Are you planning an outdoor trip for yourself and your family and want to make it a safe one? Are you not positive what things you should get to take with you? I have a few great recomendations that I consider are necessary when going on any outdoor adventure.

First thing that I would take of course would be the essentials like water, food, and a first aide kit, but if you really want to be safe I recommend that you consider something that can be used over and over even in your everyday routine. The Garmin Rino 530 GPS system, a GPS/two-way radio that has a 14-mile transmition range is ideal for any outdoor adventure. This way if you have more than one of the Garmin Rino 530 GPS Navigators and someone ends up hurt and the other person needs to go for aid the two people can still keep in touch as well as be able to map the injured persons location.

Granted there are inexpensive GPS handhelds that you could buy, but they most likely won't have the features that the Garmin Rino 530 has. The Rino 530 also comes with a built in electronic compass, barometric altimeter, and NOAA weather receiver making it ideal for the outdoor enthusiast. This way when you are out biking the great outdoors you can keep track of the useful things like weather conditions, and also keep track of which way you are going.

So when going on any outdoor trip whether it is hiking, biking, off roading, or 4-wheeling I think that having a GPS unit with you is a must. I know you may think that it sounds a little over zealous, but when it comes to the safety of you or your family is there any such thing as over zealous, just ask yourself that question before you plan your next outdoor adventure.