Technology is awesome.

In the outdoor community some do not see technology as all that rich. Some find that technology can led a person into unsuspecting risk. 

Arguments have been made that a GPS shouldn't be used. Instead everyone should use a map and compass. It is believed that people who use a GPS rely on a GPS too much and generally do not carry a map and compass, or don't have the skills to use one.

My thought is that technology is awesome. A GPS is no different than a map and compass. A camper should have map and compass with the appropriate skills and carry them If you want to GPS-it - AWESOME! 

The next time you hear someone bashing a GPS over a map and compass, ask them if they know how to navigate by the stars. Tell them even star navigation is the child of human technology innovation.

GPS user/map and compass carrier - Jeff