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  1. Saw this come across my email recently: For decades, Helly Hansen has partnered with outdoor professionals around the globe to develop performance-driven gear since day one. For its spring/summer ’23 global campaign, The Open Mountain, the brand celebrates the power of spending time outside...
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    Two experts at ActionHub tested six cellphone compass apps to see how well they did. Three were for iPhone, and three for Android. Here's what their article said: We used six apps to see how well they worked. We compared the accuracy of these apps to three different bearings, each determined...
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    There's been a ton of fanfare today about Suunto's new sport watch, the Vertical. It has maps and amazing GPS accuracy and battery life. A couple of the reviews I've seen are here: DC Rainmaker article: Suunto Vertical GPS Watch In-Depth Review: Solar, Mapping, WiFi, and More! ActionHub...
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    Probably one of the most difficult things for a compass user to understand and apply in a real-world situation is magnetic declination — because even if s/he understands the overarching concept, it’s critical to know how to actually deploy the technique to your wilderness navigation. Adding to...
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    The best long throw flashlight for search and recue that I found so far is the NITECORE P30i i-Generation High Output Searchlight. It seems to be among the most recommended but isn't exactly cheap, $200 is what a new one should run you from Amazon. Haven't purchased it yet, hoping to see what...
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