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ChadTower:

There are a couple long hikes I want to do but need to brush up on my navigation skills.  I have a lot of old old school techniques I learned from my grandfather but they are more survival than navigation.  I'd be just fine for quite a while if I get lost - but right now there is no guarantee I'll get where I mean to go.   :laugh2:

I figure picking up with some orienteering folks should solve this.  Anyone here into this? 

shardian:
I have no clue what you are talking about, but:

GPS + solar charger = happy/safe wilderness hiker.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: shardian on May 14, 2009, 02:17:51 pm ---I have no clue what you are talking about, but:

GPS + solar charger = happy/safe wilderness hiker.

--- End quote ---


What fun is that?   :P  Anyone can program a bunch of waypoints and turn right or left when the GPS tells them.  The GPS isn't going to tell them about the topography.  It would suck to follow that arrow to a 50foot drop or a 4 mile wide body of water.

shardian:
Hell, that seems alot more fun and adventurous to me!  ;D

ChadTower:

I have a GPS and used it for a while for Geocaching.  It's great for straight line travel but that's really it.  Consider a trail like this one.  I don't even want to think about how many waypoints you'd have to calculate and program in order to use a GPS on that trail.

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