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#114803 - 04/22/09 06:07 AM Re: compass vs GPS [Re: phat]
DTape member Registered: 11/23/07 Posts: 666 Loc: Upstate NY	Originally Posted By phat "anything electronic can fail. I carry XXXX as a backup in case" of course. you could just not carry the unreliable electronic junk Accepting that gear can fail doesn't necessarily mean it isn't reliable. _________________________ http://ducttapeadk.blogspot.com
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compass vs GPS	Jimshaw	10/19/08 11:25 AM
Re: compass vs GPS	phat	10/19/08 12:02 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	Jimshaw	10/19/08 12:33 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	billstephenson	10/29/08 11:30 AM
Re: compass vs GPS	finallyME	10/29/08 01:55 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	billstephenson	10/29/08 04:45 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	300winmag	04/21/09 03:44 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	billstephenson	04/21/09 05:15 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	phat	04/22/09 02:27 AM
Re: compass vs GPS	DTape	04/22/09 06:07 AM
Re: compass vs GPS	wandering_daisy	10/19/08 01:01 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	Hector	10/20/08 07:16 AM
Re: compass vs GPS	scottmphoto	10/20/08 07:31 AM
Re: compass vs GPS	ringtail	10/19/08 01:02 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	chuck	10/19/08 04:35 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	Heber	10/19/08 08:32 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	chuck	10/20/08 09:35 AM
Re: compass vs GPS	chaz	10/20/08 04:34 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	Dryer	10/20/08 06:47 AM
Re: compass vs GPS	finallyME	10/20/08 11:36 AM
Re: compass vs GPS	ringtail	10/20/08 11:50 AM
Re: compass vs GPS	finallyME	10/20/08 12:01 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	phat	10/20/08 01:42 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	Glenn	10/20/08 03:36 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	OregonMouse	10/20/08 04:27 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	Glenn	10/20/08 03:34 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	Bearpaw	10/20/08 06:04 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	Tango61	10/20/08 07:35 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	OregonMouse	10/23/08 02:41 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	Dryer	10/23/08 02:47 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	Jimshaw	11/11/08 05:32 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	midnightsun03	11/12/08 01:53 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	finallyME	11/13/08 02:49 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	Spock	11/13/08 04:29 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	chaz	11/14/08 08:30 AM
Re: compass vs GPS	WasteLand	03/31/09 07:17 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	Bearpaw	03/31/09 11:55 PM
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Re: compass vs GPS	azcanyon	10/23/08 09:08 AM
Re: compass vs GPS	Jimshaw	10/24/08 06:59 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	wandering_daisy	10/25/08 02:35 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	azcanyon	10/25/08 04:55 PM
Re: compass vs GPS	Jimshaw	10/25/08 07:36 PM
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Re: compass vs GPS	Bearpaw	11/27/08 08:55 AM
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Re: compass vs GPS	Jimshaw	11/28/08 06:07 PM
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