{"product_id":"wilderness-gps","title":"Wilderness GPS","description":"Struggle on your own to learn that complicated new GPS device - or buy this book and start navigating today!\u003cbr\u003e- Simple, focused, and accessible, Wilderness GPS is for anyone using GPS in an outdoor setting\u003cbr\u003e- Trust us: first-timers need help to use their new backcountry GPS devices\u003cbr\u003e- From the authors of the bestselling Wilderness Navigation (65,000 copies sold)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThousands 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilderness GPS details this and more including:\u003cbr\u003e- How to select your GPS gear\u003cbr\u003e- Getting started and practice routines\u003cbr\u003e- Different coordinate systems: latitude and longitude vs. Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)\u003cbr\u003e- Routefinding in wilderness settings, including common scenarios\u003cbr\u003e- GPS vs. map and compass routefinding\u003cbr\u003e- Using GPS on water\u003cbr\u003e- Using your GPS with a home computer or mobile \"smart' device","brand":"Raincoast Books","offers":[{"title":"Not Applicable \/ -","offer_id":47568026698050,"sku":"RCB57621-  -","price":21.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/3708\/0642\/files\/VPO_RaincoastBooks_Wilderness_GPS_Not_Applicable_1_468dc298-5b90-4549-a2bb-90247d285621.jpg?v=1725608517","url":"https:\/\/checkout.vpo.ca\/products\/wilderness-gps","provider":"Valhalla Pure Outfitters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}