Land Navigation - Taking A Bearing With The Suunto M-3

[@christopher1800]

There’s no need to line up the map to north. You can simply lay it down anyway you want. Then you put the compass on the map, line it up in direction of travel (same as in this video from 3:05). Then align the grid lines on the map with the lines inside the compass body, by turning the dial. This way, while transfering the bearing to the compass, there’s no need to use the needle. Now, take your compass off the map, stand up, hold the compass in front of you, and turn your whole body until ‘red is in the shed’. Now you know your direction of travel. Just a slightly different way of taking a bearing, because you don’t always have a nice flat surface in the field to lay your map on. Also, it might shift when there’s lots of wind and you would need bricks to keep it steady. Sometimes the surface is uneven or slanting, and a non-global needle would ‘stick’ and not point north. On the other hand, pointing your whole map north might help you with orientation.

[@TheSurvivalOutpost]

I like it thanks for the input. I'm def not a pro with the map and compass something I need to get better at. I'll try out your take on the process

[@magnum19890]

There's no declination ?

[@TheSurvivalOutpost]

No

[@kidbach]

Great job, Devil Dog. How has the compass held up so far. Semper Fi. -Scout

[@TheSurvivalOutpost]

Still got it...my favorite compass. Bought two more lol

[@MM-uy9hd]

Great video!! Thank you. Easy to understand.

[@usernamemykel]

You declined to discuss declination?

[@TheSurvivalOutpost]

Yes I figured I'd keep it simple

[@exiledwest8114]

finally, a tutorial in plain english. thanks

[@TheSurvivalOutpost]

Glad you liked it! I got to follow up with some more videos on Land Navigation.

[@TheAverageCanadian]

Looks easy enough.. Good vid, thanks. Is that the SUUNTO M‑3DL?

[@TheSurvivalOutpost]

TheAverageCanadian Glad you enjoyed it, yes that is the Suunto- M3DL. Great compass, with all the features you want plus a great price.

[@TheAverageCanadian]

Cool, thanks.

[@bobcoulter5001]

Great video instructions. Thank you.

[@TheSurvivalOutpost]

Thanks, glad it was helpful!

[@tituspullo9210]

Why are you wearing all the camouflage? Are the zombies or aliens looking for you? 😂😂😂

[@TheSurvivalOutpost]

I feel most comfortable when I blend naturally into the environment

[@stevenoutdoors4580]

Great Video

[@TheSurvivalOutpost]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@jppierce12]

so much for declination,... go luck getting there lol

[@SHSpringer1]

I think he missed a step. He just lined up his grid lines with magnetic north. He should have looked at the declinatination diagram and set his compass. There is an off set angle between magnetic north and grid north.

[@TheSurvivalOutpost]

for me it comes down to preference and how I navigate. The difference in my AO is no more than 2 degrees, so I don't concern myself with it. now of course in other parts of the world such as NE US or Canada the declination is 15 degrees.

[@SHSpringer1]

@@TheSurvivalOutpost Note that 1 degree at 1,000 m will give you an off set of 100 m Missing a single detail in any of the steps could put you in a different world. The average person will not be too familiar with the mechanics of land nav. If you have ever been in the service like me or have had extensive hands on training, you'll be able to spot where some people could miss valuable information.

[@johngo6283]

Nice video! Yes, the Suunto M3 compass is a great choice. Here's a video that talks about all the parts of it in detail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6u0o6Ojq7Z-gqs

[@TheSurvivalOutpost]

+johngo6283 thanks for watching...appreciate the video link