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<blockquote data-quote="CapnWheato" data-source="post: 21608" data-attributes="member: 448"><p>I take a bag with my prospecting gear, no map (but study it intently before departure), no GPS, no phone, a knife of good quality and enough food and water for one day and generally wish for something to go wrong... and 1 pair of socks and a garbage bag/drybag. my way isn't for everyone but I grew up having 'Little adventures'. as for transferring data from a map to what you actually see on the ground, it isn't that difficult, look for identifiable landmarks (river bends, rocky outcrops etc) also look at the elevation, as Kawman said this is normally shown, you can then use it and your entry point as a reference, also a map is (generally) showed as north at the top of the page, then just familiarise yourself with which way you are travelling/returning and start out small.</p><p><strong> I DO NOT ENDORSE THIS PRACTICE OR GOING ANYWHERE ALONE OFF THE BEATEN TRACK AND ALWAYS LET SOMEONE ELSE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING!!</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CapnWheato, post: 21608, member: 448"] I take a bag with my prospecting gear, no map (but study it intently before departure), no GPS, no phone, a knife of good quality and enough food and water for one day and generally wish for something to go wrong... and 1 pair of socks and a garbage bag/drybag. my way isn't for everyone but I grew up having 'Little adventures'. as for transferring data from a map to what you actually see on the ground, it isn't that difficult, look for identifiable landmarks (river bends, rocky outcrops etc) also look at the elevation, as Kawman said this is normally shown, you can then use it and your entry point as a reference, also a map is (generally) showed as north at the top of the page, then just familiarise yourself with which way you are travelling/returning and start out small. [b] I DO NOT ENDORSE THIS PRACTICE OR GOING ANYWHERE ALONE OFF THE BEATEN TRACK AND ALWAYS LET SOMEONE ELSE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING!![/b] [/QUOTE]
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