Navigation and Signalling

Navigation and Signalling

Knowing where you are, and being able to attract attention if you need help, are two of the most useful outdoor skills. This collection brings together a prismatic compass, a compass and whistle keyring, a map scale ruler, a waterproof map case, loud emergency whistles, glow sticks and licence-free PMR446 walkie talkies for keeping a group in touch. Product pages list features as the maker states them. Phones are handy, but batteries run down and signal drops in the hills, so carry a paper map and compass and practise with them on familiar paths first. The distress signal is six whistle blasts, repeated every minute. In a UK emergency, call 999 and ask for the police, then mountain rescue, or the coastguard on the coast. Register your phone for emergency SMS in advance so you can text 999 if a call won't connect. Our day hike kit list covers navigation basics.

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