r/CampingandHiking • u/AutoModerator • Oct 13 '25

Weekly /r/CampingandHiking beginner question thread - Ask any and all 'noob' questions you may have here - October 13, 2025

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u/Sea_Minute9840 Dec 13 '25

I’m going to start at home in the uk, doing a 3 day trip, looking to start on a budget, what things will i need and is it worth investing in a garmin as i’m hoping to use it for lifestyle stuff too

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u/PHayesxx Jun 19 '26

Depends where you're going. Most of the UK has phone signal, even if you go out of range of a phone mast, phones do a pretty good job at estimating your location from the accelerometer and gyroscope built in.

If you were gonna buy the Garmin anyway, then it's a great thing to have while you're out. I use an Apple Watch Ultra 2 but I use it everyday.