Quote Originally Posted by warren doyle View Post
There is no need for either GPS or a compass if you are hiking the AT.
I will say this.. The AT is the perfect place to practice using a map and compass. If you have a map you can almost always locate about where you are and when you get a good view it's a great way to learn locating yourself via triangulation.

That way you can learn to trust yourself so you'll be confident if you ever are forced to figure out where you are because you're lost.

That's my theory anyway... I've never been that kind of lost.

If you stay on a trail you're never "lost-lost".... you just might not know where you are.