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Item 1 – Map & Compass  - The Baker’s Dozen of Outdoor Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos from Worthless to Essential

11/11/2012

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Item 1  
Map & Compass

SCORE 25 


MSRP: ~$24.00










Map of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area:·         
http://www.amazon.com/Boundary-Waters-Canoe-Area-Wilderness/dp/1597754137/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1349232380&sr=8-2&keywords=bwca+maps

Compass
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=silva+compass&hl=en&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS452US452&prmd=imvns&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=1280&bih=713&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=281223987299714260&sa=X&ei=b6drUPKKFeLs0gGU44A4&ved=0CGkQ8wIwBA

What! How can a map and compass be the number one item? Well, they met all my criteria. I used them every day. (Well the map anyway.) The map was always with me in the canoe. Although the GPS was usually on I referred to the map more often than I did the GPS. The map and compass perform flawlessly. They are light, compact, and durable thanks to the maps’ being made of waterproof tear-resistant material. They were essential for our safety, more reliable than a GPS, and having a map to read every day is most enjoyable. I might go without a GPS but I would never go without a map and compass.

Tomorrow I share the bonus item. The one item I did not bring but I might on my next trip. Stay Tuned.

FINAL EVALUATION: A good map and compass are the perfect items. Of the items on my list they are arguably the only essential ones. Don't leave home without them!



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2 Comments
glover
11/13/2012 10:51:04 pm

Interestin question whether map and Compass are most essential items. Some would argue for the rod and reel! Or maybe the coffee.

As always, probably depends where yer going and how familiar u are w it, etc.

Also kind of interesting -- as a kind of silly philos. question: if you could only take map OR compass, which would it be?

Caffeinate responsibly.


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Jack
11/14/2012 01:09:10 am

Hi Jim,
If I could only bring one I'd bring a map. I can figure out direction any number of ways. Then again wasn't it Rod Nash that said that once an area is mapped that it is no longer wilderness? Should we create Mapless wilderness areas?
I don't drink coffee so it isn't on my radar :-)

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