Let’s talk old-school navigation

[Alan]

Hey everyone, I'm wondering how many of you still get around without GPS. Ever used a map, compass or even just the sun to figure out where you are? It's a good skill to have. So if you've got any tips, tools or stories about getting lost and finding your way back? Share here

 

[Jason1]

I once tried to use moss on a tree to find my way, and I ended up super far away like in another town. Guess the moss just wanted good reception for its phone. You should just use a compass

 

[Leonard]

A compass is super useful when you're way out in the boonies, jst using nature signs can get you turned around.

 

[VenomBallistics]

I once tried to use moss on a tree to find my way, and I ended up super far away like in another town. Guess the moss just wanted good reception for its phone. You should just use a compass

As a kid, I was taught to try to find a road and figure it out from there.
In the days before emissions controls, I could do it by sense of smell.
Its the same spent gas and oil aroma of a garage where old tractors were repaired or serious hotrods were born, only subtler. it does not work in todays environment. the cars are just too clean.
In my 20's, chasing skirts, my navigation was more instinctual, and bizarrely accurate.

 

[Target_in_sight]

I usually stick with GPS but I'm thinking about learning how people used to get around, has anyone ever gotten lost on purpose just to see if they could find their way back? I have , and I did find my way back

 

[The.Tumbleweed]

Hey everyone, I'm wondering how many of you still get around without GPS. Ever used a map, compass or even just the sun to figure out where you are? It's a good skill to have. So if you've got any tips, tools or stories about getting lost and finding your way back? Share here

I do. I don't use a GPS unless I'm looking for a particular address, otherwise, it's all weather roads, road maps.
Sometimes, being lost is the best part of the journey.

 

[Alan]

As a kid, I was taught to try to find a road and figure it out from there.
In the days before emissions controls, I could do it by sense of smell.
Its the same spent gas and oil aroma of a garage where old tractors were repaired or serious hotrods were born, only subtler. it does not work in todays environment. the cars are just too clean.
In my 20's, chasing skirts, my navigation was more instinctual, and bizarrely accurate.

Its funny how instincts used to guide us better than gadgets sometimes