Activity for that guy
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Most accurate way to judge distances traveled in a kayak? I like to make maps in my kayak, so I need to know how far away I was from the last point, so the only way I know of is dead reckoning, and being in kayak its not that accurate. So my question is: Is there a better way to judge how far I have traveled, something better than Dead Reckoning (without g... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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How did cartographers map out shores before modern times? I was down at high rock lake N.C. and I was making a little map of the shore lines in my kayak, or at least going to. I ran into a problem, I could not judge the distance from the last mark I made to the next(needed to make a map). So my question is how did people make maps of shores before modern t... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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How many clothes should I bring to Philmont, or any long backpacking trip? What's a good ratio for clothes to days on a long backpacking trip, or to Philmont? For instance, how many clothes should I bring for two weeks? (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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How did people make topographical maps in the pre-modern? I've been getting into making maps with compass and a ruler and just triangulating positions of objects. I would like to start making topographical maps but how? How did they make them before the modern times? If you can answer and point me to some where to teach me that would be great. (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |