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Turns out it was only a half inch deeper, and the video was sooner than I thought:

The Inreach goes almost everywhere with me. It's all about what habits you're willing to adopt. The Mini can be used without a phone...

years ago, as part of the youth outdoor skills and survival courses I ran, I had a day long exercise in a local Conservation Area where...

i advise my students (especially those who may need a of extra personal work on land nav) to find just such a place, or a park or...

I learned much from my mycology professor. Mushroom hunters wander around in the forests, get distracted by an unusual or tasty mushroom...

That does make sense, especially as we get older or are a long time out on a particularly difficult route. I would not be opposed...

I wonder how many people are alive today because they were in a canoe instead of on the highway?

Yeah but just about anyone can step onto the PCT and with such a low bar I’m sure many are going to get themselves in trouble. The...

Oh, I think anyone who goes very deep into the woods these days without some way to send an SOS is taking unnecessary risks. (I just...

My main hiking partner is a true Luddite who refuses to use a phone or GPS in his car or on the trail. I'm fine with map and compass...

For many years, I taught land navigation to young wilderness guides in training. Some got it, others struggled (a lot). There was no...

In 1988 I was on a horse packing trip in Wyoming east of Yellowstone NP in the Absaroka Range. We were in 50 miles from the nearest...

When the men at Monet found out I was using a compass and maps, they were as surprised as if I said I was using witchcraft I agree.

For 50 years I wandered in remote Adirondack wilderness areas, mostly far from any trail with only a map, compass, a standard wrist...

I respect the no tech in the back country and practice it with exception of communication for my wife. I made the mistake once of...