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On a recent hiking trip with a couple of friends in an area which none of us were familiar with we wandered off the trail and in no time at all found that we were lost. As I sat down with my map and compass to see if I could work out where we were one of my friends said that we didn’t need to worry because his wife had given him a hand-held gps unit for his birthday. I was intrigued because, although I knew of gps units, I had never actually used one and was anxious to see just how good they were. Well, unfortunately I wasn’t about to find out on that day because, having dug the unit out of his backpack, he then realized that he didn’t have a clue how to use it. So, if you too are thinking about getting a gps unit do read your global positioning system documents and work out how to use it before you head off into the wilderness.