Paco Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 's with cell phones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayner Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 Rodchester said: Map, compass, and brain working as a team. Yah...what Rodchester said! It seems that the three things mentioned above served well for decades until the latest self-reliance-inhibiting toys became popular. And for thousands of years before us, the North American Indians effectively navigated the landscape on trails and cross-country by means of a wonderful knowledge of nature's signs (including good weather forecasting)....unfortunately, a nearly lost art. I like to tell my students that when I was a kid (not that long ago), I recall a time when there were no personal computers, no internet, no CD's, no video games, no GameBoys, no microwave ovens, no VCR's and color TV was a big deal. And with my parents, there was no TV and the family radio was the big attraction. HOW DID WE/THEY LIVE??????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figger_Eight Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 Yeah...but Native Americans didn't need to seek adventure by wandering onto big glaciers in whiteouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 they didn't use compass and map either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 lee, I knew you'd be sold after you saw mine. Definiely the ultimate "ace in the hole" (as Ivan once said) on that long deproach from a death march. caveman, who's player is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ade Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 Yep, scrap the GPS and cell. I'd take a MD player or MP3 over them any day. Toons!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leejams Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 JoshK said: lee, I knew you'd be sold after you saw mine. YUPP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tod Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 Definitely the MP3 player over the cell or GPS. A good map, compass, altimeter and the brain to use them are much lighter and more useful than a GPS. Now if your in the middle of the desert or the ocean a GPS has loads of use. The cell phone though can be usefull to tell the wife/girlfriend when your going to be a day or so late for those that may have loved ones that might freak out and call S&R when you don't really need it. Overall though, unnecessary weight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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