Tell my 2012 self I'm now carrying a 1 pound tent and still somehow managed to pack 12 pounds of snacks for the first three days. It's like we traded heavy gear for lighter packs but filled them up with MORE gadgets and anxiety about battery life. At least back then when my paper map turned into a wet sponge I had a good excuse to stop and chat with strangers for directions.

Moved here from Connecticut a few years back and had the exact same shock... thought I was just bad at reading maps or something. My GPS said Manchester to Lebanon was an hour and a half, ended up being two and a half because of a logging truck that flipped over near New Hampton. The thing that gets me is how one little accident or a farmer moving equipment can completely wreck your whole day up here. I've started just adding an extra hour to every trip estimate and hoping for the best... still end up late half the time. Must be something in the water or the mountains just messing with time itself, I don't know.

18 years is solid. That Quincy served you good. I see this all the time. People baby their first tool then replace it quick when it fails. You gotta pick what works for your area. Parts availability is key. I've seen guys buy the cheapest unit and then spend three times as much trying to keep it running. You did it right.

Got a buddy who used a weather app for months to track the moon for his fishing trips. He kept showing up an hour early because the times were off. After he switched to Stellarium he finally started catching the high tide right and never went back to the other app.

Wait, @rosek44, didn't you also think fancy words made you look better before seeing the results?