Re: Determining conditioning distances

[Zebella <zebella@idt.net>]

Joe Long wrote: 
 
>  First, few of the low- to middle-price
> hand-held units tell you how far you've travelled; most only tell you
> how far it is to a specific point, *as the crow flies.*  Also, they
> aren't fully reliable in thick forest or deep canyons -- especially
> the low-price units.  By "low price" I mean below $150.
>  

Check out Cabellas...they have a great Garmin GPS II with all the
goodies for $129....next on my list!  It has a trip odometer, and will
tell you average and fastest mph...

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