I always take my sense of direction with me. Always note where car is parked, note the direction you are heading away from it and look for a landmark or two instead of just trundling off with only your mind on detecting. Also never walk more than a couple of hundred metres from where parked unless you know the area well.
Yep some have a sense of direction some dont . After years of bush bashing it comes as second nature to make mental notes of landmark trees rock formations gullies etc .The most basic one is looking where the sun is & which way its throwing shadows. Thats the first thing i do when i start walking I have to say i have hiked many kilometres from my car a couple of hundred metres isnt anywhere near enough if your serious about finding a new spot where others havent been for fishing ,hunting ,detecting etc....i must be a thrillseeker
Lots of people reckon they have to "go where no man has gone before". Darn near impossible in Vic. as far as detecting goes.
After walking around Sydney for a day, I found that the daughter (5) had been looking at landmarks. She knew that the tree near the hotel had a piece of bluetac on the trunk. ...and she found the particular tree again walking from the opposite direction! Well i was impressed anyway :|
Try Antarctica, plenty of un-explored areas and in the next 100 years, there's going to be lots of prospecting. An EPIRB is essential