I'm reading through the Kephart book (Camping and Woodcraft), and one thing that really struck me is that he and his ilk would happily head off into the wilds of nowhere, with not a soul or dwelling for hundreds of miles around, and not get (a) freaked out and (b) completely lost.
Now, my navigation skills are pretty pathetic (my wife is miles better than me) so for me a detailed OS map (and compass of course) is essential. I get a bit concerned if we're not exactly sure where we are (and probably only a mile out at the very most). And I live in Surrey, where it's probably fairly impossible to actually get properly lost. These guys will just make their own sketch maps, and use rickety old compasses, and somehow survive!
How do people cope? Presumably people like Abbe, plus our US and Canadian friends, do this all the time - is this normal business, or are you constantly on your guard to make sure you don't get lost? Are us British people doomed to evolve into complete reliance on sat-nav?
Now, my navigation skills are pretty pathetic (my wife is miles better than me) so for me a detailed OS map (and compass of course) is essential. I get a bit concerned if we're not exactly sure where we are (and probably only a mile out at the very most). And I live in Surrey, where it's probably fairly impossible to actually get properly lost. These guys will just make their own sketch maps, and use rickety old compasses, and somehow survive!
How do people cope? Presumably people like Abbe, plus our US and Canadian friends, do this all the time - is this normal business, or are you constantly on your guard to make sure you don't get lost? Are us British people doomed to evolve into complete reliance on sat-nav?