People who haven't learned a common skill

[MrSquishy]

@Balthisar

I think the most succinct explanation I can give to my preference is, I always want to know my heading and location relative to everything that’s around me, and when using track up I lose my sense of where I am relative to everything else.

@panache45

This is the main reason why I don’t use GPS in my car . . . except in rare cases when a map is ambiguous. I can’t stand being unaware of the context I’m in.

@Anne_Neville

This is something I have trouble understanding. I almost never know my heading in terms of north south east west. I can’t understand why not knowing that would bother anybody.

Mr. Neville sometimes tries to pull the “turn south” thing on me, but I immediately say, “is that left, or right?”. I only know north or south if I’m getting onto an interstate.

To me, North Up is superior because if I’m in an unfamiliar area, I want to get a sense in my mind of where everything is. As **Balthasar **and Panache mentioned, if you don’t have an understanding of the context, you’ll never be able to get rid of the GPS. I can’t get that context with Track Up, so while Track Up is probably easier for following directions, I use North Up because then eventually I’ll be able to get around without the GPS.