Author Topic: Rino 120 (Read 809 times)

doghouse95 · « **on:** July 13, 2004, 09:29:41 PM »

I am thinking about getting a set of the rino 120's.
I would appreciate any and all info I can get about how they work in the real world.
Thanks

upnorth · « **Reply #1 on:** July 17, 2004, 11:39:39 AM »

decide how much you really need all the bells and whistles. I was looking at the 120, mesmerized by all the goodies. after the fog cleared, I really asked myself what I needed. after looking at it on paper, I went with the 110. It does everything i need, and I still haven't used all the features. the peer to peer and gmrs features are nice, but I hardly use the map features. decide what you really need before spending the xtra cash.

Spot Shooter · « **Reply #2 on:** July 23, 2004, 04:37:58 PM »

I'm thinking of the 120 myself to update my GPS 2+

But, the only reason I'm looking at the 120's is that I have a squeaky clean wet behind the ear's 14 year old that i'd like to keep track of.

Scarily enough, he's no where as bad as some of the "new to the field/hunting" fellas I take. Been more than one time they get turned around after "deciding" to walk out and take a short cut from the stand I put them on.

Spot

doghouse95 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 23, 2004, 09:32:18 PM »

We pack with horses and ride in the high mountains. I have a 9 year old who is out there with me. I like the idea that I can locate him if need be. He was with an older cousin of his two years ago, and they ended up very lost. There were four of them in the bunch and none of them had a clue about where they were, or how to get out, so they just kept moving. They knew they were lost just after noon, and I found them at dark, about 9PM. I about killed two horses finding them, and if it hadn't been for a good dog, they would have spent a very cold night in the wilderness.
Never again, that scared the hell out of me.
I actually bought three of the 120's. My wife, my kid and I will all be carrying one of them whenever we are "ahorseback" in the mountains.
the other part of this is that my wife is not overly experienced getting around in the mountains. If something happens to me or we get separated she needs to be able to get herself and the kid out of the high country and back to the truck.
I put a lot of thought into purchasing these radios. I'm well satisfied that I made a good choice. Now all I have to do is get my 9 year old to teach me how to use it.

BlkHawk73 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 24, 2004, 04:35:32 AM »

I just bought the 120 myself. Brother and another use thier and really like them. By keeping ith similar units we can communicate with or w/o the walkie talkie using the 120s' the maps are nice I guess If you're potentially gonna use them. I had a gift cert that covered most of th cost so I went with the 120.