>>131063For sure.
>Be a few years ago>Be out snowmobiling, bigger group than I usually ride with (10 or so riders)>One guy showing off his brand new GPS>Gather the group on a lake to head back south to the trucks>Husband with the brand new GPS and wife mistake another group on teh north side of the lake for our group, they continue north>We wait around for about 20 minutes, try and raise them on the radio, send three riders after them who returned 5 minutes later after losing teh other group's direction>Take our time heading back to the truck, stopping to attempt radio comms, make it back just before dark>Pull gear off, get most of our sleds loaded... still not back yet>Just about to send a search crew out and we see headlights up the trail... it's them>husband is FURIOUS we left him>Wife is angry at husband for acting this way>Husband misread his GPS and thought the parking lot was further north, him/wife separated from group once they realized their mistake>Wife says nope.gif-truck's south, thattaway>wife finally says "You take your GPS, I'm going this way whether you come with or not>he follows, wisely>Wife got the two back to the truck safelyEgo got in the way of reasoning. Had it not been his wife but another friend, I don't know if he'd have followed back the right way.
And having the latest/greatest equipment is worthless (if not a detriment) if you don't understand its limitations and how to use the tool effectively.
Pic related. It's easy to get turned around out here if you're not intimately familiar with the area.
