compass vs gps

[diehard]

I am interested in various minor geologic features in the Whites, I subscribe to the two compass, one GPS with extra batteries. method. The compass, and a minor amount of common sense, gets me in and out of the woods. The GPS, allows me to plot locations on my maps, for future investigations, or not. Pre GPS, I had been known to climb up some nasty trees, just so I could get two or three compass fixes. I have found the GPS to be a much safer and more accurate method of recording my data points. - DieHard