Neil Brown3d ago
Can you navigate reliably with a map and compass?
Yes
81.6%
No
13.2%
You really are old, Neil. We have smartphones now. No-one needs these basic offline skills.
5.3%
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Show threadPaul_IPv63d ago

@neil

i used to think that smartphone map app and GPS backup was fine. but there are places where that isn't an option. we're doing a vacation in July where the host warned us that there will be no internet on the road and that GPS and cellular are very spotty. i'll be printing a map before we go.

holidays with spotty internet/cellular for the the win! :)

Show threadAMS
@paul_ipv6 @neil GPS will still work, and offline OSM apps work great. Take both.
Jun 7 at 4:37pmWeb
Show threadPaul_IPv63d ago

@AMS @neil

you'd be surprised. there are places where GPS satellite signal is flaky enough that you can't count on it...

in this case, the cherry on top is that the road the place is on is wrong in all the mapping databases too. so you use GPS coordinates and a paper map and hope for the best.

Show threadMarty Fouts3d ago
@paul_ipv6 @AMS @neil some of those places are here on the San Francisco peninsula in open space preserves where old growth redwoods and steep terrain mean that even a GPS with a good antenna won’t see any satellites.