Thread: Newbie!

I've got the etrex10, which if I'm not mistaken is the model that superseded the etrex H. Its been really good so far. One thing I should add is this never use your gps as a pointer for a bearing those things don't know what is up when you spin them around in your hand. Best thing to do if you are a bit lost and you've told you gps to take you to your car, is just to use it to get the coordinates (set it to NZTM) of your position and the coordinates of your car or the camp or whatever (you should probably mark it on the map before you leave, actually), and mark them on your topomap and just use your compass for the bearing (remember to convert between true north and magnetic). Keep your gps on and that way you can get confirmation you are heading in the right direction. If you lose your bearing for whatever reason, start again.