Would it be a good idea, Sat Nav's

Trevor

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I think it would it be a good idea if wilders with sat navs to post latitude longitude GPS coordination's of the wild site's that they use along with some information of the site as well then we could save them in our sat nav's as POI (points of interest) imagine how easy it would be to find a wild site even if you got there in the dark.
I have already posted some GPS coordination's around the Amble area of Northumberland but there seem's to be a lack of interest in anyone posting coordination's.
http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=40
 
Good idea Trevor but I havn't got a sat nav and I do over 100,000 miles per year.
Some times I do get tempted,;) but it would only be a toy :rolleyes:as a good old fashioned map is ok by me:cool:
 
i have driven since i was 17 and now i am 55 :eek:, a map of this country is in my head (thats about all) HA HA. if i had a sat nav it will take me longer to program into it whare i am going than to get there:D.
 
mandrake said:
i have driven since i was 17 and now i am 55 :eek:, a map of this country is in my head (thats about all) HA HA. if i had a sat nav it will take me longer to program into it whare i am going than to get there:D.
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Hi Mandrake, I think we will leave it to the youngsters to get sat navs and get lost:eek::D;):rolleyes:
 
The point i am trying to make is that all wild sites are not all that easy to find especialy if it dark and way off the beaten track so GPS would thake you to the exact location, but for the ones that can cope without Sat Nav all well and good.
 
Trevor said:
The point i am trying to make is that all wild sites are not all that easy to find especialy if it dark and way off the beaten track so GPS would thake you to the exact location, but for the ones that can cope without Sat Nav all well and good.
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Trevor, it is a good idea for the guys that have a sat nav, just making a little joke about us oldies:cool::D
 
***** said:
Trevor, it is a good idea for the guys that have a sat nav, just making a little joke about us oldies:cool::D
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***** i think they are a good thing for the oldies if they are like me and forget what road they are on senile dementure you know LOL:eek:.
And it stops the wife having a panic attack and screaming at you where are we going to go, where are we going to sleep, we best go home, its your fault you dum wasik,
 
when i worked delivering for superdrug, there was two of us in the artic and it was my job to know all the shops we delivered to. one one night i had a new driver,:D he was one of these guys that had sat navs, we picked up the load and he set up a sat nav in the cab, i asked him what is that for he said it will show me the way to all the shops. i said i know them all ha ha the first one we visited the sat nav did not know we was in a 45 footer:eek::D sent us into a housing estate:eek: when we did get out of this estate :D and found the shop, he still insisted in using his get lost quite easy thingy again what a good night :D:D .
 
mandrake said:
when i worked delivering for superdrug, there was two of us in the artic and it was my job to know all the shops we delivered to. one one night i had a new driver,:D he was one of these guys that had sat navs, we picked up the load and he set up a sat nav in the cab, i asked him what is that for he said it will show me the way to all the shops. i said i know them all ha ha the first one we visited the sat nav did not know we was in a 45 footer:eek::D sent us into a housing estate:eek: when we did get out of this estate :D and found the shop, he still insisted in using his get lost quite easy thingy again what a good night :D:D .
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Granted but there are them that have problems but are they using them proply and there are poi's for wagon drivers such as low bridges etcetera.:)
 
Yes, I know exactly where you are coming from as I have had very similar experiences.
In fact I was up Jarrow going to Tradeteam. I knew the way and I went my way and a colleague went via sat nav through the town and I got there first and he said he wasn't held up. He followed me back home.:D
On another occasion I had a map and a colleague had sat nav and the sat nav sent him down the wrong road:eek::D
I think that they have their uses but I would never rely on one
 
wish I knew how to download POI's:eek:. No mention in manuel, So maybe I cant.:mad:
 
***** said:
Yes, I know exactly where you are coming from as I have had very similar experiences.
In fact I was up Jarrow going to Tradeteam. I knew the way and I went my way and a colleague went via sat nav through the town and I got there first and he said he wasn't held up. He followed me back home.:D
On another occasion I had a map and a colleague had sat nav and the sat nav sent him down the wrong road:eek::D
I think that they have their uses but I would never rely on one
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***** the amount of years you have been driving has given you a lot of knowledge undoubtedly, and i can see that you would never need one but speaking for myself i woul not be without one now. ;)
 
Trevor said:
***** the amount of years you have been driving has given you a lot of knowledge undoubtedly, and i can see that you would never need one but speaking for myself i woul not be without one now. ;)
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No, in fact one would be handy for the last mile :cool:if I could rely on it:confused:
I'm just an old dinosaur at heart:eek:
 
as ***** said we are only having a laugh, a sat nav dont know if you are in a mini or a 45footer . they are ok for somethings but i dont think they will be any good for me, i am too thick to even put a destination in one:D:D also they normaly have a female voice:eek: saying turn left or right i have enough with er indoors at the side of me:eek::eek: telling me what to do and where to go :D .
 
mandrake said:
as ***** said we are only having a laugh, a sat nav dont know if you are in a mini or a 45footer . they are ok for somethings but i dont think they will be any good for me, i am too thick to even put a destination in one:D:D also they normaly have a female voice:eek: saying turn left or right i have enough with er indoors at the side of me:eek::eek: telling me what to do and where to go :D .
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Didn't know that Ladytramp came with you??:confused:;):D:rolleyes:
I am going to change my signiture now
 
mandrake said:
as ***** said we are only having a laugh, a sat nav dont know if you are in a mini or a 45footer . they are ok for somethings but i dont think they will be any good for me, i am too thick to even put a destination in one:D:D also they normaly have a female voice:eek: saying turn left or right i have enough with er indoors at the side of me:eek::eek: telling me what to do and where to go :D .
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Hey am i being to serious i hope not, i am always up for a laugh even at my own expense, They are a good tool in the right hands
 
no you are not too serious it is us being daft god i love this site keeps my sanity :eek: or insanity :D intact
 
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