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Dutch1976
07-24-2016, 21:03
Any good ones you wanna share?
None of the above? Why would you need an app for those activities? Just curious.
Wayne
Old. Slow. "Smarter than the average bear."
soumodeler
07-24-2016, 21:09
The guthook apps are excellent resources.
The guthook apps are excellent resources.
For what? Again, I'm trying to learn.
Wayne
Old. Slow. "Smarter than the average bear."
From my experience, if you are using an app, you're doing it wrong. I guess I am turning into "Grumpy Old Man" but, in my day...
saltysack
07-24-2016, 21:53
For what? Again, I'm trying to learn.
Wayne
Old. Slow. "Smarter than the average bear."
Guthook apps are excellent...shows your gps location on the trail while in airplane mode......water, shelter proximity and numerous very useful tools...I used it far more on the Jmt than my ETB guide and also bought the collegiate loop app.......should be there now!!! Damn it!!!!
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Lone Wolf
07-24-2016, 21:57
app?........
mattjv89
07-24-2016, 22:56
app?........
Often used by kids these days. You don't want one.
Hikingjim
07-24-2016, 23:09
My favorite apps on the trail are bacon, pepperoni sticks and sharp cheddar cheese
Hikingjim
07-24-2016, 23:13
But I also use guthook because it lets me contextualise where I am at. I don't bring 500 maps on long distance hiking, so it is good to show me the lay of the land and exactly where I'm at. AWOL guide or my compass don't show me the names of things, etc.
I prefer a good map, but doesn't always give much detail if you're going a ways
I also use backcountry navigator as a gps app when I hike unmarked trail or canoeing aimlessly. You can predownload the topo maps and just turn on gps as needed
My Colorado trip has morphed into something else. Again.
I'll buy the Colorado CDT section for Guthook's app just so we will know where we can get water without going too far downhill.
Have fun!
Wayne
Old. Slow. "Smarter than the average bear."
johnnybgood
07-31-2016, 21:25
I'm app to carry topo maps, AWOLS guide book....
I will have topo maps, but would also like to have on the ground word on water either side of the Divide.
Wayne
Old. Slow. "Smarter than the average bear."
DuneElliot
08-01-2016, 08:52
I use AllTrails. It helps me find trails to hike in areas I'm not familiar with.
I just downloaded a strobe light app, and some fire engine sounds. if I wake up at night and see a bear lookin down at me, I'm gonna turn those on full blast and see what happens!
Sarcasm the elf
08-02-2016, 21:20
I just downloaded a strobe light app, and some fire engine sounds. if I wake up at night and see a bear lookin down at me, I'm gonna turn those on full blast and see what happens!
Now that you mention it, I remember one guest on The Trail Show telling how he played a recording of a red tailed hawk on his smartphone to scare marmots away from his tentsite.