If you’re looking for a portable GPS unit for your next deer hunting trip there are several features that you need to look for. You will also need to consider your own personal needs when out in the field and choose a unit whose features work best for your situation. So be sure to thoroughly research your choices and keep the following features in mind.
1. Long Battery Life – Whether you’re spending a weekend or a week in the woods deer hunting the last thing you need to worry about running out of power. Good portable GPS units will last between 15 to 25 hours on a set of batteries. Keep this in mind when deciding how many spare batteries to take on your hunting trip.
2. Internal Memory – GPS units keep track of specific spots as waypoints. These waypoints can be a bread crumb trail that leads to a good hunting spot or a collection of goof hunting areas. The more waypoints you store the more memory you will need so be sure to get a GPS with at least 14 to 25 megabytes of internal storage.
3. Weight and Portability – When you’re out in the wilderness you don’t want anything bulky weighing you down. A good portable GPS unit weighs less then 2 pounds and fits easily in a pocket.
4. WAAS Capability – You’ll definitely want a unit that has WAAS capability because this gives it an accuracy to within 3 meters. Pin pointing your location is important out in the woods because an inaccurate GPS position is a good way to losing your way.
5. Tough and Water/Weather Resistant – It’s a simple fact that any piece of outdoor equipment needs to be tough and able to withstand the rigors of getting banged around. It also needs to keep working in any and all weather conditions which can be bad during hunting season.
Using a portable GPS unit during your deer hunting trips is a great way to ensure that you stay safe in the woods and can easily find your way back to camp. Keep these important features in mind if you are considering buying such a unit and you’ll be sure to get one that does exactly what you need.
By: Andrew Bicknell
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Features Needed For a Deer Hunting GPS Unit
March 10th, 2010Posted in Article
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Tips For Finding a Discount Handheld GPS
January 6th, 2010
Discovering the world around you with out getting lost is sometimes a challenge. But with the help of discounted handheld GPS receivers, the adventure gets a lot easier. Hiking, biking or just traveling along the open road can sometimes be a challenge if you are unsure of where you are going.
Maps are okay, but they can be cumbersome and you normally have to pull off the road to get a real good look at them. The next best thing to a map would be a GPS navigational unit which tells you how to get to where you want to go, usually turn-by-turn by a calm, woman’s voice.
There are many advantages to having a GPS navigational receiver in your car or pocket when you set out on a road trip or hiking adventure. One is that the global positioning system (GPS) will help you from getting lost because the 24 satellites orbiting the earth twice a day are there to triangulate your position. Two, there are settings on the GPS which allow you to leave a ‘bread crumb’ trail for you to find your way back to where you started from, both from walking and in your car.
To find a discount handheld GPS receiver unit you need to do a little research and find the best quality for the lowest money. Not all low priced GPS units are cheap and not all high priced GPS units are good quality, you just have to shop around, do some comparison shopping. Read the reviews in consumer magazines that do the comparison shopping for you or on the Internet websites where writers and actual customers have used the discounted GPS units and are willing to put the truth out there about the GPS products and their experiences with them.
Once you have done your homework and figured out which handheld GPS receiver you are going to purchase, you need to find out where the discounted ones are. The Internet is the ideal place to begin shopping for discount handheld GPS receivers; it seems everyone is selling them now and at very low prices. However, make sure you are getting the ‘real McCoy’ because sometimes people are selling refurbished GPS units as original units, not that there is anything wrong with a refurbished GPS unit, it’s just that you need to know what you are getting. You can also try the manufacturer’s website; they often run specials or sales during the slower times of the year to move their products along and this means saving for you.
Another way to find discount handheld GPS receivers is to go to the auction websites and see if you can bid on a good used one. there are some sites that run like a regular auction where you place a bid and wait to see if you are the highest bidder, but others have recently implemented a ‘buy it now’ policy were there is a predetermined price and you can buy the handheld GPS navigation system for a reasonable price or a discounted price right now and not have to wait.
By: Charlie Lee
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