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One of the most popular portable gps devices in the world is the Garmin Nuvi line.  The price is very reasonable and a quality car gps device like the Nuvi is one of those things similar to Tivo.  Once you get it, you never go back. You know, kind of like air conditioning, once you get a GPS you just don't go back.  If you are yet to get your first GPS device, a great starting point is the Garmin Nuvi Line.  From down at the Nuvi 260 series with prices in the mid $100's, it makes a great fathers day gift.

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So now that the weather is getting nice for some outdoor hiking, my wife and I decided to pack our packs and hit the Applachain trail. We recently picked up a new Garmin Etrex handheld navigation system and I was chomping at the bit to put it to use. We shipped the kids off to Grandmas and loaded the car and headed north to the foothills of the Appalachian trail. Somewhere near Blood Mountain in Georgia if you really want to know. We've hiked here a couple of times before but hiking was fairly new for us and the last time we were up here we met a couple who told of us of a great camping spot about 7 miles in that was near a beautiful waterfall. Our plan was to hike in, set up camp and then spend the next day hiking the trails and taking pictures. When we arrived at our parking site the first thing I did was snag my Garmin GPS Handheld navigation system, aka my trusty Etrex that I picked up two months ago, and fired it up. It worked like a champ and I put in our coordinates. We finished unpacking and loading up for the hike and and hit the trail. All went well and the device led us right to our campground. Sweet! Well, that was until the next day... when the batteries died when we were about 5 miles down a series of trails that intertwined the mountains and valleys around Blood Mountain and Dicks Creek. You see, the Etrex H uses AA batteries and they last about oh... 17 hours. I didn't realize the battery was even low until it was too late. My GPS batteries had died and we were lost. My wife and my sense of direction is nothing to write home about and between you and I, I was nervous but it was still very early in the day. We had plenty of time to find our way back to camp. Long story short, 9 hours later we stumble into camp safely but exhausted and very hungry. Lesson - always carry backup batteries for your GPS systems!

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