ESSENTIAL MAP & COMPASS SKILLS // Basic Land Navigation Part 4

ESSENTIAL MAP & COMPASS SKILLS // Basic Land Navigation Part 4

A map and compass are part of the 10 Essentials of hiking. Knowing how to read a topographic map ("topo map") and use it with a compass is an essential skill for all hikers. In this video you will learn the essential map and compass skills such as orienting a map, taking a bearing from the field and transferring it to a map, and taking a bearing from a mp and shooting it in the field. You will also learn advanced skills like finding your location on a straight line and triangulation.

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[crashtestdummy]

Best how to use a Compass and map video I have seen. Thanks mate 👍

[stacysmeader]

When you transferred a Field bearing to the map, I’m glad you made mention of putting the compass “North” to map North when lining up the meridian lines, otherwise we would be off 180 degrees. Good video!

[TheAdventureHeads]

Good nav tips. Hopefully all the "Outsiders" will put these nav tips to good use at your next local Orienteering Adventuring

[john]

Just watched this whole series. Very nicely done and easy to understand. Much thanks!

[markeslinger]

Dontknow if you will ever see this? Im in knoxville area. Where are you? You were talking about the smokies. Im just now starting into all this, very new

[SmallGameHunter]

Outstanding!! learnt so much in so little time. Thank you!

[darkydrone]

I really love these videos. Can you do one about night time land navigation?

[stevek]

Kudos for saying red "orienting" arrow rather than "orienteering." One orients you, the other is a sport.

[mike.weinberg]

Excellent tutorial! However, in the “From a Map to the Field” section starting about 7:37, you measure a bearing of 156 degrees, yet the direction of travel clearly points to a bearing greater than 180 degrees. On closer examination, it appears your camera reversed the video as the orientation arrow, previously adjusted for West declination, is now pointing to an East declination and the bezel readings are reversed, which I could see when I paused and viewed the compass on a big screen TV. Your watch and ring are also on your “right” hand. The same reversed video appeared the next time the map was displayed on the ground at about 10:07. But at about 12:58 as well as 16:49, the map image was correct.

One thing that helps me to catch similar mistakes is to relate degrees to clock hours. Dividing a 360-degree clockface by 12 hours = 30 degrees for every hour. Therefore, 30 degrees would be 1 o'clock, 60 degrees would be 2 o'clock, etc. In this case, 156 degrees would point to about 5 o'clock (5 x 30 = 150 degrees), and you would see in editing that the (reversed) video had it pointing closer to 7 o’clock (7 x 30 = 210 degrees). Before taking a map or field bearing, I try to remember to estimate about what clock hour the direction of travel points to then make sure the measured bearing agrees with that.

[hondosmith]

So if the magnetic pull is 11 degrees west I set my declination arrow to 349 degrees ? My confusion is I would assume it is set to 11 degrees to the east to offset the pull. For some reason this really confuses me. Thanks..

[gregduvall]

What is the process, when your straight-line navigation changes, due to a big obstacle or geographic incline/decline? Do you shoot 3 points, to find your location, then shoot a new Bearing/Asmuth?

[jessicaredding]

I can't find the part 1-3. I WOULD LOVE TO USE THESE for my hiking class

[johanitawasson]

I am the same like you I am full adventure girl

[wboyce]

Totally not understandable especially when I can’t see or read the compass.