Hiking Gps Units

lost with a GPS and these are extra words for the guidelines?

has anyone ever noticed that GPS units tell you in writing and on the screen at start up that you are responsible for your activities….this is in response for this story http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20091230/sc_space/lostcouplecantblamegpsairforcesays

what are your thoughts on people using GPS, driving, hiking or anything else,
is there a point where we should give up on people who can’t be saved from themselves and their stupidity?

You can give people a full set of survival gear but that doesn’t mean they’ll have to common sense to use it correctly. People hurt themselves with tools everyday. People get lost using an conventional compass all the time. You don’t hear these stories on the news because it’s not news. Nor should people who get lost because they don’t know how to use an electronic GPS be news. When I go hiking I have my GPS with me. I also have a compass and a topo map of the area I’ll be in. I also like to think I bring my common sense with me. If I want to hike from point A to point B and there’s a ravine in the way I don’t just keep walking, I look for a safe route down. A GPS requires the same common sense. I’ve also heard of people trying to use a road that wasn’t finished or open for traffic because their GPS said to go that way. I guess it was included because it was to be finished very soon. Still, it wasn’t at the time. You’d thing a person would know better than to drive through “Road Closed” signs. You can’t protect people from themselves. The extra words of warning are just a precaution by the manufacturer of relieving themselves from some of the responsibility of people who forget their common sense when they drive.

Suunto X9i Wrist-Top GPS Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, Compass, and GPS (Tan) $349.00 Equipped with GPS, a compass, chronograph, altimeter, and barometer Suunto X9i has everything you need for a successful journey. Regardless whether you’re hiking, climbing, skiing or heading off for a fishing trip, Suunto X9i will take you through even the toughest situations….

Delorme Earthmate PN-20 Handheld GPS (with Topo USA 8.0 & 1-GB SD Card & Reader) $199.95 DeLorme, famous for its topographic and street map detail, has created a GPS receiver to enable anyone to use a wide variety of detailed maps and aerial imagery for all outdoors activities. The Earthmate GPS PN-20 is a low-cost, high-sensitivity, fully integrated handheld GPS that delivers capabilities previously unavailable at any price….

Bushnell GPS BackTrack Personal Locator $85.95 BACKTRACKGPS Navigation SystemNever Get Lost Again With the easiest to use personal location finder. Just mark the location and BackTrack will help you get back. Use it at the mall and stadium parking lots at the festival the park for travel or you next outdoor adventure.FEATURESStore and locate up to three locationsUtilizes the latest digital technologyHigh sensitivity SiRF Star III GPS recieverS…

DeLorme Earthmate PN-40 Handheld GPS (1:100k Topographic, Detailed Street Maps & POIs Included) …

Suunto GPS Pod Wireless Transmitter $129.00 The Suunto GPS POD employs the Global Positioning System to track speed and distance across a wide variety of outdoor activities including hiking, cycling, cross-country skiing, inline skating and kayaking. It adds a new dimension to all POD-compatible Suunto heart rate monitors (Suunto t3, Suunto t4 and Suunto t6)….

DeLorme Earthmate PN-40 Handheld GPS (1:100k Topographic, Detailed Street Maps & POIs Included) $399.95 The Earthmate PN-40 is a high-sensitivity, high-performance, bright-color-screen handheld GPS that offers an unrivaled selection of display options including up-to-date DeLorme Topo USA topographic maps, color aerial imagery, USGS 7.5-min. topographic quad maps, and NOAA nautical charts. The Earthmate PN-40 is a high-sensitivity, high-performance, bright-color-screen handheld GPS that offers …

Garmin Etrex Legend GPS Receiver $160.70 With the eTrex Legend, Garmin has loaded a full base map of North and South America into one small unit. The Legend is also designed to provide precise GPS positioning using correction data obtained from the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). This product will provide position accuracy to less than three meters when receiving WAAS corrections.The base map contains lakes, rivers, cities, interst…

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GPS 60 – GPS receiver – hiking $146.99 Backwoods boundary waters blue highways – the GPS 60 is your trusted guide to the great outdoors. The GPS 60 along with the GPSMAP 60 are packed with several of the features found in the 60 series color units but sport an affordable …

Portable Friction Mount for GPS Units $25.99 This mount works with the iQue 3600 GPS ll/ GPS V GEKO 101/201 EMAP Series STREEPILOT ETREX and RINO 110/120.

North Missouri Mountain Biking, Hiking, And Gps Trail Guide $26.95 North Missouri Mountain Biking, Hiking, And Gps Trail Guide

Automotive Mounting Bracket for GPS Units $18.95 This adjustable automotive mounting bracket holds your GPS in place on the dash of your vehicle. Bracket swivels and tilts for optimum viewing and has a locking mechanism to keep unit secure.

Oregon 550 – GPS receiver – hiking $448.99 The navigator with the photographic memory – Oregon 550 combines rugged outdoor touchscreen navigation with a 3.2-megapixel digital camera. Add high-sensitivity GPS barometric altimeter 3-axis electronic compass and microSD card slot. The result is …

Garmin GPS Colorado 400c $599.99 Whether you're sailing the high seas or hiking the backcountry, the Garmin Colorado 400c is your all-in-one adventure guide. Preloaded with BlueChart g2 coastal charts, the Colorado is made with the saltwater mariner in mind. Packed with features, it includes a high-sensitivity receiver, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, SD card slot, color display, picture viewer and more. You can even exchange tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches wirelessly between similar units. When the going gets tough, the Colorado leads the way.

Garmin GPS Colorado 400c $599.99 Whether you're sailing the high seas or hiking the backcountry, the Garmin Colorado 400c is your all-in-one adventure guide. Preloaded with BlueChart g2 coastal charts, the Colorado is made with the saltwater mariner in mind. Packed with features, it includes a high-sensitivity receiver, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, SD card slot, color display, picture viewer and more. You can even exchange tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches wirelessly between similar units. When the going gets tough, the Colorado leads the way.

Garmin Mapsource Topo Us Cd-Rom For Garmin Gps Units, Central National $164.75 bMapSource 24K TOPO- National Parks series of CD-ROMs!/bbr24K TOPO is designed to provide interactive viewing of detailed topographic maps. 24K TOPO is vector-based and provides outdoor enthusiasts with innovative object oriented-cartography. Descriptive details for features typically found on topographic maps can easily be viewed with a simple key press. Cursor movements over the map provide descriptions for topographic contours, trail names, summit elevations, points of interest information and much more. The user has the ability to pre-plan their daily adventures from the comfort of their own home, using MapSource on the PC. Then they can download waypoints, routes and tracks to their Garmin GPS, including units that don’t accept map data! This new cartography will provide recreational backpackers, experienced and novice hikers alike, and general outdoor enthusiasts with terrific topographic detail needed for their individual journeys. The topographic data is comparable to the 1:24,000 scale paper maps provided by the United States Geological Survey, which is the most detailed topographic data available.!– garmin-store-cartography –ulliTrip and waypoint management functionsliHighways, roads, hiking trails, snowmobile trails, backwoods trails, 4×4 Jeep trails, elevation contours, point elevationsliShoreline detail for lakes, reservoirs, small bodies of water, waterways, rivers, and streamsliIcons representing boat ramps, dams, marinas, campgrounds, public facilities, mile markersliIcons representing park facilities with a viewable list of amenities/ul

Garmin COLORADO400C Colorado Handheld GPS $549.86 whether youre sailing the high seas or hiking the backcountry colorado 400c is your all-in-one adventure guide. preloaded with bluechart g2 coastal charts colorado is made with the saltwater mariner in mind. packed with features it includes a high-sensitivity receiver barometric altimeter electronic compass sd card slot color display picture viewer and more. even exchange tracks waypoints routes and geocaches wirelessly between similar units. when the going gets tough colorado leads the way. slim lightweight and waterproof high-sensitivity receiver pc interface – usb base map preloaded maps – inland lakes ability to add maps built-in memory accepts sd data cards – not included routes: 50 track log – 10 000 points 20 saved tracks automatic routing – turn by turn routing on roads electronic compass barometric altimeter geocaching mode outdoor gps games hunting and fishing calendar sun and moon information tide tables area calculation custom pois – ability to add additional points of interest unit-to-unit transfer shares data wirelessly with similar units picture viewer unit dimensions – 2.4w x 5.5h x 1.4d inches display size – 1.53w x 2.55h inches display resolution – 240 x 400 pixels

Windshield Mount for eTrex GPS Units $23.99 Works with eTrex eTrex Camo eTrex Summit eTrex Venture eTrex Legend and eTrex Vista.

Arkon TT112 Deluxe Friction Dashboard Mount for TomTom GPS Units $33.57 mounts tomtom gps to car`s dashboard includes adhesive safety hook pedestal compatible with tomtom one 125 one 130 one 130-s one us edition one 3rd edition one xl xl 330 go 520 go 530 go 730 go 920 go 920t & go 930 compatible with all portable gps units when used with the original windshield suction pedestal that came with gps device

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Astro Dog Tracking System – GPS receiver – hiking $506.99 Tired of searching for your hunting dog in tall grass or dense cover? Now you can leave the hunting entirely to him. The first high sensitivity GPS – enabled dog tracking system for hunters and sportsmen this unique system pinpoints your dog’s …

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The GPS Handbook (Paperback) $11.41 A revised edition of the definitive GPS guide includes all the latest models of hand-held GPS units, and discusses new features that help make time in the outdoors safer, easier, and more fun. Original.