Pro tip: marking your water sources on a paper map saved my butt in the Winds

Ngl, I used to just rely on my phone GPS for route finding, but after a trip in the Wind River Range last August, my battery died by day three. I had a paper map as backup but no water sources marked, so I spent two hours bushwhacking to find a stream. Now I trace every potential creek and lake with a highlighter before I leave home. Has anyone else switched back to paper for areas with weak signal?

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nina_harris3921d ago

Wait, two hours of bushwhacking? That sounds brutal, I'd be losing my mind after like thirty minutes of that. I mean, I get relying on digital stuff but your battery dying on day three is a hard lesson, no joke. Good call on the highlighter trick though, it's crazy how much prep matters for those remote zones.

verap5221d ago

And that battery dying day three would wreck my whole trip too.