Agreed 100%. I had a phone in my pocket with basemap, I just thought I knew where I was going and walked in the wrong direction for a while, then had to navigate around some thick stuff in the dark so it took a while to not make tons of noise lost was somewhat of an exaggeration, I was never worries just walked in a question mark instead of a straight line. I've since also had my phone die in the woods, but I'm part of the pin on compass club (actually mines a beaner compass but close enough) so got out with that. Big fan of online mapping, but gotta be able to navigate without it too, just slower. I am also looking at the Garmin inreach line. Probably overkill for where I hunt but I don't mind carrying a few extra ounces for peace of mind for my wife (she tried to call me when my phone died because I was late checking in, little did she know I was busy killing my first deer ).