[OSM-dev] Garmin GPX madness

[Jon Stockill]

Igor Brejc wrote:

> True, and I'm thinking constantly about switching to that solution, but 
> my Garmin unit still has some good sides (when hiking):
> - it's robust

Dropped phones & PDAs definitely don't bounce, a GPS 60 does (resulting 
in nothing more than a minor scuff)

> - it's waterproof

But unfortunately they don't yet seem to offer a model fitted with a 
little windscreen wiper, which would have been very handy last week.

> - it uses AA batteries and can run pretty long on a pair of them + you 
> can have extras just in case

This is extremely important so you don't end up with a unit which is 
useless due to lack of battery availability. (Rechargeable batts don't 
last forever).

> - it's a unit dedicated to a single job, which is sometimes better than 
> a multipurpose one

As demonstrated at the leeds mapping party when one of the guys had his 
bluetooth GPS disconnect from his phone, resulting in a fair amount of 
missing track.

Jon