I admit that when it comes to technology, I'm a laggard. I still buy CDs and don't own an iPod. As a music fanatic, I still believe in the artistry of a good album from track 1 to track 12 and believe the sale of songs one at a time is destroying . . . ah, but I'm digressing.
What I like about the Garmin Astro 320 the most is its versatility to shrink to fit my needs and obvious capacity to expand as I become increasingly comfortable with the Astro's multitude of capabilities. As I see it, there are three distinct stages of the Astro user's evolution.
First Stage
If you consider the bird hunter's hierarchy of needs, there are two things that rise to the top;
a) Find my way back to the truck and
b) Don't lose my bird dog.
For a technologically-challenged guy like me, the Garmin Astro earns straight A's.
Whether you're prairie stomping for roosters or combing the ruffed grouse woods, it's pretty easy to get turned around. I mean people are getting lost in apple orchards and corn mazes these days, think about how easy it is to get lost on the rolling prairies. But with an Astro in hand, the path back to my Ford is as easy as following Astro's electronic bread crumbs.
