I bought mine from www.cabelas.com in the US on sale for US$99.00 about a year back. It has already proved it's worth when I got a bit disoriented in North Western NSW last January in 47 degree heat. The country looked the same in every direction. I thought I knew where the car was parked after walking a big loop through productive looking country. Once I realised I was bushed, I turned the GPS on (I hated having to admit to myself that I didn't know where I was heading). Luckily I had marked where the car was as a waypoint, just in case. Afterall, it would be silly to own a GPS and not use it. It turned out, I was walking the wrong way by about 90 degrees. I admit had I not been carrying my GPS, I would have taken extra care not to get lost in the first place.
Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that a GPS could well save your life.
My GPS is a Garmen Geko. It's a basic little unit, but it does what it's meant to do and that's show you the way home. I bought it because it was cheap mainly, but I do very much like the fact that it's tiny, only about 4 inches by 1 1/2 inches, so it's light to carry. It also happens to be waterproof, apart from the battery compartment.
I've seen the same units for sale within Australia for around $180 recently.
What brand and type of GPS did you buy? What do you think of it?
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