Outdoor Compass

There’s nothing like a trip to the great outdoors. As any avid camper, hiker, backpacker, or paddler knows, stepping out of the civilized “front country” for a few hours, days, or even weeks offers physical, mental, and spiritual regeneration unlike any other experience. But if you’re not already an outdoors enthusiast, where would you even start as an outdoor adventure? Why should you even start? Isn’t the outdoors an experience of “roughing it” with bugs, bears, and bad weather?

Long recognized as one of the seminal volumes on the fundamentals of map, compass, and altimeter route finding, this new edition of Outward Bound Map & Compass Handbook features practical advice on choosing the right compass, reading and using topographical maps, using an altimeter to pinpoint your position, and mastering GPS. It also helps you steer clear of the most common route-finding errors and passes on an array of tips drawn from author Glenn Randall's rich store of experience in the wild. Whether you are looking for a beginner course on outdoor navigation or want to sharpen your skills before heading back into the wilderness, the fourth edition of Outward Bound Map & Compass Handbook will prove invaluable.

Get ready for adventure by learning tips and skills to survive the outdoors.

Your Indispensable Go-To Guide for Surviving Anything Get Ready, Get Set, Survive! You're lost in the woods without food or water. Confronted by an armed assailant in the dead of night. Forced to outrun a deadly tornado. Don't worry—The Ultimate Survival Manual has you covered. OUT IN THE WILD From navigating with a compass to fending off a mountain lion, learn to prevail in the forests, deserts, and open oceans like an expert outdoorsman. DURING A DISASTER Whether it's a towering tsunami or a blazing wildfire, bad things happen every day. Know what to do when the going gets tough. IN AN URBAN CRISIS Arm yourself with the latest self-defense moves, weapons tips, and home-protection tactics, plus crucial strategies for handling bad guys and bad situations at home and abroad.

An ultimate navigation application for all OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS - hikers, mountainbikers, mountaineers, trail runners or geocachers. And not only for them, Locus Map Pro is widely used also by PROFESSIONALS - explorers, travelers or rescue squads all over the World.

A compass is an instrument containing a free rotating magnetized needle that indicates the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it. Most people know how to use a compass to determine where north is. Few know how to use it as a navigation tool. The ability to navigate with a compass and a map is one of the major skills in hiking. This compass app is not just a simple north direction indicator but is intended to be used as a real orientation tool for hiking activities.

The classic map and compass navigation guide-revised for the age of GPS