I've been using a battery pack, Chris. It can charge the phone twice over, so
there's no problem getting through a day, but not an extended trip.
I find though that leaving it plugged in means I've got a tangle of wires and
two devices to juggle, while not leaving it plugged in means I have to remember
to keep an eye on the battery level. Perhaps I should attach them together
somehow, but then it's pretty bulky.
My battery pack was about $45. Can you give me a link to the cheaper ones on
eBay? Are they reliable? And are they the type that doubles as a cover for the
phone? Those seem convenient, but then I have to dispense with the heavy duty
cover I have now.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
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> Chris Charles
> Sent: Monday, 13 October 2014 9:53 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] GPS units
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> Peter,
> Battery life is a problem with iPhone GPS. However an add-on
> battery pack works nicely for me & will run GPS all day..
> It is not another device to become familiar with, manage
> batteries for, fill another pocket, as would a standalone GPS unit.
> And at $12 ebay they are cheap enough to have several.
>
> Chris Charles
> +61412911184
>
> Licole Monopods
> http://www.licole.com.au
>
> On 13 Oct 2014, at 7:58 pm, Paul Taylor <> wrote:
>
> > On 13/10/2014 6:30 PM, Peter Shute wrote:
> >> I believe all the Garmins come with what they call "base
> maps", which I assume are much less detailed than the topo
> maps. Can anyone tell me if these are usable?
> >
> > The base maps are next to useless.
> >
> > The GPS Australia forum has links to free topographic and
> street maps.
> > http://www.gpsaustralia.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=55
> >
> > I've used the Contours Australia 5m maps on a Garmin GPSMap
> 60CSx, and
> > found them useful - but a higher resolution display would help.
> >
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