Even back in the 70's it was possible to get severely lost, something very hard to do most places with phone coverage or a modern gps. Now we have sat phones and Spot systems.
True dat!! When I recall some of the backcountry trips I took with nothing more than a map and compass (and sometimes not even a map) back in the day, I shake my head. GPS and sat phones are two generations ahead of what I used then. And no, I never got seriously lost... but I was confused a time or two and had to puzzle it out harder than I would've liked.
Originally Posted by tangozulu
Things I learned since then? Stop shooting moose on sheep hunts.
I learned early on that the old Canuck adage, "Nothing spoils a moose hunt faster than some damn fool shootin' a moose!!!" is very true.
"I'm gonna have to science the schit out of this." Mark Watney, Sol 59, Mars
