Camping GPS

Video Transcript

"I'd like to talk now about GPS. These systems are not fool proof. You do need to know a little bit about what you're doing. But the nice thing about them is they do a little bit of the math for you. The math and compass stuff you kind of have to figure things out. But on here because it's using satellites to figure out where you are you don't have to do the trouble of making sure you know where you are on the map. Some units will have a map in it like this one. This one's loaded up with a topographical map which is handy for hiking. It has information with regard to elevation, trails, even towns and roads. Again, nice thing, it's going to tell you where you are. It has other features here. You have a button here that says mark. That allows you to mark a way point into the unit. That might be your campsite. You mark it and if you have to walk away and come back it allows you to do that by clicking the find button and recalling that way point. Maps are often not preloaded onto the units and so there's software packages and this model even accepts micro SD cards that are preloaded with maps. They come in different sizes. This one of course being a little bit lighter and a little bit more preferable to a backpacker. If you have any questions give your local outfitter a holler."