Wilderness Basics

Thousands have learned compass and map skills with the help of father-and-son team Bob and Mike Burns and their straightforward, simply explained book, Wilderness Navigation. Now they've written a book for everyone who has bought a backcountry GPS device and found it inexplicably complicated to use (which includes most of us).

Wilderness GPS is an easy-to-use guide to get you navigating the outdoors with your handheld GPS device. Wondering how to choose from the variety of gear and computer programs, or how to use a GPS with your map and compass effectively? Wilderness GPS details this and more including:
-How to select your GPS gear
-Getting started and practice routines
-Different coordinate systems: latitude and longitude vs. Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Routefinding in wilderness settings, including common scenarios
-GPS vs. map and compass routefinding
-Using GPS on water
-Using your GPS with a home computer or mobile "smart" device