Thread: Which are you - Techno Hunter or not

Not much into techno but normally map ,compass ,solid fuel cooker, billy , small first aid kit,emergency rations.
Thought a GPS would be a smart move & picked up a Magellan Explorist at a good price.Which would be great if I knew how to drive the thing.The guy at the shop with the info was out,so don't know how its meant to work.Does have a compass in it ,pretty sure how that works.Might find some-one who can show me but does feel better having it in my day pack.Have spare rechargeable batteries for the Magellan .Long as I don't forget my glass's I can still read a map sort of.

Fark, I feel better after reading all of this!

I carry the kitchen sink usually.
Compass (plus emergency one on a loop in my day pack)
Maps
GPS
Binos and range finder depending on the situation
Camera
Headlamp and spare batteries (for GPS as well)
Added a PLB to the gear in April.

I’m definitely one to embrace technology, life is much better with it - navigating in the bush without a GPS is like trying to imagine using a rifle with no sights?

I did get a solid foundation as a professional hunter for many years before GPS's were around so in that regard if need be I can get out a compass and get myself out of a bad situation. I still carry a compass and map with me on (nearly) every hunt I do, but in reality the last time I even looked at my compass would be about 6 years ago?

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In lieu of the above topic I was determined to go back to basics again.
Usually I fill my day bag with gadgets, excessive gear, excessive food and water but tomorrow I'm taking a different approach.

Gun...tick
Ammo...tick
PLB....tick
Knife (small folder)....tick
One Biscuit and one muesli bar....tick
Shitter paper....tick

Now to see if I can knock over a deer without the gadgets !

Good skills keen fella

By my forum handle, you guessed it I like my gadgets. Garmin GPS, phone with GPS, both with maps. Good headlight and torch, they go with me. But come to navigation I prefer a paper map and occasionally a compass. Normally I just pick up a map look at the landscape and can pinpoint pretty closely where I am on it, even 30km away from a last reference and just following others that know where they're going (can't trust those coasters). The gadgets are more the backup/camp toys.

I do want to add a PLB to the kit though as I'm not as young as I used to and the body is rather dodgy. A good chance that a bit of a tumble would have me unable to walk, ever.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

I'm not as young as I used to and the body is rather dodgy. A good chance that a bit of a tumble would have me unable to walk, ever.

Yeh it's a bastard when the simmer frame gets tangled in the supple jack. Makes a good bench rest though!

Well todays hunt was a success of sorts. We saw 5 hinds that were all well within shooting range. We left them for another day in hope there would be a stag around the corner. Turns out there was no stag around the corner... All of this was achieved by using no gadgets !