GPS App
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:17 pm
I recently bought a GPS app for my phone called Backcountry Navigator. I have played around with it a bit and it looks to be the best $10 I have ever spent. It downloads topo maps (USGS or MyTOPO) to your phone when you are on the network (prior to a trip) then allows you to view those maps and orient yourself using only your phone's GPS when you are out of network (no cell phone service). I don't like using a GPS all that much, and like to keep my phone turned off when hiking/climbing, but this allows for a quick check of location, snap a waypoint, emergency navigating, etc. Pretty sweet in my opinion.