Posts Tagged ‘GPS’

Selecting a Magnetic Compass

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by Leon

What should an outdoors enthusiast look for in a magnetic compass? Land and sea navigation expert Blake Miller helps you chose one that will fill your needs!

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Three Maps You Should Carry in Your Emergency Survival Bag

Posted on June 23rd, 2010 by Leon

Three Maps You Should Carry in Your Emergency Survival Bag

If you just stuck a state road map in your Bug Out Bag, then you should reconsider and take the three types of maps that should be in your survival gear:

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Stay Safe Using Your SPOT Locator Beacon

Posted on April 14th, 2010 by Leon

Locator beacons have been available to the outdoorsman for several years. The basic idea is pretty straight forward: to use space age satellite technology to help someone stay found and out of trouble in the backcountry.

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How to Choose Your First GPS

Posted on April 5th, 2010 by Leon

How to Choose Your First GPS

Every GPS has basic features. All the rest is bells and whistles. And it will be up to you to determine which ones are important, and which ones you really need.

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Start Out with the Right Equipment for Your Survival Kit

Posted on April 1st, 2010 by Leon

Start Out with the Right Equipment for Your Survival Kit

And let this be your mantra: “My survival kit won’t save me. My equipment or gear can’t save me. I will save me.” And include common sense with every outing!

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Improve Your GPS Skills Now

Posted on March 29th, 2010 by Leon

Spring is the perfect time to practice and improve your Global Positioning System skills!

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Simple Survival Tips For Using a Map and Compass

Posted on March 5th, 2010 by Leon

Simple Survival Tips For Using a Map and Compass

It’s really hard to think, and reason out what to do next when there’s this awful, nauseating realization that you may be lost in the wilderness. Suppose you have a map and compass along, and a basic idea of how to use them. But maybe you didn’t think about using the navigation tools until it was too late…

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The GPS and Its Place in Wilderness Navigation

Posted on November 22nd, 2009 by Leon

The GPS can and does get people into trouble…But for foot navigation in the bush, the GPS is secondary to the map and compass. Navigation is done with a map and compass and there is no substitute for knowing how to use them.

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