The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors, Second Edition
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| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 09, 2007 Type: User Review |
Essential to using a compass
I have been using a compass for many years but I always thought there was much more than I knew. I went to using GPS for all my navigation a few years ago. I purchased 3 books on compass usage a couple years ago after my wife and I broke my GPS...
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 08, 2007 Type: User Review |
Choose another book
For those looking for a concise guide to map and compass use, look elsewhere. This book is rambling and wordy.
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 1.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 09, 2007 Type: User Review |
The Essential Wilderness Navigator
The relaxed, conversational pace of this book may appeal to some readers. It strikes me otherwise, and feels wordy, and in places little more than fluff. If the writing were tighter, the details would stand out better. Those details are there and...
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 19, 2007 Type: User Review |
Very informitive
Great book. Read it before I went on a backpacking trip to Colorado. It taught me a lot about map reading, how to use a compass, and also how to be more aware of my surroundings. I would suggest this book to anyone who backpacks or does day trips.
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 13, 2007 Type: User Review |
Good Book
This is a excellent book if you do not have a knowledge of the wilderness. I would recommend it highly
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 05, 2005 Type: User Review |
Difficult to get lost with this one...
An excellent book for those starting out on orienteering. Very good conversational wording. Doesn't use too much jargon. The practical exercises are easily understood. The combination of the written word and neat diagrams and pictures make the...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 04, 2004 Type: User Review |
Excellent Map and Compass Instruction Book
You want to learn how to use a map and compass? For hiking or backpacking, especially remote wilderness? This is the best comprehensive book I've found on the subject, bar none. Reasons:
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 28, 1999 Type: User Review |
The best resource for beginning or experienced pathfinders
This book is the best resource on land navigation i've seen. I use it regularly in teaching land navigation in conjunction with search and rescue to area fire departments. The author makes the hard-to-explain easy to understand for beginners...
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4.00/5 |
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