[pct-l] Jim still has the best answer :)

[Jim Keener ( J J )]

You are right.

Jim Keener ( J J )
http://postholer.com/jj

On Mar 16, 2010, at 6:07 AM, Steve McAllister  
<brooklynkayak at gmail.com> wrote:

> "I believe you can find your way just fine on the PCT even without a
> map or compass."
>
> That may be true, but it is bad advise to recommend to anyone and I  
> hope we
> all know why.
>
> Times that a compass and map came in handy for me:
> 1) In a dense fog in Maine.
> 2) When I was hiking a side loop going the wrong direction while it  
> was
> getting dark in the rain. I thought I was on the trail.
> 3) When I had to bushwhack to reach a location that wasn't  
> accessible by
> trail.
> 4) To determine where that water source was/is.
> 5 ...
>
> There are many emergency situations where a compass makes a big  
> difference.
> We've all read the stories...
>
>
> A GPS on the other hand may have it's place, but they add weight and  
> are
> unreliable.
> I have had two of them die on me.
>
> stevie
>
> -- 
> "His eyes were cold.  As cold as the bitter winter snow that was  
> falling
> outside.  Yes, cold and therefore difficult to chew..."
> -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
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