Mapping a Trail

[@stevea.8816]

Forget the fact how informative the video was, right off the bat knowing where to find the maps and the scale is worths its weight in gold. I still use the old hagstrom maps, they were made for Eagles to read. Thanks Guru.

[@darrinmartin5731]

Dave is the king. I love both yours and Shawn's navigation videos. Always first rate.

[@GrayBeardedGreenBeret]

Mytopo.com and the MilGPS app DC is recommending are both outstanding.

[@challenger2ultralightadventure]

Good job explaining map reading, and basic orienteering and map making. I used to teach the orienteering course in basic training when I was in the Canadian Armed Forces back in the 1980's. Skills that will never go obsolete, and that I firmly believe everyone should be taught in grade school. I wonder just how many lives would be saved every year if everyone was taught basic map reading and compass work in school, and didn't get lost!

[@thomaschongs3456]

Dave Canterbury is the man 👍 I live in the Seattle area and I use the Space needle and/or the Columbia tower as a fairly accurate visual reference to let me know where I am and if I can't see them I can usually spot Mt Rainier from the south. Seattle has some hilly places but you won't have to walk far to change your view.

[@Stoney_AKA_James]

Good information! I am not against using technology, I just don't have a GPS. But I'm an old school Army Ranger and can navigate just about anywhere with my CMMG tritium lensatic compass, protractor, map and Ranger beads!

[@therealbigfoot3076]

Good for you.. bet your one of them know it all, that has a answer for everything

[@justindawson3428]

My topo is only for USA and Canada. Good video, people don,t seem to do enough map and compass work these days, I think it is great fun to do.

[@LetsTubetalk]

I've used It took before and love it. GREAT quality. Waterproof paper which is VERY durable and you can create total custom maps.

[@musa75mw]

So cool! Thanx for sharing your knowledge. A true man of integrity! God bless you and your family! Greetings from Germany

[@colliswilliams8992]

US TOPO Maps is the app I use on my wilderness hikes. For 12.99 you can download all kinds of different USGS topo, Forest Service imagery, etc. It'll track your position, and you can mark waypoints, like springs or whatever. The best part is, the maps download to your phone and most of them will work even if you don't have signal. Of course, if you lose your phone, break it, or let it run out of juice you might be phooked, so having a backup paper map is a good idea. But i've been able to do a good deal of extremely accurate, off-trail navigating between a good lensatic compass and my phone.

[@GMSurvival]

Great video! lots of info as always, yes your right having a better map is always great because of the image quality and terrain. Thanks David

[@razzo9610]

Dave thanks for all you do. Big fan here.

[@brianmccann666]

After you make you map. Buy a copy of it and mark it too. Store the 2nd map in your vehicle in a ziplock bag labeled ... "In Case of Emergency. My offmap Trail Locations. Where i Travel." Rangers, Police will be thankful if leave them clues where to look.

[@btwarner2124]

Dave. One of the best lessons I ha e ever learned at Fort Benning. LA d Nav. Great job brother.

[@modemode3663]

Very Interesting looking forward to more compass videos thanks

[@stoneslinger2378]

The "Best" teacher hand's down!

[@christopherscott2012]

I had to do this last year when the gas company needed a new access road for some pipeline maintenance me and a crew of gas surveyors had to plot out a new trail that they turned into access roads

[@jamespence48]

Quick and dirty survey. Good video.

[@effdpaul1815]

Definitely a prerequisite need before watching this one. Great video. Thanks.

[@kingpopaul]

There are also gps cameras and most recent phones now add the coordinates in the attribute of the pictures. This mean that you can simply snap pictures of the trail and have the coordinates and a reference image associated.

[@rodneybetts6086]

Great Video and Great Information on How to Map a Trail.

[@jamessix60]

Great tips as usual. Thanks for sharing.

[@casualpreparedness2347]

This is an Awesome explanation and understanding the plotting of map coordinates. Pathfinder/Pathmaker. Excellent Video As Always. 💯👍 👍😎 🇺🇸

[@udawg1964]

Cool..first comment. Dave, my question is- Does your school teach us how to fold the map back like it came?.. lol.. Love your videos!!

[@mcasteel2112]

Annnd comment of the day award goes to!!!!!

[@johnschmalbach8243]

So much of what you said here sir made me say "Scouts Out!".

[@allatv82]

Dave, check to see if lidar maps are available in your area. It's like laser mapping of the terrain from satellite. Like a topo map only more detailed. There are also programs to overlay lidar on other map formats.

[@TheWendolGuild]

it so calm and quite there , good quality of life compared to any city...

[@therealbigfoot3076]

What's a city?

[@FidoHouse]

Good, solid stuff.

[@davidnachbaur6805]

Thank you

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Another awesome vid. Thanks, and God bless.

[@mikemarriam]

Great tutorial. Thanks.

[@JapanScott1]

My heads swimming, but I enjoyed absorbing the info.

[@Deaddriftbum]

Call your local fish and wildlife office or Forest Service/BLM. They can and will print you maps for free or 5-10 dollars depending on size. They have the most up to date maps along with boundary lines(VERY important for hunters/trapper). Only “downside” is they are not sent to you. Depends on how convenient you want it to be.

[@pechacekcp]

That was totally awesome

[@williameddysayers4596]

Very educational

[@howdydoody30204b]

Great video, and I don't mean it negatively if I add "...if you already know how to do most of what is described." I see, though, that I am going to have to look through your vids for a more beginnerish one. Even so, I learned a lot, so well worth the watch. Also, you mention MilGPS for iPhone, but just as many people have Android devices. What would you suggest for those?

[@BobanOrlovic]

You can drop a pin using your photo's app itself on the iphone, just activate it in the settings

[@thomasnugent7602]

Very good, Thank you very much

[@ArthurJorgeBushcraft]

Awesome!!!!

[@scottglasgow4514]

Great video.... I'll have to brush up on the basics again. I get the general udea, and it made sense. That compass you used, the M-8...what brand is that?

[@ElkArrow]

The best mapping app I have found is called onXHunt. It's a pay app but it's fantastic because it's got gps tracking, satellite imagery, terrain markings and, best of all, it tells you exactly where you are, your coordinates and who owns the property. So, if you are on a trail and want to know if you're on public or private land, the app will give you that information

[@paigeproffitt4488]

💚💚💚

[@simeonschnider9530]

Im thinking about buying the PKS Survival knife and i was wondering if the forged finish defend the blade a bit from corrosion?

[@deniswarburton9362]

Where is the link to virtual videos And what would it take to get the pathfinder school to come to Ontario

[@DavidCanterbury]

Link is in the description box

[@2striplj]

I may need some walking beads, seems smarterer.

[@jamestaylor8905]

Can one reliably use any pedometer to establish paces/kilometer?

[@hypnos315]

Is there a link for the milcompass app?

[@shawnscorpion3589]

Always wonder why you have the scorpions on your hands Dave?

[@CD-gh4oc]

Shawn Scorpion looks like an anvil on the right hand. I’m thinking no explanation needed. 😊

[@mountainghost556]

It means strength and control. Ones hands are the actuator of ones mind.

[@jamesozment1]

outstanding

[@mikebrown7649]

And then there's Lewis and Clark. Just wing it...

[@southernrockiesselfreliance]

Very nice! As a fellow lefty, how do you not smear that pencil 😂

[@miguelperez8373]

Sería bueno que se tradujera los vídeos en habla ispana gracias

[@cedricdeheynwoeste]

👍👊👊

[@chadhenry5128]

Beauty

[@survivallessonsv.r.8736]

Hi. Nice video bro)

[@cameronjohnson3944]

Hey Dave hope all is well. Have you considered going onto the Joe Rogan Podcast?

[@Paid2Win]

Don't trust JRE. I know I won't change your mind, but now you can't say you weren't warned.

[@stevelucier8346]

Suggest color pencils. Might even designate trail difficulty, water challenge etc by color.

[@ruthking7881]

All Greek to me

[@mattwilcox3645]

MyGoPro.com for maps? Link please.

[@mattwilcox3645]

perhaps I spelled it incorrectly

[@rickirelan8385]

Infer,,,