[OSM-talk] mapping while hiking

[Charles Basenga Kiyanda]

This is slightly off-topic, but does anyone have a trick to deal with 
the gps when tagging while hiking trails? I carry a garmin etrex legend 
Cx (unfortunately not the H version) and I find that it has to be 
"looking" directly up and flat to get best reception. Especially around 
here with often good tree cover and canyons. I'm just wondering if other 
hikers have found something to remedy that problem. I'm always using 
hiking poles when on the trail, so I was thinking about something that 
would look like an arm-band mounted pouch that I could strap to one of 
my forearm, since they stay pretty level constantly during the hike. 
Maybe a backpack mounted option? I'm fishing for ideas here. I've tried 
every possible permutation of having the gps stick out of one of my 
pockets on pants(trousers)/coat/etc to no avail. Just for reference, I'm 
in the southwest USA and my main source of hiking gear is REI and Amazon.

Thanks in advance,

Charles