Can we talk about GPS vs paper maps on long trails? I got lost 3 times in the Smokies last month.

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Man that's rough, getting lost three times in the Smokies would really shake your confidence. Paper maps are great but if you're not used to reading them and the terrain gets tricky it's easy to mess up. GPS is nice but batteries die and signals drop in the deep valleys around there. Same thing happened to me on the AT in Georgia last fall, went off a wrong spur trail and ended up two miles out of my way before I noticed. Nothing beats having both on you so you can double-check when things don't line up.

jesse_williams6223d ago

Some people collect souvenirs, I collect wrong turns apparently.

grantp281mo ago

Three times? Man I'd quit and go home after the second one...