Ep 13: Feeling Out Your Topo Map

Topographical maps allow you to get a feel for the woods before you ever get out there. I try never to go into the woods without a couple of them. In this episode I talk about how I use topo maps to get a pretty accurate idea of of what it’s going to feel like in the backcountry long before my feet ever hit the trail.

 

Also, I tell the story of William H. Rankin, one of only two known people to ever survive passing straight down through a cumulonimbus storm cloud.

 

Finally, I give a puppy update.

 

Join our online community at thepracticalwoodsman.locals.com, or by downloading the Locals.com app from the App Store and searching for The Practical Woodsman.

 

#topomaps #topographicmaps #navigation #williamrankin #themanwhorodethethunder #survival #backcountry #wilderness #backpacking #woodsman #woodsmanskills #appalachia #appalachian #puppies #ladnerbmc #ladnerblackmouthcur #louisianacatahoula #catahoulaleopard #dogs #bushcraft #hiking #thepracticalwoodsman #wildernessexcursion #backcountryexcursion #camping #camp #maps #usingamap #woods #planningforwoods #westrimtrail #pennsylvaniawilderness #pennsylvaniawoods #newengland #whitemountains #solitude #intimacywiththewoods