nklr getting lost

Rick McCauley · Post by **Rick McCauley** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:16 am

Good Saturday Morning guys. With all this talk about GPS, I was wondering if there is a much simpler system that could be used to help you find your way home. Saturday morning for me is hopping on the KLR with a little cooler strapped to the rack. I meet up with my buddy and we spin one of our keys to decide which direction to go. The object is to get lost in some maze of old gravel, dirt or grass roads somewhere in the middle of who knows where. We have been very lost a couple times in the past. It would be nice to turn on a simple (inexpensive) devise that just pointed the way home. The idea is to get lost, but there comes a point when it is time to know which way is home. Rick A17 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Sean Hayes · Post by **Sean Hayes** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:49 am

Rick asked... "It would be nice to turn on a simple (inexpensive) devise that just pointed the way home. The idea is to get lost, but there comes a point when it is time to know which way is home." I use a Garmin Foretrex 101 for simple quick nav data during non-highway only trips (I have more powerful/feature packed one for that). I have a mount on each of my bicycles (instead of bike computer/speedo) and my KLR. They cost about $150 (with a handlebar mount). It is designed to be worn on the wrist and give basic direction, speed, distance, etc. It only has "breadcrumb" functionality, which will give you a viewable trail, but no base map or mapping capability. You can store waypoints, make routes, etc. It uses 2 AAAs and so far it has held up to the vibrations. For what it sounds like you are asking, it would be ideal. Sean A19 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Yahoo! Groups Links

matteeanne@yahoo.com · Post by **matteeanne@yahoo.com** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:50 am

garmin etrex legend $99 --- Rick McCauley wrote:

> Good Saturday Morning guys. > > With all this talk about GPS, I was wondering if > there is a much simpler system that could be used to > help you find your way home. Saturday morning for me > is hopping on the KLR with a little cooler strapped > to the rack. I meet up with my buddy and we spin one > of our keys to decide which direction to go. The > object is to get lost in some maze of old gravel, > dirt or grass roads somewhere in the middle of who > knows where. We have been very lost a couple times > in the past. It would be nice to turn on a simple > (inexpensive) devise that just pointed the way home. > The idea is to get lost, but there comes a point > when it is time to know which way is home. > > Rick A17 > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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West Hovland · Post by **West Hovland** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:57 am

I guess I'm lucky, my nose always knows (pun intended) which way is back/home. I have a GPS, but I mainly use it to "find" stuff. I peruse maps before my trip, enter coordinates of interesting things, then use the GPS help me find it. The "track back" feature of the GPS is a very handy feature if you do get turned around... __West

----- Original Message ----- From: Rick McCauley Good Saturday Morning guys. With all this talk about GPS, I was wondering if there is a much simpler system that could be used to help you find your way home. Saturday morning for me is hopping on the KLR with a little cooler strapped to the rack. I meet up with my buddy and we spin one of our keys to decide which direction to go. The object is to get lost in some maze of old gravel, dirt or grass roads somewhere in the middle of who knows where. We have been very lost a couple times in the past. It would be nice to turn on a simple (inexpensive) devise that just pointed the way home. The idea is to get lost, but there comes a point when it is time to know which way is home. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Rick McCauley · Post by **Rick McCauley** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:00 pm

We have one. It works for the most part, but there was one time we weren't even sure which direction was home. We head out in a general direction, but must have gotten turned around. We eventually came upon a town and asked directions. Sure, you can always get home, but a homing beacon, or something like that would be nice. Rick A17 daylan darby wrote: A compass? --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Luc Legrain · Post by **Luc Legrain** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 4:14 pm

Or better yet what about an old fashion compass and a topo map ?? what do you think?? matteeanne@... wrote:garmin etrex legend $99 --- Rick McCauley wrote:

> Good Saturday Morning guys. > > With all this talk about GPS, I was wondering if > there is a much simpler system that could be used to > help you find your way home. Saturday morning for me > is hopping on the KLR with a little cooler strapped > to the rack. I meet up with my buddy and we spin one > of our keys to decide which direction to go. The > object is to get lost in some maze of old gravel, > dirt or grass roads somewhere in the middle of who > knows where. We have been very lost a couple times > in the past. It would be nice to turn on a simple > (inexpensive) devise that just pointed the way home. > The idea is to get lost, but there comes a point > when it is time to know which way is home. > > Rick A17 > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 4:42 pm

That's all good if you can look at the map and know where on the map you are. Some terrain makes that very difficult to do. What's neat with a GPS is , you're rolling along thinking you just got yourself totally lost in the woods and see on the screen you are a hundred yards from a state highway you just couldn't see from the tree cover. I wouldn't rely on it for my sole source of navigation if I were truly in the wild, but in NJ, hell I just ride an hour in either direction and I'll either hit the ocean or people that talk funny (PA).

On 9/17/05, Luc Legrain wrote: > Or better yet what about an old fashion compass and a topo map ?? what do you think?? >

Krgrife@aol.com · Post by **Krgrife@aol.com** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 5:27 pm

In a message dated 9/17/2005 2:14:49 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, zrislois2klr@... writes: Or better yet what about an old fashion compass and a topo map ?? what do you think?? I always carry both but the maps for many places I go are not terribly accurate, Baja being the best example. My almost ten year old, totally obsolete Magellan gives me the "you are here" feature that even the most accurate maps lack. Kurt [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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