Garmin Rino Radio – More Than Just Another GPS
September 14, 2008
If you are an owner of a Garmin Rino Radio and like to hunt, then you are holding magic in your hands. I know that this is a camping blog, but everyone I know that loves to hunt, also loves camping.
So Listen Up!
I’m about to tell you how I use my Garmin Rino 130 to tell me where the elk are.
My hunting partners and I have been using hand held GPS units for some time now and upgraded to the Rino 130’s two years ago. The two biggest reasons that we went to the Garmin Rino Radios is the 5 NOAA weather channels and the ability to know where everyone is at.
The Garmin Rino combines a hand held GPS and a two way radio into one unit which makes it nice to not have to carry two separate units. This also gives you a magic device that allows you to know where the elk are.
Let Me Explain:
The Garmin Rino Radio is fast becoming one of the most popular GPS units among hunters and there is a rino radio behind just about every tree out there.
As mentioned above the Rino allows you to know where your hunting partners are by showing you an icon of them on the GPS map every time they press their button to talk.
The Rinos have a scan feature that allows you to scan every available channel and it will stop on a channel whenever someone presses their talk button.
Now, as soon as a hunter sees some elk crossing a hillside, the first thing they will do is get on their Garmin Rino Radio and tell their hunting partners exactly where the elk are and which direction they are heading.
Are you starting to see where I’m going with this?
Once we get into position and we know where everyone is at, we will switch our radios to scan and wait for the other hunters that are out there to tell us where the elk are and which way they are heading.
We tried this for the first time last year on opening morning and had an elk within 15 minutes. Some hunters that were two hilltops away alerted us to a small herd of elk that were moving to the North from their position and that allowed us to get in position.
So, if you are the proud owner of a Garmin Rino Radio, make sure you take it hunting and give this a try. I would love to hear your comments on what you think of this magic device.
If you would like to get your very own Garmin Rino GPS make sure that you check out eBay before buying anywhere else. They have the best prices you can find on brand new Garmin Rino Radios.
Here are some links to Rino GPS units that are available on eBay.
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Get A Garmin Handheld GPS For Your Next Camping Trip
June 20, 2008
You may be thinking to yourself, why would I need a Garmin handheld GPS to go camping. Well, the answer is simple, For Fun and Enjoyment.
I originally purchased my first hand held GPS to take hunting due to the fact that I would spend the better part of the day wandering through the woods. My Garmin GPS saved my butt more than once. But that story is better saved for another day.
I soon found that there were many more uses for my Garmin handheld GPS then just getting my butt out of a jam.
Marking Points of Interest
One of the things that we love to do when camping is spend the day exploring areas that are off the beaten path.
The area where we live in the Pacific Northwest is rich in history and the North Cascade Mountains are just full of beautiful waterfalls, lakes and even ice glaciers. You might even come across an old mining town or an old cave where the Indians of old would stay while out on fishing and hunting trips.
Having a Garmin handheld GPS is invaluable for marking these locations when you find them. It makes it much easier to find these locations the next time you venture out into the great North Cascade Mountains.
Treasure Hunts
Now this works much better if you have friends that have their own GPS, but you can also do this if you only have access to one.
Each person in our camp will go out in the early morning and hide something of value and mark a location within about 50 feet of where they placed the object. They will then write something down that would give a hint to someone as to where the object might be.
Each person will write the GPS coordinates on a piece of paper and later in the day we will go out with out Garmin handheld GPS and try to find the things that the others have hidden.
This may sound easy, but I can tell you I have spent many hours trying to find something that was hidden out in the wilderness.
Believe it or not, there are actually websites that are set up for GPS treasure hunts in your area. Just do a search on Google for GPS treasure hunts.
What Is The Best Garmin Handheld Unit?
The two Garmin GPS handheld units that I personally own are the Garmin GPS III and the Garmin Rino 130. The Garmin GPS III is one of the older models, but mine still works like new and I always bring it along for someone else to use or for a back up to my newer GPS.
My Garmin Rino 130 is one of the newer GPS units on the market and it’s a combination GPS and two way radio. I’m even able to download forest service maps so I have all the back roads that you won’t find on a regular map.
The greatest feature of the Rino 130 is when someone else keys their unit to talk their location will show on your GPS so you know exactly where they are at. Pretty cool Huh.
Anyway, if you have been thinking of getting a Garmin handheld GPS for yourself or as a gift, then what are you waiting for, get yourself a handheld GPS and go out and have some fun.
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