Be Expert with Map and Compass
The classic map and compass navigation guide-revised for the ageof GPS
GPS devices are great, but they can break, get lost, or easilybe hampered by weather conditions, making basic map and compassskills essential for anyone who spends time outdoors. This popular,easy-to-use orienteering handbook has been helping people findtheir way for more than fifty years. Now updated to includeinformation on GPS as well as current Web sites, references,sources, and photographs, it remains the book of choice forprofessional outdoorsmen, novice orienteers, and outdoororganizations as well as teachers, scout leaders, recreationalhikers, hunters, and others around the world.
Coverage includes understanding map symbols; traveling by mapalone, by compass alone, or by map and compass together; findingbearings; sketching maps; and traveling in the wilderness.
Explains basic map and compass skills clearlyFully updated edition, including information on GPSIncludes up-to-date Web site addresses, references, andsourcesFeatures a fresh, rugged designIdeal book for beginners
If you’re looking to feel more comfortable in the wilderness,this updated guide is an indispensable reference.
Product Features
- Explains basic map and compass skills clearly
- Fully updated edition, including information on GPS
- Includes up-to-date Web site addresses, references, and sources
- Features a fresh, rugged design
- Ideal book for beginners
Do not buy as a Kindle Book Do not buy this book for Kindle. There is a training map in the paperback version of the book that is not included electronically with the Kindle version so you cannot do all of the exercises the book includes.As far as the book is concerned, it is excellent and worthy of 5 stars! Very easy to read and comprehend and learn a very valuable skill. Having the paperback version does provide the training map and will help reinforce the concepts by performing the training exercises…
There’s a reason it’s a classic! Great book! Very easy to see why this is considered a classic for compass navigation. It’s well-written, extremely easy to follow, and filled not just with practical know-how but also some great games to get one started. The included practice map is of great help, as are the “quizzes” that run throughout the book. Checking my own calculations against the answers in the back of the book was of great help. The only thing I noticed was that the page numbers referenced as containing the answers were…