Planning a colorado trip! Gps question

[Public_hunter]

I have a 64st with an onX chip, use it all the time, I haven’t had any experience with in in Colorado (I’m heading there this fall though) but I have lots of time using it in the state I’m from. Never had an issue with it losing signal. I just prefer the hand held gps and the reassurance of a spare set of AA’s if the batteries get low. If your phone dies and your a few miles back in a new area and it’s getting dark, you’re kind of out of luck. But if you do decide to get a gps I would highly recommend using it a lot before you head out so you actually know how it works.


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[mwebs]

Lots of options for lightweight chargers for phones. I can get two charges off mine, so 6 days of hunting using it on airplane mode. If I check emails or how my fantasy football team is doing might be a little less. I'll charge it at lunch so I know it's good at night.

 

[hutty]

I mainly use ON X but have a garmin 64 attached to my pack that I use as my back up. Camofire has garmin products on sale today .

 

[Aruggles]

OnX app on my iPhone and iPad worked great for me last year.

 

[Firehole Hunter]

How come no one is talking about GAIAGPS.com. I thought that it works great and a lot cheaper than OnX.

 

[Bearshirt]

I ditched the gps years ago. The iphone has an amazing screen better then any gps. I use Gaia gps and have used it in places I have had trouble with a gps like dark timber and heavy foilage spots in Michigan. Use you phone in airplane mode and I only tirn it on every so often to get a compass direction. I have satilite and topo maps. Its just so easy not like a pia gps

 

[Gunnersdad49]

If you want a small, reliable GPS, the ETrex series from Garmin have worked well for me. I've owned 3 as newer models with upgrades came out and they have all been simple, small, reliable, and good with battery life.

 

[Gila]

All of my hunting and ballistic apps go on an old inactivated note3 phone. I save all of the onx maps for offline mode. Onx will let you track and set waypoints using the phone's GPS. I use my active phone as a hotspot when in range. I also have an inreach mini which is a gps but I use my inactive note3 to do the texting. I use a 10" tablet to watch movies at camp which also has an internal GPS. I have a solar battery charger and two usb ports on the side-by-side. My failsafe is a military compass and a paper map. I may not know where in the sand hill I am but I won't be lost!