I got one!

[Brandi]

Fastdogs needs one of these! Remember her story about getting lost while it was snowing? I believe the story was titled I got lost in the woods http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=20509

[sundial]

Yes! Absolutely! I'm amazed at how quickly critters disappear in heavily wooded areas. And it would be so easy to get turned around in those kind of woods, especially if it's snowing.

[Zen]

Brandi (and she's probably not the only one), i didn't really have myself micro-chipped but...the time may come when we're all micro-chipped in some fashion. I might be a chip in your drivers license or mandatory government issued ID card. Now where did I put my foil hat? Aliens are intercepting my thoughts.

[sundial]

[fastdogs]

ha! for christmas I got a garmin astro- gps for the dogs. It's got a full featured handheld gps. I took it out to the area I was lost in- which is apparently not a good area to turn dogs loose in. Too many deer. Turned gps'd dogs loose. After a bit, they disappeared from view. I watched them on the gps, when they got 200 yds away I lost my nerve and called them back (I did not go far, stayed by the truck). One came back. Other one moving away at good speed. Then headed back to me, but in a roundabout way, the track looked like she was headed for the dirt road. Heard farm dog bark, growl, then my dog screaming and gps indicated she was going away from me fast. Then she just stopped. It took me 15-20 minutes to walk to her (very rugged hard to walk in terrain). The gps took me right to her, she was unhurt but apparently too afraid to try to get past the farm dog again.
Here's the track downloaded from the gps-
there's a better version where the glop of squares is actually an attractive blue line, but dont' have that one on this computer

[Brandi]

ha! for christmas I got a garmin astro- gps for the dogs. It's got a full featured handheld gps. I took it out to the area I was lost in- which is apparently not a good area to turn dogs loose in. Too many deer. Turned gps'd dogs loose. After a bit, they disappeared from view. I watched them on the gps, when they got 200 yds away I lost my nerve and called them back (I did not go far, stayed by the truck). One came back. Other one moving away at good speed. Then headed back to me, but in a roundabout way, the track looked like she was headed for the dirt road. Heard farm dog bark, growl, then my dog screaming and gps indicated she was going away from me fast. Then she just stopped. It took me 15-20 minutes to walk to her (very rugged hard to walk in terrain). The gps took me right to her, she was unhurt but apparently too afraid to try to get past the farm dog again.
Here's the track downloaded from the gps-
there's a better version where the glop of squares is actually an attractive blue line, but dont' have that one on this computer

I wanna put one of those on my cats!

[Brandi]

"You should all eat some fruit and calm down"

[solobiker]

Okay...I too had know idea what SPOT was. Never heard of it. I guess I need to get out more.

[Flybye]

Okay, have to share another social worker story...........

I honesty and truly had a man with Schizophrenia on my caseload who wore an inverted copper bell on his head to filter UV rays and alien invading thoughts. Flashback.

RIP, dear Bill.

[crazycanuck]

Flybye..it's cool, odd & interesting all at the same time!

[three]

I had never heard of a SPOT either. It's interesting and a good idea, if it works. Please keep us posted on your review of it.

In the future, I hope to do a major thru-hiking trip and if this thing is really good - I'd feel a bit safer having it along with me. I look forward to your review.

[Zen]

The Sundial family Christmas card?

Those are very nice! Mine's not nearly that smooth looking.