I put the "Amateur" in Amateur Radio...
guess i better polish up on my sense of direction, and perhaps a little navigation practice is in order
"Unfortunately 87.26% of the quotes and statistics on the internet are lies." - Abraham Lincoln
Stupid should hurt
I carry a gun cuz cops are too heavy!
My belief is that GPS is not a good choice for wilderness navigation... it works well for open water and flight nav, and in locations where the routing for roads has already been figured; but, off the beaten path, I'll take a good topo anytime, remember, the GPS will walk you off a cliff if you let it.
I put the "Amateur" in Amateur Radio...
I never got into GPS personally - my old analog unit still works just fine.
- Either you're part of the problem or you're part of the solution or you're just part of the landscape - Sam (Robert DeNiro) in, "Ronin" -
Yep, Im still using a lensatic compass and even some pace counter beads
Second Amendment Absolutist!
"Speed costs money, How fast do you want to go?" -seen on a speed shop in Michigan
So training can overcome technology?
Wild Bill
Until the magnetic poles shift on Dec 21, 2012, then you'll be screwed!
http://www.december212012.com/
For God and the soldier we adore, In time of danger, not before! The danger passed, and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier slighted." - Rudyard Kipling
I still use the the old compass and map, I never got into GPS and only recently got a cell phone because of work. The low tech way always worked before and didn't stop just because of some satellite gizmos becoming popular.
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