I never did buy a GPS. Last year a woman went missing in the forest in BC (morel hunting in the springtime) and they gave up looking for her after only two days! I figure I won't be gong that ddep into the woods for chanterelles. I had a good season this--I guess last-- year. Found more than I could eat, so I ended up giving lots away. Still love doing it. Took my nine-year-old son last time. He loved it too, although he was much more interested in the salamaders than the shrooms!