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« on: July 15, 2010, 02:28:17 PM » |
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Question:
Do You believe that Florida is generally easier to naviagate through than other States that are
more rural, less-developed and have greater variations in topographic-elevations?
With a solidly-constructed and durable magnetic compass, even a single person in a
cypress swamp head should be able get his/her bearing on which direction-of-travel should
be able to lead them to safety of civilization.
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FloridaConfederate
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« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2010, 11:59:34 AM » |
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It would seem so to me. I think the biggest danger for most folks is the swamp. ::  |
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« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2010, 10:59:18 PM » |
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If you have a understanding of north and south then fl is easy to navigate
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« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2010, 02:36:33 AM » |
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It would seem so to me. I think the biggest danger for most folks is the swamp. :: Aw...c'mon, I'm not THAT dangerous! Really, I got lost in the swamp once, and I just used dead reckoning to find my way back to the Florida Trail. But I should have had a compas with me. I carry one now. |
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Bigdog57
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« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2010, 06:42:54 AM » |
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Nice thing about getting lost in sunny Florida is, if you can hold a straight line, it's never too far to find some form of 'civilization'........ no real 'wilderness' here. Even "Tate's Hell" is positively tame these days. Just watch for snakes......  |
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« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2010, 01:18:35 PM » |
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no real 'wilderness' here You've never been to oceans edge at the 10,000 Islands, have you? |
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Bigdog57
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« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2010, 06:38:00 PM » |
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Nope - but I will add it to my 'bucket list'!  |
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« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2010, 06:52:04 PM » |
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I think the flat land here is a navigational advantage over the mountainous terrain I am used to.
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« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2010, 07:27:37 AM » |
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I think the flat land here is a navigational advantage over the mountainous terrain I am used to.
i can step off a road in middle Ontario and walk without issue 90% of the time. i can step off a road here and have to fight my way through the 1st 10 feet,before i start cussing. i have had this debate with folks while on our hikes and said " ok the camp site is xx miles, on this reading....start walking...." they have yet to take me up on it terrian is AO dependent. I love to walk in the oak hammocks down here...i hate walking in sandhill scrub....walking in wide open pine flats is a breeze.....problem is florida has all of them and in some AOs it can go from swamp to scrub, back to swamp, to hammock, to pine flats in less than 5 miles. |
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« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2010, 10:44:12 AM » |
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...problem is florida has all of them and in some AOs it can go from swamp to scrub, back to swamp, to hammock, to pine flats in less than 5 miles.
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Hmmm sounds like the drive to my house!
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« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2010, 09:28:50 PM » |
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It's harder to triangulate where you are I think in Florida. You'd have to do a lot of navigating around things, but in general it's probably easier to walk a straight line if you can get through the wildlife.
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« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2010, 07:55:27 PM » |
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Wildlife is what I go into the woods 'n water to find. I W-A-N-T the animals to find me...'cept for them dang "bloodmobiles" and yellow/ sand flies.  |
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« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2010, 10:44:09 AM » |
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Granted the underbrush can be a bear to deal with, and walking in 'sugar sand' - "faggitaboutit!" The swamp doesn't bother me a bit - I grew up in it. Just mind the gators..... they ALWAYS have right-of-way!  |
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« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2010, 12:33:47 PM » |
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Just remember ya can follow some of the pig paths, and game trails to..
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« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2010, 03:30:37 PM » |
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From reading this, it seems to me people are confusing navigation and travel. Florida is easy to travel, difficult to navigate. With a lack of geographic features your only option (most the time) is dead reckoning. If you have to find a point to meet people 25 miles of land foot travel away, it is very easy here to miss them.
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