Navigation in the Sahara - GPS or not..
Hi,
I realise that there is a section for navigation but as the terrain dictates what kind of navigation is required I felt this would be best posted here..
I have never found the need for GPS before whether it be touring on bikes or walking/climbing in the mountains. GPS is always described as an "aid" to traditional techniques. My feeling is if that if traditional techniques work then why whould you need an aid? If it's not broken, don't fix it and all that...
A lot of the posts and literature I have read on dessert navigation seem to treat GPS as the main navigational tool.
So my question is.. are people just getting lazy, not wanting to take the time to use traditional techniques or is GPS a must in the potentially featureless terrain of the Sahara?
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