Landscape hikers – “10 essentials” or not?

[E. von Hoegh]

I think the forest service should superimpose a skull & crossbones over this area for cross-country, traditional-compass hikers.

Unless they’re as good as Vaughn at reading the sun and terrain (post #11). ;^)

But even if you get lost, 9 of the “10 essentials” still might save you in this Devil’s Triangle area of the woods.

If you can read a map, and are somewhat observant, and have most of your faculties, you won't need a compass.

There's a deal of iron ore scattered around here - the High Peaks of the Adirondaks - so I learned long ago to take anything a compass says with a truckload of salt.