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Post by ozark on Jan 19, 2009 17:33:58 GMT -5
My weak logic says: Turn around and go the opposie direction. Ben
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Post by petev on Jan 19, 2009 18:30:34 GMT -5
Well, I'll take a stab at it. For lack of any more information, I would first go up one for 2 or 3 hundred yards, and then the other. Whichever one stayed in the direction I thought I wanted to go, I would take, or I would determine which was the more main or major road of the two, and assuming the major, well traveled road is closer to being out, I would take it. Now, youp, is there really a definite answer to this? Y, I ask. Pete
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Post by ozark on Jan 19, 2009 18:38:44 GMT -5
Petev, my thinking was that since both roads of the Y pointed at a single road that the single road probably led to a more major road. Youp, don't leave us lost. LOL
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Post by ET on Jan 19, 2009 19:55:48 GMT -5
Think about this.
Logging equipment is often taken in with large Tractor/trailer and logs are often transported out this way. These rigs can’t easily make 90 or 180 degree turns. In some cases because of limited area for roadway or to get maximun coverage of an area for cutting without retracing your steps you may often find these Y’s actually have a big loop connecting them. If the top of the Y roadway appears smaller than the base of the Y for single tractor/trailer traffic chances are good this may be a big circular loop.
Ed
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Post by petev on Jan 19, 2009 20:13:50 GMT -5
Petev, my thinking was that since both roads of the Y pointed at a single road that the single road probably led to a more major road. Youp, don't leave us lost. LOL I had to chuckle when I read this Ozark. I assumed that the lost person was hiking from the single road and came upon the fork in the road. So, looking at it the way you have, there are 3 choices, instead of the 2 I assumed! Oh boy! Anyone want to start a pool?
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Post by youp50 on Jan 20, 2009 14:01:07 GMT -5
Ed and Ben are correct, turn around and walk out. You will get to a main road.
If you hit a 90 degree intersection turn look to the ditches. The trailers will show some signs of cutting the corner, that is your way out.
Then you can brag about being a true and successful 'road hunter'.
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Post by edge on Jan 20, 2009 14:41:11 GMT -5
Ahhh, my favorite poem " The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost edge.
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larry
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Post by larry on Jan 21, 2009 13:23:17 GMT -5
This has been a very interesting thread. Let,s keep it going. Which GPS do you guys like? Does anyone use UTM co-ordinates for land navigation? Haven,t seen this mentioned but it,s very useful for land nav.
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Post by ozark on Jan 21, 2009 14:24:12 GMT -5
I had a garmin GPS (forget the model) that was amazingly accurate. Since I don't walke through the wood I gave it to my son. If the battery holds up these gadgets are wonderful.
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Post by raf on Jan 21, 2009 16:01:11 GMT -5
I also have a Garmin. Mine is an older model 12XL. I works great and IMO is easy to use. I know people who have Lowrance models and I can't figure out how to use them. Some of the features I like is that it tell you your EPE(estimated position error) When enough satelites are in view I get as low as 11 feet. Pretty good when you're trying to get back to a certain structure on a lake for fishing purposes. If I were hunting in unfamiliar woods your can mark the location of a truck or camp and by simply pushing "GOTO" it will tell you the direction, an arrow points the way from where you are and how far. It also has a back track feature but never bothered to use it. It doesn't give you compass readings if your standing still but as soon as you move you can figure that out. You're right about batteries. They last a long time and there's an indicator that tells you what you have left. As soon as it starts to move I change them.
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Post by deadeye on Jan 21, 2009 19:43:04 GMT -5
one more thing that frustrates newbies on gps,the military at certain times performs what they call spoofing for security purposes,before you lock in notice first the gs should be near 0,after locking> goto & check your distance to your new lock,should read .01 or 0,if so your lock was ok,once in the mountains i locked in a hot spot only to double check & i knew my camp could not be that direction,sure enough locked during the spoof, deleted & relocked,,,,, #2-there are many different maps-wgs84 is the standard,once had another person radio,gave cooridinates,he could never get within 1/2mile of us we found out later his gps was on another map
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Post by youp50 on Jan 21, 2009 20:28:41 GMT -5
I have an older Lowrance model. Its quite hard on batteries and too long to stay in a shirt pocket. I picked up a 12 dc adapter for use in a boat. It is accurate enough to get me on the same lake for fishing use. In its defense it is 12 years old. Slated to be replace with a Garmin.
It is really worth its weight when you have to trail a wounded deer. The old days we had a tendency to follow the trail back out, especially when off the end of a road or trail head. Saves many steps.
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Post by larry on Jan 21, 2009 21:28:53 GMT -5
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