How many of you guys go out with a GPS??

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:D Just wondering if a lot of people would go out with their GPS, for a long hike or just a short walk in the woods.
 
I haven't got one but I probably would if I had, I almost always miss the path at some point!
 
I've picked one up recently, which is great. The only thing I use it for is to check the grid reference, to make sure I'm where I think I am on the topo! If only they made a GPS the size of a pedometer that just told you your grid reference!
 
Yeah, I use them and have for almost 15 years now. They are great for boating, and out in the back waters where all land marks vanish in a labyrinth of mangroves. I always have a compass, charts and topo maps too. I use them when I know exactly where I am, like you say, short walks and on the bicycle to learn their systems and track my miles. I have two of them.
 
I do, i have a gps receiver build into my cellphone. When in need i can call 911 and tell them the exact coördinated were my body can be found.
 
I do sometimes. I have mushroom locations , and fishing spots stored on them. Also take it on canoe trips, especially new areas, to know how far to the the takeout spot .
 
use em in unfamiliar territory. use em when i know where i am too, just to make sure im know how everything works. like to set "tracks" when im not sure of the landscape, so i can get myself back in case i get lost. as much as id like to think i know how to use a compass and read maps, i like having the gps for a backup. also good for setting coordinates when hunting on foot. mark the elk or deer and bring hunting partners back to help dress out and haul back. mark the vehicle when hunting too. good for marking fav hunting spots, whether animal mineral relics whatever. canoeing on unfamiliar lakes they can help ya find yr way home. if someone in yr party(or yrself) gets injured the gps can give rescuers coordinates for finding them. have one in my cell also which is simply for giving coordinates in an emergency. yeah i like the technology but it doesnt replace compass, maps and the know how to use em. at least not for me
 
I always take mine. Not necessarily to follow the trail but to mark points of interest. They are a great tool.
 
I do. Where I'm at, it is a little difficult to use terrain features and resection to determine exact location.
 
I have a bushnell backtrack that i usually set for camp, car, and a leave one waypoint open for a find of like morrels, good fishing hole etc, that i take w/ me...just a VERY basic GPS waypoint setter but works for me.
 
i use mine to geocashe alot, loads of fun wandering the woods looking for a little box, specially with a gf
other than that i have it just in case i need a road map or something
 
I just replaced my Garmin 60CSx that had been stolen with another of the same and loaded it with 24k topo maps.

I use it a lot in the woods, for locating/orienting myself when under heavy timber and for marking locations. Of course I still carry a compass (+ backup) and topo map.

I also use it when bicycling for speed, direction, distance & overall ride time. I also use it in the car when heading somewhere new.
 
I got my first GPS about 8 months ago and always take it with me. Most of the time I don't use it, but I like how it records my average walk speed, total ascent etc.
 
Count me in.

I never go into the woods or on the roads on without my Garmin GPS.

There is no telling where you might/or want to venture off course or off road. Saved my ass one time too many!
 
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