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We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Technology like handheld GPS and navigation apps are wonderful to have, but anyone seeking adventure ...

In a world filled with modern navigation tools, there is still a place where the humble compass can be used. Knowing how to make a compass, and teaching others how to make one, serves to develop a ...

Trying to understand how a map relates to what’s on the ground can be tricky. It requires the brain to do a lot of stuff that it doesn’t customarily do daily. This is one of the reasons that ...

This material is taken from Chapter 6 - Wilderness Travel from The Backpackers Field Manual by Rick Curtis. For more details on this exciting book check out The Backpacker's Field Manual Page. This ...

If you’re familiar with using a compass (the tool that points to magnetic north, not the one that makes circles) the concept of holding the device level makes sense. It must be level for the needle to ...

In 1942, Waldemar Semenov and the crew of the Alcoa Guide, an unarmed merchant ship positioned about 300 miles off the coast of North Carolina, found themselves in a tight spot. A German U-boat had ...

Sure, not all who wander are lost. But when you've been walking in circles for hours and your day hike is stretching into an overnight, that saying is cold comfort. The solution? Don't get lost in the ...