[pct-l] SPOT Alternatives

[Stewart Johns]

Devin wrote:  Anyway, just a word from a wise old man who hiked the PCT in 
1991..carry a
compass and the knowledge to use it. The .03 micrograms won't break your
back, and the likelihood of the earth's magnetic pole shifting is
considerably less than running out of batteries or breaking your GPS.
 
Actually the Earths magnetic pole is shifting.  It moves all the time.  That’s 
why you have to set your compasses declination to compensate for this. (I know 
you already know this).  But here is a site that will let you calculate the 
exact declination for a specific location, and a specific date.
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomagmodels/Declination.jsp  Just some useless 
information to ponder while
prepping for your hike.
 
Doc Holiday