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6/20/2025, 1:16:47 PM
>>105650291
>for navigation
I bought an old hiking Garmin and set of maps for it for LARPing reasons, but it turned out that having a single-purpose device with a great battery life and easily replaceable AA batteries is a great thing to have. I don't care if I drop it (neither does the device), I don't drain the phone battery that I might need later, and it looks cool fixed to my backpack strap.
The only downside is that I've got the last model before they moved to the high sensitivity antennae, so it takes a bit to pick up a signal at the start.
>>105650362
>A physical map as a backup is definitely useful.
You absolutely don't go on any reasonably long and far hike without a laminated map, unless you know the trek by heart. But at that point you don't need any navigation anyway.
>for navigation
I bought an old hiking Garmin and set of maps for it for LARPing reasons, but it turned out that having a single-purpose device with a great battery life and easily replaceable AA batteries is a great thing to have. I don't care if I drop it (neither does the device), I don't drain the phone battery that I might need later, and it looks cool fixed to my backpack strap.
The only downside is that I've got the last model before they moved to the high sensitivity antennae, so it takes a bit to pick up a signal at the start.
>>105650362
>A physical map as a backup is definitely useful.
You absolutely don't go on any reasonably long and far hike without a laminated map, unless you know the trek by heart. But at that point you don't need any navigation anyway.
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