How long should a survival knife be?

[Cobalt]

I wonder how many "know" to carry beads and a compass, but don't know that they are useless without a map.

Lol, they are not totally useless without a map, but a map sure makes things work well. Using Ranger beads you can keep track of distances and have a better idea of where you are. That is the point. You can have a good idea of how far you have gone in, so you know how far to get out.

 

[RX-79G]

Lol, they are not totally useless without a map, but a map sure makes things work well. Using Ranger beads you can keep track of distances and have a better idea of where you are. That is the point. You can have a good idea of how far you have gone in, so you know how far to get out.

I'm not sure how you can both be lost and navigating at the same time. If you have a mental map of where you are, that works, too. But everything I was taught in Navy survival schools was how you could navigate with just a map, and you can navigate better with compass and beads, but knowing how far and what direction doesn't tell you anything if you don't know where you crashed, washed up, missed the turn, etc.

 

[Gaston444]

It seems to me the main value of a compass without a map is to be able to at least keep and maintain a straight heading, especially if moving at night. Moving at night seems like a useful option to have, although I couldn't really tell you how practical that would be, having never done it in pitch black woods... If you are cold and can't sleep, you might as well move...

Gaston