wildswalker wrote: |
GPS's are good for the gadget guys and I've even considered one for the sake of keeping points of interest logged less a note book. But, they require batteries, and are subject to failure from too many different evils. I'd not depend solely on a GPS.... A plain old US issue Lensatic with a map (better)...or without a map (doable) will not only get you in from a start point but will get you out even if you've nary a clue as to where you are when you finally admit you are lost. Map compasses are great, if you've a map, and if you can read the map....pretty tough they are though, to triangulate with off of hard points. A Priceless ability when sheits gone wrong. Gimme a Lensatic, a map if you've got one and I'm good to go.................... |
Dimitri wrote: |
I never used a GPS, don't plan on to, I can get from point "A" to point "B" with a map and compass, and if I don't have a compass a working dial watch will work in a pinch. |
Dimitri wrote: |
Vince, Murphy really hates me when it comes to batteries, A Digital would work, but I have seen many digital watches without the little marks around the dial indicating where the arms would normally be, plus I just like dial watches better so I generally wear thouse. Vince yup Moss works to here, in the north part of the tree you'll find moss, while on the south side you wont, however in Australia this is opposite isn't in ?? Dimitri |
Vince wrote: |
Yep, Moss on the South side. |
Bushmaster wrote: |
I'm with Keetoowah. I rarely take a compass to the mountains. I use "dead reckoning" and prominant land features such as peaks, saddles, rock outcrops and any other noticable land feature close and far. Traveling at night in the mountains is an absolute NO-NO. At dusk, find shelter, build a fire (if you can). The morning/evening sun gives rough N,S,W,E direction. Knowing where camp is and what land mark is near it that can be seen from most directions from camp gets you back to camp. If you get lost in the mountains, (and "lost" is really when you panic) you get unlost by going down hill until you find a stream. Follow it down stream until it meets a river. Follow this river until a bridge crosses it and you are no longer lost. The last time I got lost I was 12 years old and got seperated from my party. I paniced...I have never been lost sense. I have been temporarily "directionally chalenged" many a time, but never lost (paniced). The last time I used a compass was to chart my land boundries. |
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