Are we lost without GPS?
Nowadays we trust our high-tech gizmo’s like there is no tomorrow. But what happens if one of these days our GPS enabled routing advisors drop dead? Have you noticed that, once addicted to your navigation system, you are no longer able to find track if you, for what ever reason, cannot use your navigation device? Well, I do. I get lost!
There was day that I could remember every track I’ve been before or at least I know how to find my direction. Since the use of my navigator, this skill has deteriorated rapidly. So for those who suffer the same symptoms here are some basic skill that will help you find your way everywhere!.
Navigation by using the sun and an analog watch; you can determine direction using a common or 
analog watch–one that has hands. The direction will be accurate if you are using true local time, without any changes for daylight savings time. Remember, the further you are from the equator, the more accurate this method will be. If you only have a digital watch, you can overcome this obstacle. Quickly draw a watch on a circle of paper with the correct time on it and use it to determine your direction at that time.Watch navigation
In the northern hemisphere, hold the watch horizontal and point the hour hand at the sun. Bisect the angle between the hour hand and the 12 o’clock mark to get the north-south line. If there is any doubt as to which end of the line is north, remember that the sun rises in the east, sets in the west, and is due south at noon. The sun is in the east before noon and in the west after noon.
Note: If your watch is set on daylight savings time, use the midway point between the hour hand and 1 o’clock to determine the north-south line.
In the southern hemisphere, point the watch’s 12 o’clock mark toward the sun and a midpoint halfway between 12 and the hour hand will give you the north-south line.
With these rules of thumb, you’ll always manage your way home.