gps for hiking
A GPS for hiking is sometimes a bit intimidating the first time you turn one on but you won’t ever get lost if you master how to use one. This is definitely an improvement on keeping your eye on a prominent landmark such a big tree.
As with much new technology, the principles of
DeLorme Earthmate PN-60
the gps for hiking were first used for military purposes. In fact the entire global positioning system was developed by the United States Department of Defense in the 1970s. In fact until 2000, the military had modifications which limited the accuracy of civilian GPS units. When these modifications were removed,, the marked improvement of GPS accuracy a very popular treasure hunt game called geo-caching.
A GPS for hiking his many uses and they used by hunters, fishermen, hikers, the military as well as by Geo-cachers. As mentioned above, geo-caching is a popular treasure hunt game which developed right after the military removed the restrictions on GPS units. Essentially a “treasure” is hidden and coordinates are published.Treasure hunters then search for it, and when they find it they may take something from the treasure as long as they replace it with something else. For example, if you found such a treasure you might
Magellan eXplorist GC
take a small matchbox car as long as you
replace it with an old CD or some such item. The Magellan eXplorist GC is the first gps for hiking made especially for geo-caching.
As you expect Garmin makes several models of Handheld GPS units designed for hiking such as the garmin etrex legend, and Garmin eTtrex H, the Gamin GPS 76 CSX, and many others, but there are several other Companies who make a gps for hiking units. Examples of such models
include:
- The Delorme Earthmate PN-60.
- The Bushnell GPS BackTrack personal locator
Garmin Oregon 550
- Magellan eXplorist 510 Waterproof Hiking GPS
- Apisphere Geomate Jr. Handheld Geocaching GPS
- Garmin gpsmap 60csx Handheld GPS Navigator
Oops a Garmin got in there! The fact is that Garmin has so many models that could be filed under gps for hiking, it’s hard not to note one. Magellan, however, that has not competed as well as it might have been the auto GPS arena, is a strong competitor in the gps for hiking arena.
Some of the Garmin models include:
- the Garmin Oregon 550
- the Garman eTrex 20 Worldwide hand held GPS
- the Garmin eTrex 20 Handheld GPS Navigator
- the Garmin eTrex Legend HCx
- the Garmin Montana 600
- the Garmin GPSMAP 62 ST handheld GPS navigator
The list goes on and on, so as you can see, as in many other areas, Garman is well represented in the hiking arena. We will be reviewing the Garmin and Magellan models primarily along with several of the other lesser-known brands. We will try to use user reviews whenever possible and is strongly suggested that you take note of these and look at both the good and bad reviews to help establish whether a particular model is a good fit for you or not.
gps for hiking
Even your mother could become a modern-day Daniel Boone with a GPS for Hiking.
