Navigation Recommendations

Navigation is prevention. Getting lost is expensive—time, calories, risk.

• Primary
• Alternate
• Contingency
• Emergency

Primary

Your everyday navigation approach (often phone + offline maps).

• Primary Navigation Pick #1 (Phone App / GPS)
• Primary Navigation Pick #2 (Map)
• Primary Navigation Pick #3 (Compass)

• What to look for: offline capability, battery plan, simplicity.

Alternate

Backup nav method stored separately.

• Alternate Navigation Pick #1 (Backup GPS)
• Alternate Navigation Pick #2 (Printed Maps Set)
• Alternate Navigation Pick #3 (Spare Compass)

• What to look for: printed map basics, small compass, easy access.

Contingency

Longer routes and changing conditions: redundancy and clarity.

• Contingency Navigation Pick #1 (Route Planning Tools)
• Contingency Navigation Pick #2 (Terrain Reference)
• Contingency Navigation Pick #3 (Low-visibility Aid)

• What to look for: durable map storage, reliable compass, simple process.

Emergency

When visibility and stress are high: “good enough” navigation that prevents catastrophe.

• Emergency Navigation Pick #1 (PLB / SOS with GPS)
• Emergency Navigation Pick #2 (Signal-based Nav Aid)
• Emergency Navigation Pick #3 (Fail-safe Compass)

• What to look for: simplicity, easy checks, works in cold/wet/dark.