thanks for the advice guys!

[backwoods_boy]

thanks for the advice guys.
i will think about it some more

[littlebuf]

that should help ya get good and lost 

[rasbo]

all I use is a map and a compass...

[backwoods_boy]

Thats not what i asked.
im done with maps and needle...
i asked if this is what i need to use the 530.

[Buckmark]

Just remember, a compass needs no batteries.

[backwoods_boy]

I have a compass as a backup but i am technology guy so garmin here i come.
 

[boneaddict]

 

to each is own...seems like a waste of money to me.


I willl give you a sidenote, the first year I depended on a GPS was the first year I got "lost" because it wouldn't get a signal in the heavy canopy.  I went back to my compass and did just fine in the same country.

[rasbo]

gonna learn the hard way!!!!!Bring in a laptap we will direct you out..

[backwoods_boy]

ok thanks.

[JackOfAllTrades]

BATTERIES/charger!

I think that one has a rechargable battery pack. People I know say that it's really nice to have a spare power source. You might want the 12v charger for in your truck.

I like my Garmin. It's an older model. I'd love to have the one you're ordering. They have their useful times. I still use a compass too. In the front pocket, it's quicker to grab a bearing with. Teaching my boys that way too.

-Steve

[jackelope]

Thats not what i asked.
im done with maps and needle...
i asked if this is what i need to use the 530.

if you're going to be asking for help all the time, you're gonna need to find a new way to respond to folks' comments.
 

[boneaddict]

Funny, some people cut their handles off their toothbrush to cut weight for their packs.  That seems like a lot extra to carry to me.  

[backwoods_boy]

nope im young and i want a gps and youre not going to talk me out of it.

[rasbo]

Funny, some people cut their handles off their toothbrush to cut weight for their packs.  That seems like a lot extra to carry to me.  

PS.Dont forget to put fuzzy end in the pack,other end hurts the gums

[jackelope]

nope im young and i want a gps and youre not going to talk me out of it.

i don't think my response had anything to do with talking you out of  a gps.
if your batteries crap out and you're in the middle of timbucktoo, you better have a backup plan aside from extra batteries.