Compass collection

GPS & Compass as back-up.

druidh

Compass & GPS as back-up.

dave

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Now, I'm also capable of determining direction to within about
30 degrees from various visual cues like the sun or major land marks

I tend to navigate in a similar way... the sun, the stars, the movement of
the clouds, the patterns in the rain, the lie of the grass, the flight of
the raven and an inbuilt sixth sense to find the next Kendal mint cake shop.

Bitstring <[email hidden]>, from the wonderful person
AndyP <[email hidden]> said

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Quoted message said:

Now, I'm also capable of determining direction to within about
30 degrees from various visual cues like the sun or major land marks

I tend to navigate in a similar way... the sun, the stars, the movement of
the clouds, the patterns in the rain, the lie of the grass, the flight of
the raven and an inbuilt sixth sense to find the next Kendal mint cake shop.

You were doing OK right up until you misspelled 'Pub' at the end there.
8>.

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Now, I'm also capable of determining direction to within about

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30 degrees
from various visual cues like the sun or major land marks, so I guess
you
could call that a 4th.....

I navaigate by inferring north from moss growth on trees, using wind
direction as a back up. I spent weeks on Kinder one calm June last year
trying to get off......

Graham

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<[email hidden]> wrote

Now, I'm also capable of determining direction to within about

Quoted message said:

30 degrees
from various visual cues like the sun or major land marks, so I guess
you
could call that a 4th.....

I navaigate by inferring north from moss growth on trees, using wind
direction as a back up. I spent weeks on Kinder one calm June last year
trying to get off......

You should have taken a piece of seaweed with you.

--
Martin Richardson
272/284 Munros - 4% to go 34/34 'Furths'- 0% to go
56/89 Donalds - 37% to go 494/1554 Marilyns - 68% to go
376/525 Hewitts - 28% to go (E=178/178; W=137/137; I=61/211)

In message <[email hidden]>, Graham Seed
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<[email hidden]> wrote

Now, I'm also capable of determining direction to within about

Quoted message said:

30 degrees
from various visual cues like the sun or major land marks, so I guess
you
could call that a 4th.....

I navaigate by inferring north from moss growth on trees, using wind
direction as a back up. I spent weeks on Kinder one calm June last year
trying to get off......

That's easy. Aim for the setting sun. Once your feet get wet, you're off
Kinder.
--
Chris Hill

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Am I just kinda over the top here or do most
folks
carry at least 2 and if they were honest, they have some sort of 3rd
cheepo,
lousy, low accuracy, kids toy kinda compass on then end of a knife or
something?

You're a little over the top! Do you also carry 2 maps in case you
lose one?

I've managed to lose both map and compass on the hills over the years
(though never both at the same time!), but still just take one of
each. And just one set of waterproofs and one rucksack, even though I
know of someone who dropped their rucksack down a cliff by mistake,
and have seen someone lose a waterproof jacket when it blew away on
the hill.

You can't take back-ups of everything 'just in case'. Can you?

S.

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Simon Caldwell said:

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Am I just kinda over the top here or do most
folks
carry at least 2 and if they were honest, they have some sort of 3rd
cheepo,
lousy, low accuracy, kids toy kinda compass on then end of a knife or
something?

You're a little over the top! Do you also carry 2 maps in case you
lose one?

Well, now that you mention it. I go on "self guided walking tours".
They supply a set of route notes and maps for each day. I usually
make copies of all of them in case anything happens to one set,
I've still got another. On top of that I usually try to get an OS type
map of the area because the maps usually are fairly narrow in scope.
But that is less back up and more of a supplement for finding
additional
walks when the days walk is too short.

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I've managed to lose both map and compass on the hills over the years
(though never both at the same time!), but still just take one of
each. And just one set of waterproofs and one rucksack, even though I
know of someone who dropped their rucksack down a cliff by mistake,
and have seen someone lose a waterproof jacket when it blew away on
the hill.

You can't take back-ups of everything 'just in case'. Can you?

You can try. But no, and I've started carrying fewer backups
lately.
I used to always have a spare set of socks but in 15 years I never
used them so I just leave 'em these days. Same with that spare T-shirt
I
used to carry. I do carry two different knives though (well a swiss
army
and a leatherman, but they also have different tools on them). I walk
with
the wife so she carries one flash light (torch) and I carry another.

Martin Richardson said:

In message <[email hidden]>, Graham Seed
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

<[email hidden]> wrote

Now, I'm also capable of determining direction to within about

Quoted message said:

30 degrees
from various visual cues like the sun or major land marks, so I guess
you
could call that a 4th.....

I navaigate by inferring north from moss growth on trees, using wind
direction as a back up. I spent weeks on Kinder one calm June last year
trying to get off......

You should have taken a piece of seaweed with you.

Or Adny with his instep crampons on wellies :-)

--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

Graham Seed said:

I navaigate by inferring north from moss growth on trees, using wind
direction as a back up.

You are Andy Woodward and I claim my five pounds ;-)

Chris

Chris Gilbert said:

Graham Seed said:

I navaigate by inferring north from moss growth on trees, using wind
direction as a back up.

You are Andy Woodward and I claim my five pounds ;-)

Adny, wahtever happened to him?

--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

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Chris Gilbert said:

Graham Seed said:

I navaigate by inferring north from moss growth on trees, using wind
direction as a back up.

You are Andy Woodward and I claim my five pounds ;-)

Adny, wahtever happened to him?

A fate worse htan deaht

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Martin Richardson
272/284 Munros - 4% to go 34/34 'Furths'- 0% to go
56/89 Donalds - 37% to go 494/1554 Marilyns - 68% to go
376/525 Hewitts - 28% to go (E=178/178; W=137/137; I=61/211)