Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Navigation

by Scottie Barnes, Cliff Jacobson, James Churchill

Overview

How to use global positioning systems, find your way with map and compass, and survive in the backcountry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781585744909
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	04/01/2002
Edition description:	1st Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Cliff Jacobson is one of North America's most respected outdoors writers and wilderness canoe guides. He is a canoeing consultant and the author of more than a dozen top-selling books on camping and canoeing. He lives in River Falls, Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	ix
Part I.	Map & Compass
1	Maps--Getting Started	3
2	Easy Map Reading	17
3	Anatomy of the Compass	27
4	Navigation Basics	38
5	Tricks of the Trade	55
Part II.	The Global Positioning System
	Learning the Basics	68
6	Actually, It Is Rocket Science	69
7	Using and Troubleshooting Your GPS	77
8	A Receiver on Its Own	79
9	GPS and a Map--The Best of Both Worlds	82
10	On the Receiving End	90
11	GPS Dick Tracy Style	107
Part III.	Survival
	Be Prepared	113
12	Making a Fire	114
13	Finding Water	121
14	Finding Food	127
15	Making a Survival Camp	137
16	Signaling for Help	145
17	Walking Out	150
18	Getting Out by River	157
	Appendices
I	Common U.S. Map Symbols	159
II	GPS Resources	160
III	Surface-to-Air Emergency Signals	161
IV	Basic Survival Gear	163
V	The Outdoor First-Aid Kit	167
VI	Ten Steps to Survival	169
	Glossaries
	Common Map and Compass Terms	171
	Common GPS Terms	174
	Index	179