I'm just curious... Do you use the EMC Overview map of SMP2? Or just roam where you want? I like to see how you're doing from time to time because of your noble goal to keep only in the wild.
Minecraft needs navigation by the stars or something to make sailing out of sight of land possible without a map. That would be epic. And it will never happen.
I've seen something like a "map" that you can craft in the game, but I've never used it and don't know how useful it is. Do you use a Minimap and set waypoints?
No I don't. I do craft an ingame map item if I'm going to be in a certain place for some time, and I use the web map for travel.