| Whenever you go off with your family to take a family | | | | you back. You put your multi-navigating system into |
| road trip or to go on vacation, then you may want to | | | | the compass mode and it will give you the correct |
| take a navigating system along with you so that you | | | | bearing and distance to *Home* with arrows to guide |
| can keep up with the weather, road conditions, and | | | | you right or left. |
| many more issues that can occur. | | | | With previous GPS systems you needed the GPS |
| There are several different multi-navigating systems | | | | and a separate compass to accomplish this, and most |
| on the market today, which weighs less than ten | | | | GPS systems will also require you to be moving for |
| ounces. Multi-navigating systems have broken new | | | | compass features to work. The multi-navigating |
| ground in the GPS market by combining the standard | | | | system's compass works while you are stopped, |
| GPS features with new and more integrated electronic | | | | which is due to the compass knowing where you are |
| compass navigation features. When you throw in | | | | and it can automatically set the declination between |
| barometric pressure monitoring capabilities you will | | | | true north and magnetic north for your area. In general, |
| have the best experience with your multi-featured | | | | most the navigation features of the MNS, such as |
| navigation system. | | | | straight home, are exceptional. |
| Many multi-navigating systems will provide the | | | | Even the documentation on the navigation features |
| standard GPS features of a twelve channel reception, | | | | are good with the examples in the manual on GPS |
| many grid systems, datum choices, ten routes that will | | | | navigation using UTM and various way points is one of |
| hold up to one hundred way-points, and storage for up | | | | the better examples. Still, these manuals and other |
| to one thousand way-points. These devices are | | | | GPS manuals are not going to help customers with |
| waterproof, normally, up to a depth of two feet and | | | | purchasing a new GPS systems. A recommendation is |
| for up to ten minutes. What sets many multi-navigating | | | | that you research all the GPS systems on the market |
| system apart from others is the coordination between | | | | prior to purchasing one, which will ensure that you |
| the compass and GPS. One example of this is the | | | | purchase the system that is best for you and your |
| straight home feature that many multi-navigating | | | | needs. |
| system now have. | | | | You will find that many multi-navigating system's |
| These multi-navigating systems combines the best of | | | | menus are less than intuitive when accessing the |
| GPS and compass into a single functioning system. For | | | | various features, but after you have used the system |
| instance, if you are going for a hike on a primitive trail | | | | for several days, then the features become a lot |
| and you want to make sure you can get back to the | | | | easier to find, but it does take some effort to learn. |
| trail head. All you will have to do is when you park your | | | | Replacing the battery compartment case is often the |
| car hold down the way point button to set the trail | | | | most difficult of the GPS systems, because the |
| head as *Home* then you can go out and hike the | | | | lanyard is attached to the screw that closes the case, |
| trails without having to worry about it again. When you | | | | causing lots of twisting of the lanyard before you get |
| reach your destination and you are ready to return, | | | | the case securely closed. |
| then you activate the straight home feature to guide | | | | |