The Great OutdoorsUsing High Tech to get the
most out of your High Adventure
Geek
TT956Macworld|iWorld 2012San FranciscoChuck La Tournous
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Housekeeping Notes
• Please fill out an evaluation form!
• Slides will be available for download
• I’ll try to leave time for questions and to look at the gear
• Ask questions along the way
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Who Am I?• Chuck La Tournous
• RandomMaccess/The Mac Observer
• Long-time Scout Leader
• Avid hiker, camper & kayaker
• Spend 20-30 days a year in a tent
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Who Am I?
• @ChuckLaTournous
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To tech or not to tech…
© Stéphan. Used under Fair Use Doctrine: Teaching
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To tech or not to tech…
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Navigation
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Navigation
• Mirror/Sighting Compass
• Liquid Filled
• Declination Lines
• Lid protects compass
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GPS Receiver
• Track waypoints
• Record Trails
• Record Altitude
• Locate coordinates
• and more
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MotionX GPS
• Track waypoints
• Record Trails
• Record Altitude
• Locate coordinates
• and more
$1.99
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MotionX GPS
• Track waypoints
• Record Trails
• Record Altitude
• Locate coordinates
• and more
$1.99
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Trail Maps• Lots of apps that
use MyTopo for topographic maps
• Use specific trail maps
• Maplets has many; also available as PDFs—read on GoodReader
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Trail Maps• Make sure to
store them locally
• Print out a backup and keep it in a Ziploc bag
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Star Gazing
Star Walk$2.99/4.99
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Reference• Knot Tying
• First Aid
• Survival
• Bird Watching
• Store notes, recipes, manuals, etc. as PDFs to read in iBooks or GoodReader
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Geocaching• ‘High Tech
Treasure Hunt’
• Caches or “Finds” are placed by members and registered at geocaching.com
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Geocaching• iPhone app
• Finds caches near you
• Provides descriptions and hints
• Uses GPS to guide you to cache
Keep your eye out for
‘opencaching’—a free, open source
alternative to geocaching.
$9.99
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Communicating• You’ll probably be more
connected than you expect
• Photo sharing services
• Upload to Picassa
• Set special email address before you leave
• Subject line becomes photo title• Body text becomes caption
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Photo Stream
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iMovie
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Live broadcasting
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Journals• Don’t go digital
• Handwritten notes
• Stuff with photos, leaves, trail maps, park passes, etc.
• Keeps for years without worrying about format changes, media life or magnets
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SPOT Connect
$170+$99/year
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Emergency Beacon
99¢
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Emergency Beacon
99¢
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Emergency Beacon
99¢
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Protecting your gear• Two-layer protection:
hard shell to protect against impact; rubberized or silicone to absorb shock
• Plugs to protect headphone/dock ports
• Screen protector
• Waterproof cases let you use your iPhone as an underwater camera
$79 $49
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Protecting Your Gear
• Coghlan’s Waterproof pouches
• Ziploc freezer bags
• Waterproof bags and pouches
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Using your gear outdoors
• Capacitive gloves
• Metallic (or other conductive material) thread
• Completes the circuit between your skin and the screen
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Solar Cases• Small solar panel
• Doesn’t charge in your pocket
• Doesn’t provide protection of dedicated cases
• Only charges iPhone
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External Batteries
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Solar Panels
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Minimize Power Use
• Turn off WiFi and Bluetooth
• Turn screen brightness down
• Turn off push email and notifications
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Water Purification• Boiling
• Chemical Treatment
• Filtration
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Water Purification
• Magic
• Ultraviolet Light
• SteriPEN
• Kills 99.9% of bacteria and other pathogens
• Fast: 48 seconds
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Entertainment
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High tech fire
+ =
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High tech fire
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High tech coffee?
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Questions?
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Closing Notes
• Please fill out an evaluation
• Follow me on Twitter: @ChuckLaTournous
• Slides will be available at:www.RandomMaccess.com/presos
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Thanks to…
• SteriPEN (steripen.com)
• Spot Connect (findmespot.com)
• Goal Zero (goalzero.com)
• Trident Cases (tridentcase.com)
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Thanks, Steve
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