On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 11:49:01 -0500, Steve Calvin
> scribbled some thoughts:


>C. James Strutz wrote:
>
>>
>> Smart people usually don't put themselves in that sort of situation. When I
>> go to the backwoods I usually take the necessary precautions to get me
>> through safely, including enough food and water. It's actually pretty hard
>> these days to find a place where you are truely lost to the point where
>> survivability is an issue. However, it could happen and if it did then the
>> circumstances and will of the persons involved will dictate the outcome.
>> It's too hard to speculate on something like that.
>>
>
>Actually, it's not really all that difficult to get "turned around" in
>most stands of timber, especially if it's very thick. That's why I
>bought a good GPS and always carry spare/fresh batteries. I haven't
>*had* to rely on it yet but it's nice to know I have it. (with waypoints
>marked of course)


I'd trust more in a compass and map, or at least a compass.
Definitely know the principles of a sun cumpass. No compass
or map? Follow streams to where they empty you'll find
civilization.

Then again, unless you're there, it's easy to be an armchair
quarterback.

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