Using an Iphone as a hand held GPS for hiking remote ares

Gjac wrote:

MDKMDK wrote:
True satellite GPS use can be a huge battery drain, no?

I'm not worried about battery drain for what I need at this point, but from what I understand if you put you phone on airplane mode and shut off all the apps that use your location the battery drain is minimal. . From what little I read about this walking from way point to way point is different than traveling down the road at 60 mpg. I always carry a battery pack anyways

Just wanted to mention it, in case it hadn't been considered. Airplane mode should help battery life. You're right, it's the apps that keep trying to find wireless or cellular signal that wear down the battery. Spare battery pack doesn't hurt, either. Have fun.

I have had good luck with Gaia GPS.

Duplicate post sorry

MDKMDK wrote:
True satellite GPS use can be a huge battery drain, no?

I'm not worried about battery drain for what I need at this point, but from what I understand if you put you phone on airplane mode and shut off all the apps that use your location the battery drain is minimal. . From what little I read about this walking from way point to way point is different than traveling down the road at 60 mpg. I always carry a battery pack anyways

True satellite GPS use can be a huge battery drain, no?

Look into OnX Hunt. It is a subscription app that gives you boundaries as well as owner info if the land is private. I believe it was designed for hunting, but it would work well for what you need.

I have a topo map and I will photocopy the area we will be in. Yes GPS works - when there is a signal. I like having a hardcopy as a back up.