Mounted search and rescue

["Thor Burfine" <thor@cpcinc.net>]

I'm interested. I am actually looking for a new one

 

Here is my ideal one

 

1  - Big screen

2  - Long battery life

3  - Water/Weather proof

4  - Survive a drop of at least 6 ft onto concrete (prefer 10ft)

5  - download tracks to laptop

6  - upload maps from laptop

7  - a "slave" device (a smaller unit I can mount on my ATV or saddle bag)

            so if I get away from either I can get back to it easy, kind of like a small beacon transmitter

8  - Bluetooth enabled to talk to laptop and other GPS units

9  - lockout code like a cell phone has so I don't mess up my settings

10 - a recall alarm (any other unit of same model on same freq. can sound recall)

11 - safety orange or 5 mile green in color

12 - small flashing light I can turn on at night so when I drop it I can find it without wasting time

13 - a screamer whistle that sounds 3 times waits 10 seconds and does it again

        until turned off (push a button and a panic alarm goes off)

14 - no bigger than current models

15 - less than $350.00

 

16 - (never happen but hey...) a "The victim is that way" arrow (will pay a few grand for that feature)

 

 

 

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From: msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of no name name none
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 2:50 PM
To: Mounted search and rescue
Subject: Re: [MSAR] GPS and Hay

I have a good friend that works for Garmin in product R&D. If there is enough interest I will ask him for any recommendations.

Jim

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From: thor@cpcinc.net
To: msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:35:47 -0600
Subject: Re: [MSAR] GPS and Hay

water/weather proof

My last one was until I dropped it in a puddle and it went by the wayside
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Large display
Large text
Big buttons
Safety strap
Holster
Good reception when held +/- vertical (in pommel bag or on your belt)
On/off button/switch not proud
Optional:  lockout feature, so you don't change settings by accident

Many other features are great to have on horseback (I especially
like the speedometer feature), but these days you'll find them on all
GPS units.

Additions, comments, questions?

Una Smith
New Mexico

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