UUUG! You are missing my point. A GPS as survival gear? No! You prove my point by stating that they get cocked up. Do you really want to bet your life on a piece of electronic equipment that is easily smashed and broken? Survival gear is the bear nececities my friend, GPS is a convienence and a nicety, but should be backed up with a map and compass always. And, if you are solely navigating with a GPS as you go along, and it breaks, you are truly screwed even if you have a map if you don't periodically check your position on the map as you go along. I'm not speaking out my butt here, I have personal experience in this area. You are correct about signs on the highway, but sometimes these don't help either. Sometimes navigating on foot is hard enough, and obviously, the faster you travel, the more difficult it is to be accurate.> I see the importance of GPS as "survival" gear. It's a shame they get all > cocked up after riding them at 80 MPH, but I would seriously think that > going those speeds would mean highway travel, which would mean proper > signage (= no getting lost). >
you> And you wouldn't need to keep the GPS reciever mounted all the time. If
Right on, and check your map too! Jeff, who's feeling a little cranky right now, and doent' want to hear about anybody on this list getting lost (for real.)> really need to mark your route, possily just do it at places which would > warrant a waypoint or something. (i.e. a junction, town, mountain pass, > etc...) >