been fairly close to the routes
I usually drive - I did have to reset the "home" location yesterday , it had
my daughter's address as home . I got it from her & her hubby , since they
now have phones with GPS that they use for deliveries .
I did download the user manual , and it has the info . I just need to sit
down and read thru it ... oh , and since the wife's car is all wheel drive ,
I probably won't need to buy a Jeep .
--
Snag
Learning keeps
you young !
Whatever. One of the caches we didn't take you too in that area requires a
repelling setup to get to. I've seen that cache(from ground level), but
never actually got to it.
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> is all weirded out . Now I gotta learn how to use the dern thing . The
> primary reason is to do a food delivery job , because I don't know the
> streets in that part of town and there's nothing nastier than cold Chinese
> food .
> The secondary reason is to find some new routes to familiar places ...
> I've figgered out how to find an address with it , but still need to learn
> how to set up a route with waypoints and all that . Plus , my wife wants
> to check out that "geocaching" thing we've heard about . We went out in the
> woods once with Old Crow and his Missus and had a good time , now I gotta
> see if anybody is doing it in our area .
> --
> Snag
> Learning keeps
> you young !