Originally Posted by
VaultGuru
Update: Like On The Path, my Garmin couldn't detect when I was stopped or walking, especially when I was doing a climb and moving slowly. I got a lot of straight lines and the distance was completely wrong. However, I have found that it does work really well if I turn off the automatic pause and keep the Garmin running once I push start. The times are all screwed up, but the map and the profiles are dead on. I'm thinking that I will stop it after each day, then restart and push the lap button when we start hiking the following day. That way, I can get a single profile of the hike and define the points where we camped for the night. Will post the route when we get back.
Cheers
Yes, I see that. I changed my bike profile (HIKE) so that Pause is OFF. I bet that will work better, as you say.
Many PCT thru-hikers now use small solar arrays to keep their electronics charged. I don't think that's a problem other than that rather over-teched look of having an array on your backpack.