Bushnell GPS BackTrack Personal Locator (Green)

   Brand: Bushnell

   Model : 36-0051

   Customer Rating :

   List Price : $84.95


   Sale Price : $46.93


Bushnell GPS BackTrack Personal Locator (Green) Feature

  • Store and locate up to 3 locations, provides distance and direction back
  • High sensitivity SiRF star III GPS receiver, Self calibrating digital compass
  • Weather resistant, Operates on 2AAA batteries (not included)
  • Compact size stores easily in your pocket or purse
  • Lanyard included for easy attachment


Bushnell GPS BackTrack Personal Locator (Green) Overviews

The Bushnell Backtrack- Never Get Lost Again with the easiest to use personal location finder. Just mark the location and BackTrack will help you get back. Use it at the mall and stadium parking lots, at the festival, the park, for travel or your next outdoor adventure.


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Bushnell GPS BackTrack Personal Locator (Green) CustomerReview

I’ve had my BackTrack for nearly 2 months now. Once you master what the 2 control buttons do, it’s very simple to operate. It is quite accurate when identifying a location you’ve saved. I did a test by saving a spot in the middle of my front lawn. I turned the unit off, then turned it back on while standing a few feet away on the driveway. The BackTrack correctly identified that my saved location was about 5 yards away and it pointed in the correct direction. It helps if you are somewhat aware of your surroundings and can use some common sense along with the information displayed by the BackTrack in order to find your saved location.

I wouldn’t rely too heavily on which way the direction arrow is pointing. When you’re in the process of trying to return to a saved location, the direction arrow does not always point in the exact direction of your saved location. If you keep in mind that the direction indication is not exact, you’ll find the BackTrack works quite well. The compass function works about as well as the direction finding indicator. When using the compass, the direction arrow points generally north. If an accurate compass is important to you, you might want to carry an old-fashioned magnetic compass as well.

Here are some important things to remember when using the BackTrack. Any time the unit is on, the back of the unit should be parallel with the ground. If you hold it like a compass, then drop your hand down to walk, then bring the unit back up level, your readings will probably not be accurate. Once the unit is powered off, you can put it into any orientation and the accuracy won’t be affected. I made the mistake of accidentally not shutting off the unit before putting it in my pocket once. When I took it out again and powered it up, the compass was 180 degrees off. If you find the compass is that far off, walk in a figure-8 pattern a few times while holding the unit level and it should re-calibrate. If you have not moved a great distance since the last time you turned on your BackTrack, it does not take very long for it to get a satellite lock on its location. I’ve moved a couple of hundred miles, then turned the unit on and it took about a minute to lock in.

Even with the short-comings of the BackTrack, I am happy with it. For what the unit does, you can’t beat the price.

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