Since we have had to rescue people with functional GPS units...

You need to know how to use your gear. If you can't navigate with map and compass, you will fail with the GPS eventually when in a situation where your inability/ignorance of how it works will lead you into Big Trouble.

LEARN BASIC NAVIGATION. It isn't hard.
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