Outdoor apps?

Fallbrook Forge

Fallbrook Forge

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I saw the app thread in gadgets and gear and it got me thinking.. How many usefull apps are there for us outdoors types?

So what apps do you have that are outdoor specific? Post up the name and operating system please.

I have an iPhone with the following apps:
Trails.com (first day of a trial membership so I'll update later)
KG free- knot tying app
Backpacker checklist- pretty handy, has list ideas, a huge list of supplies and a rating system so you can pare down your kit to what you use only
Runkeeper- run training aid and tracker
100 pushups- workout to get yourself to 100 consecutive pushups
US Army survival manual
 
Ha! I was about to start this same thread. gotta love that search function!:D

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These are the 4 I have. All free. 2 from Columbia. One is just the light version but anything helps. The other is a free version of the US Army survival manual. Looking forward to seeing more!

These are for iOS in case you couldn't tell from the screen shot.
 
I have an Iphone 4s. So many useful apps
Pathaway GPS, with topographic maps of all the mountains in my country. Amazing. I go everywhere and I have paths, routes, place names, altitudes, contours and so on. Also, iPhone has a very good GPS receiver.
Navigon for road GPS.
Lofty Wiseman SAS survival guide. Most of what it is mentioned in there is known to all of us, but it makes a good reading just before sleeping, if a book is not an option.
Grog Knots, one of the finest knots app out there if you want to mess around with strange and not often used knots.
Weather forecast apps, range apps (silly little things, most of the time the readings are not accurate)
A torch app. Very useful.
 
I have the Kindle with a few free books downloaded. First aid and Survival manuals.

I did purchase the Cabela's gps app. It does mapping and has a few extra features besides the basic Google earth or mapping app already on the phone. I also have Back Country Navigator Pro. It has many of the same features. I have used it to find my truck via the shorter route when hunting. Both work well as long as you have cell service. Not sure how they do without. Here in central ohio we pretty much have service everywhere, and the phone is a back up to my Etrex.

I also purchased Shooter and Reticle Ranger. I use each with long distance shooting for creating ballistic tables and measuring mils and figuring distance.

The last that might be useful would be a scanner app if your area is covered by a weather net. Here in Columbus we have a very active Severe Weather net that can be heard on 146.76. Those guys are out there chasing the severe weather and will let you know where it is and if you should hit the basement.

Of course if you have service there is always Youtube. You can find everything on there and be entertained at the same time. One of my guys at work even learned to strip his AR-15 from a 12 year old on Youtube HA!
 
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