The inspiration for Velcro

[tattoosteve99]

I use a good old fashion compass and know how :p

[turnsouth]

Back in my youth we use to go hiking with survey maps, and the only way you could get them was by mail, a two step process. First you had to order a map of the quadrangle areas, then you would order the maps you wanted. Unless you were fortunate enough to find a survey marker, then you could order from the information off of that, but most markers could not be found without a map in the first place, a vicious circle.

It was fun though, always exciting when the post man would hand you a big cardboard tube from the USGS. Also quite challenging in the coal mining areas of Pennsylvania, with giant equipment constantly changing the landscape in mile wide sections.

You young whippersnappers, with your fancy GPS's will be sorry when the big EMP comes

[Gareth]

Back in my youth we use to go hiking with survey maps, and the only way you could get them was by mail, a two step process. First you had to order a map of the quadrangle areas, then you would order the maps you wanted. Unless you were fortunate enough to find a survey marker, then you could order from the information off of that, but most markers could not be found without a map in the first place, a vicious circle.

It was fun though, always exciting when the post man would hand you a big cardboard tube from the USGS. Also quite challenging in the coal mining areas of Pennsylvania, with giant equipment constantly changing the landscape in mile wide sections.

You young whippersnappers, with your fancy GPS's will be sorry when the big EMP comes

reminds me of a time when I was a kid and was out hiking with my father.  After a long days walk we were heading back to the car, but by a different route than the one we had hiked out on.  Suddenly realised that we must have gotten turned around as we found ourselves on the shore of a good sized loch.   After much head scratching, turning of the map and pointing of the compass my father suddenly realised the issue.  The map he was working from had in fact been printed in the 1930's and the loch was a reservoir that had been made in the intervening 60 years.   A long detour then ensued to make our way around the thing.

BTW, I still just use a map and compass.  Nothing against the idea of a GPS, I'm just to cheap to buy one.

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This is why nudist hiking is one of the world's most dangerous adventures.

Not a problem you have a full body waxing first....