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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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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Spring is the perfect time to practice and improve your Global Positioning System skills!
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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…
Read the rest of this entry »Scientists Reveal the Real Reason Why We Walk in Circles When Lost
Now, the popular belief that people in unfamiliar surroundings tend to walk round in circles has been confirmed by scientists. Good info here from the “Times Online.”
Read the rest of this entry »Leave a Note, Save Your Life!
If nobody knows you’ve gone, or where to look, or when you might be back, it could be a long wait to be rescued! An detailed note about your proposed outing should be standard operating procedure.
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