Jim,

Yup, I have used a GPS even to set orienteering courses.

However, I like maps. I have an atlas on the end table next to the couch and enjoy browsing. I have done field work for orienteering maps. I have a box full of quads all folded and in alphabetical order. I have display maps on the walls.

I have used a GPS to locate the trailhead, then left the GPS in the vehicle while hiking.

A GPS is good to have in your tool box, but I would have some other navigation tools. Map reading is my primary navigation technique. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

The GPS is the clear winner in the compas v. GPS. However map reading will beat the GPS most of the time.

My wife will tell you that I spend a good part of my life lost or disoriented. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

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