Originally Posted by
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Same here. I don't fear technology and I know how to use technology but I still know how to read a compass and use an actual map, navigate by dead reckoning and the stars, estimate ranges in my head, calculate bullet drop based in field experience, process my own game, work on my own cars and not be afraid of the sound of my own company. I neither want nor require to be constantly connected to other people via electronic gadgets and I also refuse to become a slave to them!
It's all fun and games until the batteries die.
I've always been a big believer in redundancy. I always bring more than one firearm. I don't even trust rifle scopes, all my mounts are removable and my rifles have iron sights. I'm never without two compasses.
Murphys law is my mantra, "anything that can go wrong will go wrong". And I'm a firm believer in the KISS principle, "keep it simple stupid".
Military maneuver June 14 1975, out of a hundred and thirty guys, including Officers, I was the only one who had his winter gear with him. 15 degrees F, 30 MPH wind, pretty much a blizzard, the snow got knee deep in a couple of hours. I had one Officer tell me "you know I can order you to give me your Parka", you can imagine what my answer was to that.
The old saying, "Plan for the worst and hope for the best" really helped me out that day.
Technology is neat, I'm not going to put to much trust in it. When you run out of options is when things get hairy. And the more complex something is the more likely it is to fail.