Skills in using a map, compass, and learning a grid reference will trump any modern geolocation service, including what3words.
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@atoponce I agree, paper maps and normal compasses don't require batteries., you can find where you are via triangulation.
Good planning is also essential, check weather forcast, able to read clouds ( so you can see what weather is coming if that makes sense)
@zleap Knowing how to read a topographic map also, so your path is both efficient and safe.
@atoponce I have what is considered now an old fashioned a-z map of the area I live in, great for finding where I am going to, but also keeps my eye on my surroundings, as i look at the map, plan the route.
Too many people are so fixed on their phones they are oblivious to people around them.
If it is raining then use a map cover which I also have.
@zleap >Too many people are so fixed on their phones they are oblivious to people around them.
This has become so much the case. You see it driving, on vacation, walking the dog, picnics at the park, ...
Do we live in 1984, or A Brave New World?
@zleap Yup!