This week, I’ll finish talking about the important navigational items that I started discussing last week.
6. GPS
Global positioning systems have become incredibly popular in recent years. They are so popular that I have actually met people that do not carry a compass in the backcountry. I consider this practice dangerous. Just like a compass has [...]
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1. Compass
When selecting a compass for navigating in the backcountry, there are a number of features that are necessary.
Primarily, you absolutely must be able to accurately shoot an azimuth. I prefer mirror compasses for this purpose. If you look at the geologist’s transit, it has a mirror sighting mechanism. I’ve found that I can shoot [...]
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