![]() MadAthlete.com UTM Plotter (4-scale) $7.50 This credit card size UTM tool is sturdy and fits easily into a pocket. It gives scales for 1:24,000, 1:25,000, 1:50,000, and 1:62,500. It has relatively large holes at the intersections, which I like. ![]() Brunton Eclipse Adventure Racing Compass $39.99 I chose this Eclipse Racing compass after doing a little product research online. I needed it to participate in my first ever orienteering race. I had never before found a location by way of GPS points on a map, but after a little instruction and practice I felt very confident. This compass was so easy to use! I only had one problem out of 50 plot points, and that's because the course setter mapped a point backwards. Even for a newbie, the Eclipse made it pretty easy to figure out the real location. ![]() UTM Using your GPS with the Universal Transverse Mercator Coordinate System $7.95 (Full disclosure: I buy and re-sell this book from the author) If you use a GPS and have looked at the traditional latitude and longitude numbers and said to yourself "how will I ever find this on a map"...especially after seeing a map...this book is for you. While UTM is based on the metric system, it's stupid simple to use once you understand it. And John makes it easy to understand...easy enough that you don't even need the "grid square" tool to estimate where a GPS location is on a map. This is not, however, a map-and-compass book. You won't get any instruction on how to shoot a bearing, determine/calculate declination, etc. But how to use a GPS to plot a position on a map, it's excellent. ![]() Moroccanoil, 3.4-Ounce Bottle $38.99 The product itself is absolutely awesome, but it arrived in such horrible condition. As noted by another reviewer the oil had leaked all over the manufacturer's packaging. The item I ordered was literally unsuable and on top of that it cannot be returned because Amazon.com has this item catagorized as "hazardous". Shame on Amazon for not rectifying this packaging problem even after recieving complaints from previous buyers. |
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