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Yah, not clear. I was going to be annoyed since I plan to go hiking this weekend in California. Probably would have been good to practice the old map and compas
by s0rce 9y ago
Yah, not clear. I was going to be annoyed since I plan to go hiking this weekend in California. Probably would have been good to practice the old map and compass stuff, actually.
- davchana 9y agoEven if this was not happening, and GPS were supposed to be working, carrying old school maps, compass, paper & pen is always a good idea.
- jschwartzi 9y agoAn altimeter is pretty useful too. I use my altimeter more than my compass unless I don't have any handrails nearby.
- dmix 9y agoSorry if this is a dumb question as an inexperienced hiker, why would an altimeter be more helpful in those situations?
- splendidtube 9y agoMost maps for hiking/backcountry use are topographic. If you generally know what line you’re on, like a trail or along a creek, you can match your altitude to the elevation on the map and identify your position. It’s a lot quicker and easier than finding a point, taking the angle from a compass, and plotting your position on the map.
- chiph 9y agoAnd a time-saver over the old technique used in case of getting lost where you just went downhill until you reached a road (this got some friends & myself un-lost in the Sierras back in the 80's)
- s0rce 9y agoCareful, there was just a rescue the other day in socal on my. Baldy where a woman got stuck trying to do basically this. It was too steep to go back up and there was a waterfall below. Had to be rescued. Still not the worst idea.
- DrScump 9y agoYou were going to hike from 8pm-11pm this time of year?
- schaefer 9y agoI do. Most recently Thursday night (2018.01.25) Black Velvet Canyon. Yes, It's in the area that's impacted. I grew up in North Dakota. land of -30 degrees. It's not even freezing at night here in Nevada.
- krzyk 9y agoWhy? GPS jamming doesn't break maps on the phone, or the compass on the phone. So no need for paper maps or old-school compass. You just don't get the "where-am-I" functionality of the maps, but you can move the screen yourself, just like in the old maps.
- tonfa 9y agoAlso recent phones have glonass and galileo support right? (So you don't rely just on gps).
- qubex 9y agoNote: the USA demanded that Galileo signals be broadcast on frequencies that it could block/jam without simultaneously running its own GPS signals, so as to interdict potential enemies without degrading its own forces’ ability to use GPS (which one assumes would be switched to encrypted-only mode in the event). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_(satellite_navigation)?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_(satellite_navigation)... (jump to “Tensions with the US”)