Archive for the 'handheld GPS' Category

Use GPS

Author: boater, 08 17th, 2011

Their are some people whose vacation season is over because the children are back in school but  some schools that have not started yet so their is stile time for a last vacation and you sure do not want to spend it lost so make sure you use a handheld GPS unit so you do not use your vacation time lost.  A handheld GPS unit can keep you from getting lost wither it be on land or on the water.  Handheld GPS units are manufactured by several companies with lots of models for you to choose from.




Made For Marine Use

Author: boater, 07 29th, 2011

The marine in front of marine radios means that it is made for wet conditions when out boating or in wet weather.  If you use a radio for emergency use are just to listen to nice music you do not want it to go out in wet conditions so make sure you are using marine radios.  Marine radios come in a lot of different styles with lots of features so choose you marine radios wisely.




Marine GPS

Author: boater, 07 20th, 2011

Marine GPS units are essential equipment on today’s boats. Units range from inexpensive handhelds to full blown chart plotters. Many marine GPS units have built in mapping or accept digital maps to help the user navigate.

Boaters can choose from a simple handheld unit or choose a fixed mount unit. Both types have advantages and disadvantages. Many boaters keep a hand held marine GPS unit for safety even if they also use a fixed unit. One nice feature for many handhelds marine GPS is a special cradle with a power cable for use when under way.




Find Your Way

Author: boater, 06 30th, 2011

If you are going away for the Fourth Of July long weekend you do not want to waste a lot of time being lost so waste no more time and use a Garmin Handheld GPS unit.  Garmin make a large selection of Garmin Handheld GPS units so you will not have a problems finding a GPS unit that will fit you needs and a price that will  fit your wallet.  Garmin produces everything from Garmin Handheld GPS units to the best fishfinders available.




Vacation Time

Author: boater, 06 23rd, 2011

Now that vacation time is here we want to make sure we use all our vacation time without getting lost and that is why we need a handheld GPS unit.  Handheld GPS units come with a lot of features and maps so make sure you take your time and pick the handheld GPS unit that fits you needs.  Their are several manufactures of handheld GPS units and a large range of prices for yo to choose from.  Some handheld GPS units even come with Blue Tooth app.




Holiday Boating

Author: boater, 05 23rd, 2011

If you are going on a boating trip for the long holiday weekend to a water way you have not been to before you want to make sure you have a marine GPS unit because it is very easy to get lost in a body of water that you have not been to before.  A marine GPS unit will keep working in any environment conditions that may happen to you on your boating trip.  A marine GPS unit is a good item to add to your marine accessories list to help make your boating trip very good.




Get Their On Time

Author: boater, 05 11th, 2011

With the kick off the end of this month for the boating season us almost here and even if it is a holiday weekend we want to spend all the time we can on our short vacation and getting lost will not help make our short vacation fun.  One way we can make sure we do not get lost is with a handheld GPS unit which come in all different prices and their are many manufactures that make handheld GPS units which makes it very easy to find one that fits your needs.




Never Lost

Author: boater, 05 02nd, 2011

I am sure some of us are planning our summer vacation and we should start getting ready now and one of the items we should be considering is a Garmin Handheld GPS unit so we do not get lost and the we will have more time on vacation.  If we are going boating on our vacation a Garmin Handheld GPS unit is a very good item to have on our marine accessories list.    Garmin Handheld GPS units come in many different prices with a large selection of features so you should not have to much of a problem choosing one that fits your needs.




Why Marine

Author: boater, 04 15th, 2011

If a product is for marine use that means it will work in a boating environment such as marine radios which are manufactured to work in the wet boating environment.  I know people that are always replacing their radios because they get wet while out boating if they had purchased a marine radio they would save a lot of money by only purchasing the item one time.  If you have a marine radio you purchased it to use in an emergency and hopefully you do not have to use and if you do need it you want to make sure it works.




Why A Marine GPS?

Author: boater, 04 13th, 2011

Why a marine GPS because they are manufactured to withstand the wet environment that we are in when we are out boating.  A marine GPS unit is really needed if we are out on a lake that we have not been on before because we do not have our normal land marks to depend on.  If you boat out on the ocean a marine GPS is a must because you are subject to rough water and a lot of unknown thing that can happen.