I was thinking of getting a Garmin Rhino GPS. I know one other person who has one, and am pretty sure some other people I hunt/fish with will be getting a few. I like the fact that you can see the person on a map and then navigate your way to them. I have an older GPS that I use for general use, but would like to start using some of the lakemaster maps, does anyone know if the Rhino models accept the lakemaster and navionics chips. I was reading in the other current GPS post and Paul W. stated, "Garmin makes a great unit no doubt about it. I will say that if you are planning on using any kind of mapping chip in it, that pretty much eliminates them. I would highly recommend either the Lowrance H20 or H20C. Great unit for the money and it's compatible with either the Lakemaster or Navionics Chips." So from that can I assume that Garmin doesn't accept all types of mapping chips? One thing I definately don't like about the rhino is the very few operational buttons, it looks like from the picture that you get the one main button to move around on the screen and then select stuff. I could proably get used to it, but I don't like using my friends etrex for that reason. Or should I just plan on getting the cheapest Rhino for the 2-way radio capabilities to transmit your position, and then get a better GPS for when I want to use it for mapping? Sorry for all the questions, I haven't looked at these much in the store or researched it much.
Wasn't terrible at a state park beach. Antelope island maybe. I wouldn't recommend it as a beach destination tho. Figured I was there, I'm getting in it.
The water looked and smelled disgusting with hundreds of thousands of birds sh*tting in there. About as gross as the Salton Sea. When I duck hunted there I didn't even want to touch the water.
It's kinda gross with the algae in the summer but I got in it anyway. Wanted to see the increased bouyancy at work. You can kinda tuck yourself into a ball and you'll just float with your head above water. When dry off you look diamond encrusted with the salt.
We went to the flats too. I dipped a tire on the rental car onto it just to say I’ve been there,but it was still pretty soft from winter melt. After seeing some moron in a BMW suv get dragged out of the muck I had no intention of repeating his stupidity.
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I was thinking of getting a Garmin Rhino GPS. I know one other person who has one, and am pretty sure some other people I hunt/fish with will be getting a few. I like the fact that you can see the person on a map and then navigate your way to them. I have an older GPS that I use for general use, but would like to start using some of the lakemaster maps, does anyone know if the Rhino models accept the lakemaster and navionics chips. I was reading in the other current GPS post and Paul W. stated, "Garmin makes a great unit no doubt about it. I will say that if you are planning on using any kind of mapping chip in it, that pretty much eliminates them. I would highly recommend either the Lowrance H20 or H20C. Great unit for the money and it's compatible with either the Lakemaster or Navionics Chips." So from that can I assume that Garmin doesn't accept all types of mapping chips? One thing I definately don't like about the rhino is the very few operational buttons, it looks like from the picture that you get the one main button to move around on the screen and then select stuff. I could proably get used to it, but I don't like using my friends etrex for that reason. Or should I just plan on getting the cheapest Rhino for the 2-way radio capabilities to transmit your position, and then get a better GPS for when I want to use it for mapping? Sorry for all the questions, I haven't looked at these much in the store or researched it much.
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