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Pro tip: marking your water sources on a paper map saved my butt in the Winds
Ngl, I used to just rely on my phone GPS for route finding, but after a trip in the Wind River Range last August, my battery died by day three. I had a paper map as backup but no water sources marked, so I spent two hours bushwhacking to find a stream. Now I trace every potential creek and lake with a highlighter before I leave home. Has anyone else switched back to paper for areas with weak signal?
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nina_harris394mo ago
Wait, two hours of bushwhacking? That sounds brutal, I'd be losing my mind after like thirty minutes of that. I mean, I get relying on digital stuff but your battery dying on day three is a hard lesson, no joke. Good call on the highlighter trick though, it's crazy how much prep matters for those remote zones.
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verap524mo ago
And that battery dying day three would wreck my whole trip too.
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