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Hand Held GPS Systems - You Should Never Hike Without GPS

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.If enjoying outdoor pursuits, you should not leave home without the ideal safety equipment. Walking gear, water, first aid kit, and a hand held GPS system can help to keep you safe and healthy.

Hiking in a state park, in woodlands, or on a quiet mountain trail can be exciting. However, if you or a partner should fall, are injured or lost while hiking; your perfect day could turn into a nightmare. That is were a portable GPS system can assist in getting back on course.

Programming a GPS unit with a planned course itinerary helps in keeping track of precise location and direction heading.

If lost in a dense wooded area, it is possible for a search unit to locate a rambler's position by tracking the signal of a GPS system.

GPS units are useful in gauging the miles travelled.

Program the GPS system with the maximum amount of miles that you intend on travelling that day - once that is reached, the GPS will alert you.

Hiking on your own isn't always recommended for safety reasons, but if you prefer a solo hike, it's often a benefit to pack a hand held GPS system in event of a crisis.

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Enjoy the Convenience of Hand Held GPS Systems

Reasons why Portable is better

We all love portable items. Could you enjoy the convenience of owning your own hand held gps system?

Maybe answering the following questions could help you decide if buying a portable GPS system would be a good purchase move for you.

If you answered yes to one or some of the above questions than a hand held GPS system may be something you would enjoy.

Portability and function are the two main reasons people enjoy the hand held choice of GPS navigation. Most systems are light weight and never get in the way. Plus, most systems will function for 6 or more hours without having to be charged.

What other capabilities do these GPS systems have? First, you must realize that there are two basic reasons why one would buy a hand held GPS navigation units. One is for navigational purposes used in driving an automobile of sort. Each purpose would require different functions from a GPS system.

A hand held gps that would be used in an automobile should have such functions as:

Mapping capabilitiesBuilt in maps (some may have all 50 states, plus Canada and Puerto Rico, all ready installed)Installed Point of Interests (These would be common interests people would find traveling along major interstates and highways such as: restaurants, motels, rest stops, etc).Built in antennaAn easy to read displayEasy to understand street mapping (possibly turn by turn)

Built in speaker Text to speech directionsSpeed alarm settings

A hand held gps system that would be used in outdoor activities should have such functions as:

Compass

The main difference between a handheld GPS system used for outdoor activities and the other systems that is used in automobiles is the way the maps are downloaded. Most systems that are used just for automobiles can function on the preloaded maps.

What should be your deciding factors in choosing a handheld GPS system?

Check about warranties and return policies.

by Jeffrey_Meier

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