IFTAR DRIVE 10/08/2012 PYRAMIDS
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another enjoyable drive :ymapplause:
Robinson: Thanks for the sandwiches.
Tushar , waiting for the pics at the iftar drive! plz post it.
Hi
It was after 3 weeks i could get back to the sands and it was a great drive and well led by Tushar accompanied by the Chief. A perfect trip report by Tushar. :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :drive:
Am happy that i was of help when it was required and with the advice coming from the Cheif rescue marshal.
:thanks:Did my best in recoveries and popoouts. Rob thanks to you for voluteering every time when there was a situation. :ymapplause: :thanks:
Great driving by the first timers and thanks again to all for the grand treat.
Chief, my personal thanks for all your advice and am sure will be able to play a better role in the forthcoming drives.
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I am intereseted in navigation / recovery training as well. I have the directional sense of a brick so I probably need a lot of training to fix that 😐
Time to get a decent GPS I guess, My android phone is not really up for the job. Any tips on that anyone?
quote Chris:I am intereseted in navigation / recovery training as well. I have the directional sense of a brick so I probably need a lot of training to fix that 😐Time to get a decent GPS I guess, My android phone is not really up for the job. Any tips on that anyone?
Garmin Montana!
http://sites.garmin.com/montana/
If you are leaving UAE soon, then do not buy a GPS. That would be my advice too!
Hi Chris,
I have a garmin nuvi with the UAE/Oman off-road map packs installed and also use a garmin etrex as well.
The nuvi is a standard car gps i got from Carrefour, but it works great with the off-road map pack (from Adventure HQ) – you can also input co-ordinates as well.
The etrex is a fairly basic system (no topography) but you can save waypoints/tracks etc – its just as good on foot as it is in a vehicle and its relatively cheap too (they also sell them in Adventure HQ – I just bought a car mount for mine in there as well). The etrex is a solid unit for most applications and served me well in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
The problem with GPS apps for mobile phones is that they work off cell towers and use triangulation to give you a fix – this is all very well and good if you are cutting around Amsterdam or London but if you are out in the empty quarter you definately want 3 or 4 satellites plotting your exact position.
I’ll show you my GPS set up next time we meet up mate and i’ll have a chat with you about it then.
Thanks for the advice guys. I agree that buying a GPS just for a few months offroading in the UAE doesn’t make sense.
But I can use a portable GPS back home as well. I have a fun car (Westfield SE, google it 😀 ) in which I could use a nuvi. But I also go on off-trail hikes in scandinavia every now and then and I could use a good handheld gps there. So a montana would be a good fit for that. Also, I am thinking about picking up offroading in europe when I get home (yes, it’s addictive :)).
@Andy, I would love to see how your nuvi works offroad and maybe compare it to dedicated offraod gps
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