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Remix- If you bought NiMH rechargables and one was at 80% then just charge it up! Think of it like a 1 liter container, coming with 80% water. Its capacity is still 100%. No reason there to fault Panasonic, NiMH tend to lose 1% per week if I have my facts straight. While I try to keep my...

Garry- Take your batteries into Radio Shack, see if they'll test them there. You didn't say what type - if theyre the old Ni-Cad, I'd get rid of them (properly) and move to NiMH which are alot better ( and require a different charger ) If you had a single cell flashlight you could run them...

Bob- Heres what I get online. For its size its not well known? It was elusive on State recreational maps. http://www.cohostrail.org/nashupdate.html have a great day! and lets be reading your trip report on the 1st

Mio 310x $199 fyi guys- I've had years of experience with 2 Magellan SporTrak Pro loaded with Topo maps. I just bought the Mio 310x on sale at staples this past Sunday at $199 ( from 399 ) - I gotta say this thing is killer! You get color screen with great display, car cord, home cord - it...

El-Bagr My Magellan SporTrak has served me well kayaking, as have 2 ov my buddies - two of us using Topo and 1 using BlueNav. Two have had replacements under warrantee Let it be known that waterproofing is done as well as technology allows, and is done to drive sales. In other words, a...

Sure sounds to me like Purgatory Chasm in Sutton, MA - south of Worcester http://www.nichols.edu/departments/purgatorychasm/

Tim, yes your GPS receiver can be stationary - but the "transmitters" that are part of it's system aren't - remember we look at a GPS as being "real smart" - but its just the final piece of a system, based on satellites circling the earth at thousands of miles per hour, and intricate geometrical...

Neil - Willow Bark Extract ?? OK, Neil The curiosity got to me on your mention of Willow Bark extract. So I googled it and came up with the following - and found it quite interesting. http://www.nutritional-supplement-info.com/white-willow-bark-extract.html So.... this is the natural...

HikerAmiga- hey - thanks looks like a hike I should try sometime :- )) you didn't mention that the boardwalk out thru the cedar swamp has been washed out by Thursdays rain - maybe its been repaired, but Friday when I did this hike I wasn't in the mood to go swimming. I'll put an email to one...

good advice well appear I'm getting good advice - keep in mind I'm not looking to be in the Whites in winter; but conditions I guess on Wachusett could get ugly. I didn't mention that my boots are Merill Reactors which certainly have some flex to the soles. I have won an ebay bid last night...

hi - I wanna expand my ability to hike locally near Boston this winter - Blue Hills, Mt. Wachusett, Wapack Trail, etc - my hiking friend is suggesting the following might be right for me - I'd appreciate your feedback - I've searched all the crampon threads past year, fwiw. Stubai Twin Peaks...

Onestep- that looks like just what I've been looking for. I'm in the office now but plugged in lat 42 and lon -70 and it reads out the WGS82 conversions to DN and DMS near me. I just couldn't find a converter with all my Googling - I'm very appreciative. So much in fact that next weekend in...

I'm a bit stuck here. I'm pretty good at navigation - but find that the formats that lat/lon can be given in a bit frustrating. I use in my 2 gps units Degrees & minutes - but its common to find coordinates just in degrees. And back in Boy Scout days we learned of course by DMS. I'd expect...

you're making me think, here. The Captains Hill & Manomet Point are classics. Expanding out north & south I'd say World's End in Hingham, and Scorton Creek in East Sandwich. And I got some great sunrise shots in the spring here in Plymouth on the new path between Nelson Beach & Cordage Park...

NO on Laserjet use! Sorry- The waterproof paper is somehow plastic-based, and is a no go (just look at the package) for the heat of laserjet printers. There is I believe though a separate laserjet version, but since most of us cannot afford a color laser printer (yet) and the inkjet does...

Lithium in the cold I'm just back from 4 days snowshoeing & some snowmobiling at Dad's hunting camp near Lead Mtn, ME (Naraguagus River) last week. I decided to finally try a set of Lithiums in my Magellan gps. Using it each day for a few hrs, to this day it still shows battery level as...

And Southestern Mass... Here in Plymouth we'h had the jackpot for Easterm Mass this winter (so far) with 107" in the West Plymouth (where I live) - Carver - Kingston area. The Cape has been hammerred, too. But I'm not complaining - almost daily snowshoe treks; a good hear to get into the...

Why Snow Sticks? I'll give a stab at this, why snow sticks- I believe its sticking to the crampon. Both my Yukon Charlie 930's and my Atlas 1030's have decking, or similar patches riveted thru on the underside of the crampons. My buddy who got a cheap pair of shoes at Target had a big...

Neil's GPS on NiMH Neil- You say your GPS shows low battery on freshly charged NiMH batteries? I have the Magellan SporTrak Pro, I generally use Sony 2100mah with very good results. What GPS & batteries are you using? Remember (I think) this unit will likely do better with the 3volts out...

Yukon Charlies Snowshoes After a stellar review from a friend who's tried many brands, I got a pair of Yukon Charlie's 930's (Wal-Mart - NH) for $75. I started snowshoeing this past 12/27 and liked them so much I wanted a second set to have friends join me. I found the Atlas 1030's locally...