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Just because you have a map doesn’t mean you know where you are in said map. Reading the landscape and elevation changes around you and matching that to a map i
by pests 1y ago
Just because you have a map doesn’t mean you know where you are in said map. Reading the landscape and elevation changes around you and matching that to a map is a skill into itself. Even harder without a compass.
- lawlessone 1y agoCould also be the case that in reading the map you realize you're too far in any direction for help...
- morkalork 1y agoOr your poor map reading skills are how you got lost in the first place
- pests 1y agoEven if you had a map, a compass, knew where you are on the map, and had a target destination on the map… it would still be hard to navigate, again a skill all by itself.
- lukan 1y agoSomeone who doesn't know how a map works, likely won't have much other survival skill giving him benefit from the map cooking method. Personally, destroying my only map (or risking it) would be the last desperate method that I would consider trying. Survival tip number one is btw not bother much with foraging or trying to boil potential poisonous plants to mess up your stomach, but find the best direction and focus on walking, if no help will come. (One can go without food for days, but not without water)
- account42 1y agoWait you mean there isn't an arrow on the map that automatically shows your position and heading?