geepondy
Flashlight Enthusiast
I figure some of you techno guys must be knowledgeable on these. I'm thinking of getting my first one. Have been looking at the Garmin Etrex Legend. $250 list plus a $50 mail in rebate. Seems to have a lot of features. Anybody have experience in this model or Garman Etrex models in particular? Should I choose another?
One more question. I see all GPSs have distance/speed functions. Say you're climbing a mountain. Say the mountain is 4,000 feet in elevation from your starting point, the trail to the top is five miles long but on a horizotal basis, you've only moved a mile or so from where you started. How would the GPS compute the distance? The distance you actually walked, just the horizontal distance or something else alltogether?
One more question. I see all GPSs have distance/speed functions. Say you're climbing a mountain. Say the mountain is 4,000 feet in elevation from your starting point, the trail to the top is five miles long but on a horizotal basis, you've only moved a mile or so from where you started. How would the GPS compute the distance? The distance you actually walked, just the horizontal distance or something else alltogether?