[pct-l] device advice

[dsaufley at sprynet.com]

If the batteries fail on your GPS, or you and your pack take a swim in a ford, your devices may fail you.  Having the skills with map and compass are a must have, and have stood the test of time.  GPS devices are fun, but they're a new trendy gadget that are nice but not necessary.  

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Catherine Worth <ceworth at earthlink.net>
>Sent: Mar 6, 2007 11:44 AM
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] device advice
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>Hi hikers,
>I had been planning to hike the old-fashioned map-and-compas way, but my grandmother seems to feel I'll be much less likely to get lost and be eaten by a bear if I carry a gps device. She is insisting on buying me one for her own peace of mind. Any advice on what device might be best for a thru-hike?
>Thank you mucho mucho mucho,
>Katie
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