Do I need a GPS in Alaska?
I am planning a trip from Victoria BC to Alaska and was wondering if I need a GPS Navigation unit for use in Alaska? or is it map friendly enough. thanks
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GPS are handy for a lot of things. Looking for the turn off to a previously visited fishing spot, to identifying where photos are take with lat-Lon settings. I have both a permanent setup GPS in my truck and a portable one I can play with in the RV at night. Plus I carry a small portable GPS in my pocket when fishing. The Alaska fishing regs are the most complicated of any place I have fished in North America. Plus after wandering along a stream all day, when time to head back to the RV, a GPS can often show you a shorter route back, not always but sometimes.
Sometimes the signals or the mapping get messed up. I had one GPS, on a trip years back that showed Valdez on the wrong side of the bay. But overal they are another good tool to have with you. While GPS coverage is claimed to be even around the world, in practice I haven't found that to be true.
Sometimes the signals or the mapping get messed up. I had one GPS, on a trip years back that showed Valdez on the wrong side of the bay. But overal they are another good tool to have with you. While GPS coverage is claimed to be even around the world, in practice I haven't found that to be true.
