[pct-l] navigation without GPS

[Dennis Phelan]

I took a GPS class from REI (tualatin oregon store) that was fantastic.  We
meet in a local large forest park that had trails.  We learned how use a
GPS waypoints to find points in the park.  We then created a waypoint from
a map based on our calculations and then in teams used our GPS to go to
that waypoint.  What was really interesting was to see how imprecise GPS
are.  We were all over the place even though our GPS's told us we were all
in the same spot.  Maybe the GPS class I attended was unusually good, but I
have done other REI classes and I find them to be pretty good.

Dennis


On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 7:36 PM, Jennifer Haas <jenny.haas at me.com> wrote:

> I took the REI class and found it pretty useless.  We had class in the
> store room and triangulating the stairwell meant nothing to me...as did the
> over-photo copied maps of Timbuktu we were using.  The only thing I took
> from the class was keeping Red Fred In The Shed.  I youtubed instruction
> and took notes.  Learning in a true outdoor environment with a map of where
> you are is much better.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Mar 8, 2013, at 8:28 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> >> On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Martin M. Clark
> >> <martin.m.clark at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Fellow PCT hikers,
> >>>
> >>> I gave a question regarding navigation without a gps. I am planning on
> >> hiking the PCT starting may 13th and have little experience with map and
> >> compass reading. I am planningnon printing and carrying halfmiles maps
> and
> >> am wondering what suggestions the community has for someone wanting to
> >> develop traditional navigation skills. Thought about taming a class but
> rei
> >> wants 80 bucks for their intro class.
> >>>
> >>> Any suggestions are appreciated!
> >>>
> >>> Martin M. Clark
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