Backpacking, Hiking & Camping

» kimsota - GPS

I might add that the GPS does not need to be on all the time. You can always find where you are now with the GPS, then go to your map and find the way out. Also I always take a fix or position when I start out. That way you can always search for that position. But if you run out of batteries, or it breaks, you had better learn how to use the compass and have an idea how far you have gone. A lesson in dead reckoning will always be a good backup. You use time, heading and speed and it gives you an approximate location.

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» Jennifer W. Miner - GPS

In response to GPS posted by kimsota:
Excellent article. I've felt that rush of anxiety more than once, while hiking around in the woods.

Now that I have my Garmin handheld GPS, however, I feel much better!

It's nice to have you with us at Suite, Jeff.

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» jmwetherington - GPS

In response to GPS posted by kimsota:

Thanks for pointing that out and for the excellent advice on dead reckoning.

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» jmwetherington - GPS

In response to GPS posted by JenniferMiner:

Thanks for the kind words Jennifer. I'm enjoying writing for Suite and looking forward to having more time in the near future to get to know the community of writers better.

-- posted by jmwetherington

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