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Old 08-22-2010, 09:10 AM   #140
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Originally Posted by brecklundin View Post

No, you have got to be kidding...I packed the entire Rubicon Trail when I was 17 by myself with my pack a tent a compass and a topo map with my fishing gear. I spent 4-6 weeks above 9500ft in either the Sierra's or Rockies every summer until I was in my early 30s and never needed more than a compass and a topo map but once you have your destination sighted you're done. All that remains is not dying...and that is the easy part. And for a living I drove 75k miles/yr for business for nearly 2-DECADES and never once got lost...dude whenever I hear or read comments like yours that you "need" these things I tag that person as food in the wild or when the lights go out...most would die without a Starbucks on 3 of 4 corners at every other intersection if one thinks they NEED a GPS to drive somewhere that is on a map. Look at it before you leave and you're done because you know where you need to be...it's that simple.

Like I said needing a GPS is like these people with the full-time 4x4 the need to navigate that moist driveway with a 3-degree incline and a hand cart for the bag of oranges in the back...

Then again GPS people are gonna be the bait when the zombies take over next year...hehehehehe...
After reading this "post", all I have to say is - good for you.
Besides you, there are millions of people who actually need a GPS and surprise surprise - most of them are not "food in the wild".
There are others few hundreds of millions that prefer moving around with a small device preloaded with maps for the entire planet, than bringing kilograms of enormous topographic maps.
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