Interruptor

I'm new at geocaching (found out about it yesterday!) and I was wondering, why the hell do you need a GPS? When I first heard of it, I thought that the only orienteering equipment used was the gps unit, the only thing you knew was the direction and the distance, everything else you would have to improvise. Then i started reading more about it and the equipment includes a map, a compass, etc... If you have the coordinates, the map and the compass, what's the GPS for? making it extremly easy? People even post the instructions on how to get to the spot! unless you're in the midlle of the desert or the sea (where there's no reference points)!... So... can I start Geocaching without the device? Real man can do it just by following the sun (and barefoot!)

I'm new at geocaching (found out about it yesterday!) and I was wondering, why the hell do you need a GPS? When I first heard of it, I thought that the only orienteering equipment used was the gps unit, the only thing you knew was the direction and the distance, everything else you would have to improvise. Then i started reading more about it and the equipment includes a map, a compass, etc... If you have the coordinates, the map and the compass, what's the GPS for? making it extremly easy? People even post the instructions on how to get to the spot! unless you're in the midlle of the desert or the sea (where there's no reference points)!... So... can I start Geocaching without the device? Real man can do it just by following the sun (and barefoot!)