[dsn_klr650] offroad survival - nklr, knot-long, real long
Posted: Thu May 25, 2000 2:55 pm
jlwalk@... writes:
~~~~~~ Hey Jeff,> > Very wise advise, but let me tell you how a GPS helped where a map was > > useless: > >
Agreed, but the GPS track back allowed me to beat the impending darkness and Bubba. I don't think anyone with a map and compass could have gotten to ground zero quicker. I was on the gas, one eye on the GPS and the other on the trail. Map skills are life-savers and I hope to continue to improve mine. I am not a risk taker - well not a big risk taker.> A map wouldn't have been useless if properly used.
Some of my greatest memories are about "getting lost". Not lost-lost, just not being were you want to be at that particular time. Like dropping down a ridge and going several miles and finding out the road is no longer passable. I know exactly where I am (lost), but due to low fuel, deteriorating weather, setting sun, dropping temperature, etc. it puts you "on edge" and brings out the "I can do this - keep calm, make good choices, etc. - defeat the enemy." Don't get me wrong, I am not a reckless guy. I just don't want to be "stuck like flanged wheels on the rail road track".> While it is fun to aimlessly explore, you should still always plan your > route ahead of time, and set up boundaries, check points, and landmarks. > Checkpoints mean just that, you stop and check your map........
Yes and like I pointed out, if the GPS had not been able to "see the satellites" during my ride - I would have had big gaps in the "track" and proly not found my jacket.> I have navigated on nearly every continent on earth, except Antarctica, and > a map and compass has never let me down, while a GPS has failed on me > before. And yes, several times I have had to backtrack to search for lost > equipment that one of my soldiers left behind....
calculus,> I have software that can calculate differential equations, finite element > analysis, matrices up to 50 x 50. But if I didn't learn how to do
Yea, that's what I tell my kids. Gotta learn those math facts. As for myself, I was never real good at Math but managed to finish school (Mech. Engr). Haven't had to solve a Diff E. in 20 years - yip-ee! Jeff, I have enjoyed you "survival" tips and hope to meet you one of these days. Not on the "Lost End" of a search party, but as a student that can learn from you vast experience.. Ride safe, Knot (Ernie Phillips, Chattanooga, TN)> linear algebra and differential equations on my own with pencil and paper > first the software would be pretty useless, right?