Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
Even if you got those batteries for cold weather use, I would suggest you still bring a compass.
When I was hunting, I went to Cabela's / Bass Pro (forget which, they are the same now) to buy a handheld GPS unit. I also bought the topo map for the area I would be in, and a good compass.
At the register, the clerk asked why I needed the map and compass.
"Because sometimes batteries die, or GPS satellite signals fail." He smiled and put everything in my bag.