Orienteering

[Toliver]

My newest one is a Garmin but I can't remember which model and it's at least 12 years old if not 15. Those Ranger beads never lose signal.... as long as you remember to pull one down every 100 yards.

 

[Batjack]

My newest one is a Garmin but I can't remember which model and it's at least 12 years old if not 15. Those Ranger beads never lose signal.... as long as you remember to pull one down every 100 yards.

My newest one is a Garmin but I can't remember which model and it's at least 12 years old if not 15.

Yeah, just TRY to get them to "upgrade" that..NO.. they want you to buy a "new" $600.00 version. I'll take my lensatic compass and beads any day.

 

[HarryO45]

My newest one is a Garmin but I can't remember which model and it's at least 12 years old if not 15. Those Ranger beads never lose signal.... as long as you remember to pull one down every 100 yards.

Or 62 steps

 

[Raylander]

OP, I would think a YouTube video could fill in the gaps for you.

Don’t be too worried about them big woods. They really ain’t big enough to get lost in. Lots of land markers. Look at a topo map and count the ridges. Mentally be aware of how many ridges you’ve crossed. The hills are easy to navigate after you’ve spent some time in them. Most folks that get ‘lost’ just walk around in circles..

The flat lands and swamps will get me turned around in jiffy. Everything looks the same there

 

[Batjack]

Or 62 steps

All Y'all "metric" kids make'n me feel old.

 

[Raylander]

Just remember hike downhill and water always comes out somewhere.

This is legit advice for NGA. No matter how it feels, you really ain’t that far from a road

 

[HarryO45]

All Y'all "metric" kids make'n me feel old.

On your computer, open Google Maps. Right-click on your starting point.Select Measure distance. To create a path to measure, click anywhere on the map.

 

[livinoutdoors]

This is legit advice for NGA. No matter how it feels, you really ain’t that far from a road

Yup that and you are bound to run into a halfback house on the steepest faces so if the terrain gets harsh just push on till you hit one. They'll yell at you and call the police but you'll be found at least.

 

[NCHillbilly]

OP, I would think a YouTube video could fill in the gaps for you.

Don’t be too worried about them big woods. They really ain’t big enough to get lost in. Lots of land markers. Look at a topo map and count the ridges. Mentally be aware of how many ridges you’ve crossed. The hills are easy to navigate after you’ve spent some time in them. Most folks that get ‘lost’ just walk around in circles..

The flat lands and swamps will get me turned around in jiffy. Everything looks the same there

Yeah, I grew up in the mountains, and have no trouble navigating them. You have uphill and downhill, the silhouettes of the peaks and ridges to guide you, and such. When we started coon hunting at night in the flatlands and swamps back in the day, I learned to carry and use a compass real quick-like. Everything looks the same, and there is nothing to indicate direction.

 

[pjciii]

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People laugh at me because I use my compass to navigate instead of the GPS

I can't believe you drive anything with a cracked windshield.

 

[sinclair1]

I can't believe you drive anything with a cracked windshield.

I told you I am relaxing. New truck on the way and it will get fixed. Haven’t washed it lately either

 

[Dutch]

Ranger beads ?

 

[Dutch]

Or 62 steps

68 fer me.
Funny some things one never forgots even 30+ years later.

 

[Dutch]

Who remembers how to use this?

 

[1eyefishing]

I've been all over the mountains for the past few years with a free phone app (Backcountry Navigator) and Onx. Never lost sat connection once. Even with my phone inside pack pouch. My old stand alone gps units dont even compare. They lost touch all the time. If you're out of cell service, the apps work in airplane mode on previously downloaded maps. The apps will leave a breadcrumb trail where ever you go, and you can save or delete them. Power loss could be a concern, but airplane mode decreases power usage drastically and I carry a small battery pac charger that will fully charge my phone 4 times.
I still carry a compass and could find my way out, but would have but would really have to lose my bearings to need it.

 

[livinoutdoors]

I've been all over the mountains for the past few years with a free phone app (Backcountry Navigator) and Onx. Never lost sat connection once. Even with my phone inside pack pouch. My old stand alone gps units dont even compare. They lost touch all the time. If you're out of cell service, the apps work in airplane mode on previously downloaded maps. The apps will leave a breadcrumb trail where ever you go, and you can save or delete them. Power loss could be a concern, but airplane mode decreases power usage drastically and I carry a small battery pac charger that will fully charge my phone 4 times.
I still carry a compass and could find my way out, but would have but would really have to lose my bearings to need it.

Plus if you drop a pin on them yankee houses you have waypoints for food and water, so best of both worlds i guess.

 

[livinoutdoors]

Call me old fashioned but i dont trust a compass neither. Too modern. I have a sunstone and a good understanding of the stars. Thats all you need.

 

[Dutch]

Call me old fashioned but i dont trust a compass neither. Too modern. I have a sunstone and a good understanding of the stars. Thats all you need.

and a Sextant

 

[1eyefishing]

Plus if you drop a pin on them yankee houses you have waypoints for food and water, so best of both worlds i guess.

 

[Nicodemus]

I do love a big river swamp. I keep a Brunton compass in my possibles bag.