Basic Map Reading Pt. 1 | Into the Desert S1E22 | Gray Bearded Green Beret

[@williammrdeza9445]

Very clear explanation, Kirsten. Too many people these days rely on their GPS units and have lost their ability to read maps. Thanks for covering this topic in such a basic yet thorough manner.

[@bertsanford9156]

Thank You Kirsten, Absolutely the best explanation of topo map reading I have ever heard.

[@davef5916]

One of the best teachers in the game

[@ryanjones4917]

This will be a good refresher and a valuable resource for those with no prior experience.

[@leonardmetzger9078]

Great clarity of instruction, as always, Kirsten! Thank you.

[@herbsmith6871]

Great info! Keep it coming please 🤠

[@lulabelldesigns]

Thank you for this detailed map reading lesson.

[@kellydiver]

Great refresher, thanks! More, please! 😊

[@Charles-bj7qu]

Thank you.

[@marclucier2533]

Fantastic clear and concise explanation. Showed this to my significant other. Now she totally understands.

[@johnnybushman651]

Good job 👍 always good to keep up on map reading. Liked this stuff in the Army. Accept for night compass course in the swamps 😖

[@timothylongmore7325]

I need this!

[@Destro7000]

Cool presentation. I could do something like this video for the southwest UK.

[@robertwood6297]

excellent stuff

[@eastvantony]

awesome thanks!

[@jasperg357]

Where do you get your topographic maps?

[@timothycollins8559]

Look much younger, and better, without the beard.

[@ronnietexan]

It's amazing how young one can look by just shaving off one's beard. LOL!

[@Theggman83]

😂

[@wmluna381]

I learned some extra new details here. Good verbal clarity. However... ...if you are starting at absolute *ground zero* with map reading and navigation, I would look for a video with close up shots of what is being discussed on the actual map. And dont bother with learning the compass use part of navigation *UNTIL* you understand how a map is laid (layed?) out and what all the topographical features are because it will be confusing and you will make it extra hard on yourself otherwise. I wish someone would have told me this in the beginning. I experienced a lot of frustration and wasted a lot of time taking the long way. The GBB's initial navigation/map videos were good on here. These newer videos are a good supplement to those. I also wish I knew early on azimuth (military-speak) and bearing (on a compass) were the same damn thing.

[@paulmarren7970]

you look great without that beard

[@JPMerolla001]

I am willing to bet you lost 90% of your viewers when you mentioned a map. Younger folks today dont even know what a map IS. Let alone how to read it. "Uhhh where is the blue line that shows me where to go?" .... yea. Its that bad.

[@wmluna381]

I worked a later closing shift at a state park that hired a bunch of young college aged people last year. When it got dark they solely relied on their phones' flashlight function vs. just buying a decent cheap flashlight like I had and advised would be a good idea. Think any one of them did that? NOPE. These weren't intellectually dumb humans either.

[@JPMerolla001]

@wmluna381 yes. When its so easy to be prepared. Some people have a strange interpretation of what being prepared is.

[@wmluna381]

@@JPMerolla001 I literally semi-watched a movie today on Prime called Doors or Knockers or whatever. In the very beginning, some H.S. teens were trying to escape their alien-laden and darkened school hallway with the assist of their phone flashlights. This versus exiting through a classroom window with available sunlight and ready access to the outdoors. Doomed. They are doomed, I tell you.