Registered: 01/12/04
Posts: 265
Loc: Stafford, VA, USA
A quick look at the topo would have saved a lot of frustration here. GPS is great, but if there is a cliff between you and the waypoint you want to get to that you didn't know about, it isn't worth squat. Map and compass, not GPS, are part of the regularly accepted 10 essentials.\
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