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Hiking navigation at night (self.Blind)
submitted by OneiricGeometry
What are uncommon ways used to navigate by blind people, that could be used by sighted people?
I'm wondering about how would a person navigate in a dimly lit or unlit hiking path at night. My ideas so far: a string you can hold and textures on the ground to indicate a path.
Without portable lights or fixed lights are there any other solutions?
This is part of nightsky stargazing forest installation I'm working on, I'm just going out of the box a little, and am trying to find new ways to orient folks through the right path without the need for a ranger or lights along the way.
I'm wondering about how would a person navigate in a dimly lit or unlit hiking path at night. My ideas so far: a string you can hold and textures on the ground to indicate a path.
Without portable lights or fixed lights are there any other solutions?
This is part of nightsky stargazing forest installation I'm working on, I'm just going out of the box a little, and am trying to find new ways to orient folks through the right path without the need for a ranger or lights along the way.
estj136 3 points 5y ago
I think for me memorization and mapping out of an area is important. Have a visual in mind always and do your best to memorize and conceptualize the environment down to details. Landmarks I think are essential.
Warthil 1 points 5y ago
Hooples? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoople_(mobility_aid)
fastfinge 1 points 5y ago
Will snow be on the ground when you want to run this event? If so, textures on the path aren't going to work well; they'll get covered up too quickly to be of use, and people will be in boots that tend to decrease the ability to feel textures with the feet. In that case, I like to follow curbs, railings, walls, etc. Anything that won't be covered up by the snow, and will be easy to feel through warm clothes and bad weather.
edit to add: And especially for sighted folks, traveling through a wide open space could be a bit off-putting. Providing something to follow with a hand might provide a bit more of a secure feeling than just asking people to follow something with a foot, and head out into open space they can't see.
edit to add: And especially for sighted folks, traveling through a wide open space could be a bit off-putting. Providing something to follow with a hand might provide a bit more of a secure feeling than just asking people to follow something with a foot, and head out into open space they can't see.
OneiricGeometry [OP] 2 points 5y ago
Snow will be on the grounf from november to april, but there's not much I can do about it. The installation is set in a forest mostly composed of birch, maple and fir. There is not much open space, you would run into a tree pretty fast if you were to walk randomly.
There is also a notion of ecological preservation so any pouring of concrete is out of question (curbs, railings). So the best option I've got in terms of things to follow is a thread, like Ariadne's.
There is also a notion of ecological preservation so any pouring of concrete is out of question (curbs, railings). So the best option I've got in terms of things to follow is a thread, like Ariadne's.
brass444 1 points 5y ago
A sound/beacon of sorts to which to head. From a tech standpoint, newest app is Soundscape by Microsoft.
It is also helpful to remove any tripping hazards and/or set up a distunguishable border/path of some sort.
Another option is wind chimes or something else that makes noise.
It is also helpful to remove any tripping hazards and/or set up a distunguishable border/path of some sort.
Another option is wind chimes or something else that makes noise.
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