Outdoor Quest

This blog is about teaching, instructing and sharing practical applications to navigation, GPS technology and survival in the backcountry.

Thursday, November 3, 2016

How Accurate is a GPS Receiver's Calculations.

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I have often wondered about the accuracy of my Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.  Outdoor Quest/Blake Miller image The accur...
Thursday, October 27, 2016

Emergency Communications in the Backcountry

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There have been a lot of newspaper articles recently about the ten essentials and wilderness travel preparation.  Give thought to...
Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Map and Compass Basics

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Outdoor Quest //Blake Miller image Looking for a good overview of map and compass basic  procedures. Take a look at United States Se...
Thursday, October 20, 2016

Best Selling GPS Receivers

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Frequently I am asked what is the best GPS receiver to buy? To answer that question  I went to Rich Owings' website to find what are the...
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Christmas Gifts For the Hiiker

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I stumbled across Philip Werner's (Section Hiker's) 2015 post about reasonably priced Christmas gifts.   The post is  Backpacking Gi...
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Thursday, October 13, 2016

SOLAR Flare

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GPS users need to be aware of the impact that a solar flare would have on land navigation and communications. Take a look at FOX  News ...
Thursday, October 6, 2016

Compass Techniques

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Here are a few compass techniques to improve the accuracy of your magnetic compass procedures and readings Outdoor Quest //Blake M...
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