Actually shocked how easy that was. I had to watch this a few times to see if I was missing something. Perfectly explained, so many people make seem so much harder than it needs to be. Thank you.
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@ellysabourin22293 жыл бұрын
@@verysurvival Hey hi! I was wondering about magnetic declination adjustment with the 1 2 3 method, also if you line your map up to magnetic north? Also does the red arrow on the bezel ring have to point to north grid on the map? I hope you can find the time to answer these questions. Thanks Elly
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
@@ellysabourin2229 if you know how to adjust for declination you can easily incorporate into the 123 method. do not line the map up with magnetic north, but Yes the red arrow must point north on the map , it must point to the top of the map page
@Tonygarry782 жыл бұрын
As humans. We tend to make things more complicated then they really are!
@Tokinjester2 жыл бұрын
if it was that easy could you make a video and explain it? cos i didn't get any of this!
@camperp1952 жыл бұрын
I navigated the north of dartmoor for two days using this system,for the first time ever,i took my time,didnt rush,checked and checked again,spot on,didnt get lost,hit all my destination points,and very enjoyable too,thanks for this,really helpful,and ive added another skill 👍
@verysurvival2 жыл бұрын
great testimonial about a great sounding trip!
@GlutiusMaximaus2 жыл бұрын
TLDR: 1. Align the baseline of compass along the route of travel (take note of the map scale and distance of travel needed) 2. Rotate the housing (orienteering lines) so they're parallel with the north-south gridlines on the map 3. Move the compass around until the red magnetic needle sits inside the red engraved arrow in the compass housing. The direction of travel arrow should now be pointing in the direction you wish to travel. Bonus step: walk towards a landmark in your direction of travel, and once you get there repeat steps 1-3
@derek-z8s Жыл бұрын
What he failed to mention in the video is that when you align the baseline of the compass to the route you want to take, you should ensure that the direction of travel arrow is also pointing the right way, otherwise you will end up going the exact opposite direction you want to. I guess the remaining 30 odd percent that isn't covered by this video concerns magnetic deviation, but that isn't too much of a problem over relatively short distances.
@Mr0rris0 Жыл бұрын
@@derek-z8s so when he moved those lines parallel with the grid lines on the map... was there not 2 choices really Was something unsaid about him putting the red arrow "up"?
@Mr0rris0 Жыл бұрын
@@derek-z8s nvm I think I see what happened from watching this other one about red in the shed or whatever He essentially accomplished that by putting the thing on the map diagonally and not wanting to go north east this time
@Mr0rris0 Жыл бұрын
I guess we will know who based on people who always end up south west
@derek-z8s Жыл бұрын
@@Mr0rris0 Setting the red arrow 'up' merely aligns the bezel of the compass with north. But if the baseplate is 180 degrees out, then you have set the compass up to travel in the opposite direction to the one you want. When lining up the baseplate with your route on the map, it is important that the direction of travel arrow on the compass does indeed point in the driection you want to go. He didn't mention that, and I have seen people making that mistake in the field.
@ashooranjith92413 жыл бұрын
Bought a Silva today for my first venture. This has got to be the best video I have come across for explaining how to start navigating....thanks.
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
Good luck 🍀
@frogworth16222 жыл бұрын
Wow I've watched other videos and felt like an idiot. But you explained it so clearly! 1)Line up the baseline to the direction you want to go 2)Line up the parallel to North lines 3) Don't move the compass and walk where the direction arrow is pointing. Thank you so much! 🙂
@Wayneawebb5 жыл бұрын
Great Video. I am not a complete novice (I at least know the business end of a map & compass) I bought the book you mentioned & found it a good supplement to this video. I am new to Orienteering/Bushcraft/Survival, I am also in a wheelchair but that's never stopped me (I have just decided to buy an ATWC(All Terrain WheelChair)
@brianfield7924 жыл бұрын
Wayne well done you,
@tikitavi71204 жыл бұрын
Good for you bro! Get out and do it.
@grantio14 жыл бұрын
Haven’t done map reading for about 10 years brilliant video to jog the memory thanks mate
@eqlzr24 жыл бұрын
It seems to me many/most compass videos don't really do a good job of explaining the "why" of the steps of using a compass. Instead, they focus on the "how". People (at least I) used to forget the steps, until I learned the rationale behind the steps. It helped me to just remember that a baseplate (orienteering) compass was just a combination of essentially two tools: a ruler and a protractor. You use the ruler part to draw or establish your line of travel, and then use the protractor to determine your angle of travel with respect to north. Remembering those two simple steps will allow you to use most any compass. Many thanks.
@mannyg90592 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of a question in a quiz from high school we once had in class back in Sheffield which was: "How do you measure the height of a building using a sextant?" We were all puzzled since a sextant is a naval reading instrument. Finally my mate Jack came up with what we thought was a clever solution: 1. Climb to the very top of the building. 2. Grab your sextant and point it to the horizon making sure that it is quite level. 3 Tie the sextant to a long rope and lower it until it reaches the ground. 4. Make a mark to the top of the rope. 5. Measure the rope. Brilliant!!!! I wish my mate Jack was here for this 1,2,3 tutorial explanation. ha-ha-ha.
@eusiahcruz93403 жыл бұрын
The clearest YT tutorial I've ever watched. Thank u for this! Really helpful
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
i'm glad it was useful
@benjamind.gordon3 жыл бұрын
I have just acquired a silva compass, and this was the first video on how to use it correctly. Thank you immensely for the clear and concise explanation.
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@gordonglenn20894 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. I studied orienteering as a boy, but that knowledge has been lost over the decades! You break it down to the basics perfectly.
@verysurvival4 ай бұрын
@@gordonglenn2089 thanks
@eddiejambaya30365 ай бұрын
I watched 1 hour explation and still not understanding anything until i watch this video, simple and easy. Thank you so much.
@verysurvival5 ай бұрын
Thanks 🙏
@justinhebert5155 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I just received a silva compass as a gift for Christmas and have been wanting to learn the basics for a while now.
@rrjeanskylar5 жыл бұрын
Good pointers towards the end. Reading books and watching videos isn't enough. Go out and implement these strategies in order to have it ingrained into your mind ⛰ Thank you for sharing
@mrparlanejxtra Жыл бұрын
When taking bearings from a map or from the field to the map you need to factor in the magnetic North declination. When in the field you will never remember if or not it is added or subtracted. And it is the opposite for terrain to map and map to terrain. An opposite for northern and southern hemispheres. And you need a compass tuned for north in the north and north in the southern hemisphere as we in NZ are upside down. A hack to remember if you add or subtract is to get a strip of white tape and put it across your compass in a place where it wont obstruct it and write the letters MT+ TM- or whatever is correct for your country so you can work out in the blizzard what you add or subtract so you end up at home just in time for the wicked wolf to visit,
@tooyoungtobeold87563 жыл бұрын
Excellent video - thank you. I was taught map reading etc in the army about 50+ years ago, so I may be a bit rusty.
@01Joemama11 ай бұрын
I remeber learning land navigation in cadets as a kid and i know 1 and 3 but i knew there was another step somthing to do with the red arrow and as soon as you told us it clicked and now i wont forget again, thanks for doing this episode
@angelabaldwin65803 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This was great. I’m a new Boy Scout leader who was never a scout, so this is exactly what I needed.
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
Great 👍
@Cous1nJack2 жыл бұрын
3:10. If you slide the base plate along the course you have plotted, the lines in the bezel can be exactly on an easting removing a chance for error.
@dannyrampling4 жыл бұрын
Precise easy to follow tutorial not read a map since the 80's TA service this vid has been helpful.
@MrWkdWilly3 жыл бұрын
lol.......exactly same as me...needed a refresher!
@duckhunter82034 жыл бұрын
Top video! I’ve got a orienteering fell race tomorrow and you save my skin not done one for a while , if you don’t use it you loose it👍👍
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
Duck Hunter good luck
@duckhunter82034 жыл бұрын
Humble Trekker Thank you it went well, found my checkpoint bang on! Top teacher👍👍
@seanthomasdowd5 жыл бұрын
great video, I have used the 123 system for 45yrs and have very rarely gone off course
@andrewatherton61664 жыл бұрын
Really useful video, I've not used a map and compass since I was in scouts nearly 30 years ago. Thank you
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@roblakey95813 жыл бұрын
It's the method I used to introduce my scouts to. Awesome presentation. KISS Keep It Super Simple! Looking forward to reading the mentioned book. As a nurse I can tell you that refreshing material (whether you use the skills once or 1000 times) it's always prudent to go back to the basics and check in with the younger version of you.
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@alexw45703 жыл бұрын
I’ve never navigated with a map or compass and with state of the world at present hiking is definitely something I’m taking up so this is definitely a useful video! Thank you!
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
Sounds great!
@bradhouston47342 жыл бұрын
Thanks for cutting to the chase. I’ve done off road treks years ago and just needed a refresh 😀🥰👊🏝🇦🇺
@jinxthegreat65333 жыл бұрын
Thank you,like most,I needed a memory job,and you nailed it.
@saymyname2182 жыл бұрын
Thank you ...a very concise guide ... I last used a Silva compass in around 1975 and had forgot how to do it ... Brecon beacons next for me .
@verysurvival Жыл бұрын
good luck
@elliottg.19544 жыл бұрын
One of the best instructional vids on YT, it's to the point and brief. Well-filmed with good sound, in spite of ambient wind ;) Well done. A lot of (actually most) videos on these things are 60% waffle.
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
thanks
@Lloyd18852 жыл бұрын
I agree, this was clear and to the point.... I watched a few recently and lost interest pretty quick
@thebrit19762 жыл бұрын
simply brilliant got my mountain leader this year not really done much map reading since leaving the military but this is a memory jogger great upload subbed🇬🇧👍☕
@verysurvival2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@TonyWilliams-q3e Жыл бұрын
dude i was glued at 2minuites respect my man from uk brilliant!
@verysurvival Жыл бұрын
Cheers
@Castlebravo100 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting. I bought my Silve type 15T Ranger 45 years ago when I was doing field studies for my A level geology. I still occasionally use it today despite all the modern GPS stuff.
@verysurvival Жыл бұрын
Cheers
@highpeaktrails4 жыл бұрын
Perfect tutorial and thanks for the book recommendation. I've been using GPS for years and fancied doing it 'properly' again; like I did in the RAF. Your tutorial was perfect. Cheers. 👍
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@beargreaves Жыл бұрын
Great video - can't believe how simple it is, many thanks!
@verysurvival Жыл бұрын
Cheers
@gharqad4 ай бұрын
So simple! Thanks for such a clear and engaging explanation.
@seaotter524 жыл бұрын
Superb video. Use this method to teach but didn't know its origin. The extra 25% is declination, using scales, triangulation and a couple of extras but everything bases off this foundation. Well done.
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@JorgeGonzalez-ei6ft3 жыл бұрын
That was very well expressed. Thank you. Bought my first compass last week. Now to get some local maps. Cheers mate
@annjessup16703 жыл бұрын
This is EXACTLY what I wanted to know! Thank you!
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome!
@jacksprat31003 жыл бұрын
thanks mate, im 67 and a beginner. so that was helpful info
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
Glad to help
@KrystalLynch-k6b Жыл бұрын
Wow extremely clear guidance on how to use. Highly recommend this video to know the 123 rule
@jackhazz57772 жыл бұрын
Thanks...I woukd like to start hiking this year and I am intimidated with maps and compass...This will be a good start.
@verysurvival2 жыл бұрын
Best of luck!
@assabetmetalfabrication61433 жыл бұрын
Excellent job mate very easy to follow - bad pun but really you are spot on I am a retired military veteran been on countless land navigation military exercises Bravo Zulu job well done
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
thanks mate
@lukepippin4781 Жыл бұрын
I’ll have to come back to this video when it’s not midnight so I can retain the information, but even as tired as I am, this made all the sense in the world.
@freddiesadventuresforkids49113 жыл бұрын
Simplified to perfection 👍👍👍
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@sharifeekes90694 жыл бұрын
Very helpful!! I read the instruction that came with my Silva compass but didn't understand them at all. You made it much clearer!! One thing that concerns me is, what if I'm lost? Then I don't know where I am to start orienting myself in the first place. Fingers crossed that doesn't happen.
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
Hi, you have two alternatives. You can explore until you find a landmark that you can identfy on the map. Or you can Triangulate using distant landmarks, Which is a technique that I can't explain in a comment reply ;-) if you google map triangulation you will get some ideas
@bigmantc67213 жыл бұрын
thanks dave you’ve helped me overcome so many goals in life 😘
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
Love that!
@tahoe8296 ай бұрын
Just ordered that book a classic read 😊 Excellent video sir ty!
@jeffprice22102 ай бұрын
Fantastic basic knowledge A great starting point Thank you so much Regards Jeff
@deanhancox7620 Жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you so much, had done all this at school, but just couldn't remember. Great easy to follow video.
@verysurvival Жыл бұрын
🍻
@livelife44715 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the straight forward explanation. Also, thank you for the quick review of the book. I will purchase a copy of it.
@jamesedwardkay49942 жыл бұрын
Was brought up map reading and hiking not used the sikll in awhile this video was great to help remind me , thankyou
@verysurvival2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@metropolized53434 жыл бұрын
A terrific video. The clearest and most useful explanation we've ever seen. Thank you.
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@PierceSherry7 ай бұрын
I’m struggling for my next ncos course in the army and this will help me get ready I hope it’s different in the army environment your very good at explaining
@verysurvival7 ай бұрын
You Will do fine just relax
@Invictus43182 жыл бұрын
Great simple video. I’ve ran many fell races/ultra runs and map and compass has been mandatory race kit, I’ve always carried them but never actually known how to use them incase of an emergency. Thanks again, looking forward to practicing this.
@verysurvival2 жыл бұрын
thanks
@QuantumMechanic_883 ай бұрын
Thanks for your video on the basics. No doubt , this video has inspired many to continue on learning more. Your book recommendation is excellent and where I started over 50 years ago. All the best.
@verysurvival3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment
@EJMiller1235 ай бұрын
Really well explained, and clearly a great guy. Well done and thanks.
@verysurvival5 ай бұрын
Thanks brother
@Landlordbloke3 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate this simple, in the very best sense of that word, introduction to using a map and compass. Thanks very much.
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@samarthur18473 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, the best tutorial I have watched on KZbin. Thank you.
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@stefansm1th2 жыл бұрын
Top video, given me a little bit more confidence as I’m heading out for a cheeky wild camp
@verysurvival2 жыл бұрын
Great 👍
@seancsar2 жыл бұрын
This is the same method taught in Search and Rescue. Its so simple and works well.
@verysurvival2 жыл бұрын
Word
@2wheelsrbest3274 жыл бұрын
Great video Dave. Probably knew all what you had to say but senility is obviously setting in and I needed reminding. You could not have explained it better in my opinion. Thanks.
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
nice to hear
@tinsoldier56212 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Even easier than the system I teach my students. Ty. Liked
@verysurvival2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@aznick1024 жыл бұрын
Can’t thank you enough, first time I’ve ever really understood how to use a compass. What if I’m backpacking and get off the trail and am not sure where I’m at? In other words, I want to get to that lake you mention, but I’m not sure where I’m at on the map to do step 1?
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
You have a couple of strategies. The most accurate and fastest is triangulation. You need to find at least 2 distant points that you can see and recognise on the Map. For example Radio Masts, high hills or mountains. It is hard to explain in in words, but you take a direction to these different points draw lines on the map and where they cross is where you are. But problem is if you can't see anything like if you are in a forest or there just is no landmarks you recognise. Then hopefully you can take a guess at your location and try to move to a place that you can place on the map. Say you are in a Forest and you are kinda lost but you know that somewhere in a westerly direction there is a river. Walk West until you hit the river and then you should have a better chance of placing your self on the map.
@kevinhawkswood348610 ай бұрын
Thank you for such an easy to understand lesson . 👌🏻
@verysurvival10 ай бұрын
Cheers
@davidmctague806018 күн бұрын
Excellent video! Thank you for your hard work.
@verysurvival16 күн бұрын
@@davidmctague8060 cheers
@davidharte47034 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this Brilliant video dude...Learnt loads within 2 mins...TOP MAN..
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@Nato9342 жыл бұрын
Really helpful, thank you for making this video
@huevoneousmaximus23092 жыл бұрын
Outstanding never thought it could be so easy. Thanks
@verysurvival2 жыл бұрын
Glad to help
@AIK786AJ4 жыл бұрын
Just the absolute best!! Can’t thank you enough!! For what appeared so hard to grasp....you explained it so easily in 3 simple steps!!!! Wow!! 🗺📍 🧭
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@teamtls2 жыл бұрын
Thank you....you made that so simple.
@LongRanger1 Жыл бұрын
Cool, just ordered the book. Thats just what i was looking for.
@verysurvival Жыл бұрын
I hope it works for you
@mtnride49304 жыл бұрын
Great video I have taken compass and map reading classes and if ya don't use it you lose it. I am going to start training again with compass and topo map since we just moved to Utah. THANKS
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
Sounds great!
@bigdaddy76702 жыл бұрын
Simple & to the point! Thanks
@verysurvival2 жыл бұрын
cheers
@trust52274 жыл бұрын
Omg thanks! This is so verry simple and i needed to learn this for my last First Class Requirment for Boy Scouts!
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
You got this!
@jenniferpersson19674 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU 🙏🙏🙏🙏 hilarious that I had to watch a KZbin video in a foreign language rather than my own (Swedish) to understand how I should use the freaking compass. Thank you for making it easy to understand 🙏🙏🙏
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@LUKERs11963 жыл бұрын
Thank you I'm very weak at navigating I will take what you have stated on board Much appreciated
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@petefrys545 Жыл бұрын
Great video and so simple to learn
@callumjenkins62664 жыл бұрын
This was an absolutely cracking video mate! Well done for putting it into such digestible steps. Top bloke.
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@BushCraftBums5 жыл бұрын
Great overview! Thanks for sharing and have a blessed day
@verysurvival5 жыл бұрын
You too bro!
@lukebrady37282 жыл бұрын
Hey Dave, thanks for a really great, no BS and helpful video Really appreciate it. Happy new year and greetings from Melbourne, Australia
@verysurvival2 жыл бұрын
Cheers 🍻
@neuroleptika2 жыл бұрын
A swede here, you just taught me what gym class in school and all other instructional videos couldnt, and you did it in minutes haha. Bad teachers have a way of making things complicated.
@verysurvival2 жыл бұрын
there are no bad students, only bad teachers
@neuroleptika2 жыл бұрын
@@verysurvival Indeed, although I may be a bit retarded because I also didnt know what physics meant or was even about after 3 years of it in school too, but also horrible teacher and worst learning books ive ever seen. And now as an adult I think physics is interesting and willingly look into it😂 I will admit I did partake in the devils lettuce during those school years as well
@isaaclevy74695 жыл бұрын
En karta från Sverige... Very well explained, thanks for sharing
@verysurvival5 жыл бұрын
Självklart ;-)
@mikeadams6659 Жыл бұрын
Great video. I had to watch it twice as I missed the third step the first time and confused myself lol. Crystal clear now though! I haven’t worried too much about navigation up until now as I live on Dartmoor and you can normally see the landmark you are aiming at. Got caught in the mist the other day though and this would have been useful!
@verysurvival Жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏
@tomesjt054 жыл бұрын
Super useful thanks! Good to relearn basics again
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@scottmcneill86543 жыл бұрын
Thanks it's been a long time since I've had to use navigation skills and I'm doing Cape Wrath trail in a few weeks Thanks for the video it's all coming back now 👌😊
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
Have fun!
@scottmcneill86543 жыл бұрын
@@verysurvival thanks
@CristiNeagu3 жыл бұрын
The lensatic compasses do have some advantages, most notably that they are very accurate when taking bearings. Also, in my opinion, they are more ergonomic to use. The problem with them is that they have to be relatively decently built, and it looks like you only have two choices: extremely cheap, shoddily built ones, or extremely expensive, well built ones. For the average hiker, a baseplate compass is more than sufficient.
@juslitor Жыл бұрын
all boils down to what you use them for. +-2 degrees is no problem with a baseplate. Civvies seldom need better than that-
@CristiNeagu Жыл бұрын
@@juslitorYes. And a baseplate compass has a lot of advantages for hikers. It's much easier to get a walking direction from a map with it than with any other kind of compass, and that's mostly what you do as a hiker. 75% is the number quoted in the video, but I think that's closer to 95%. It's also lighter and easier to pack in any kind of pocket. They're also cheaper.
@grahamdonovan71353 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Made it really simple to learn and remember.
@verysurvival3 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@mrk3896Ай бұрын
Great video….thank you !!!
@MTwoodsrunner5 жыл бұрын
a very useful bit of knowledge...folks these days rely too much on GPS...hell they don't even teach Script in most American schools these days...get a compass and learn the basics!!!...very important and a very good video David...woods
@verysurvival5 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@abramsatwo25155 жыл бұрын
Great information Dave!
@davidcoady64544 жыл бұрын
Great video. Very informative.
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@happilysmplАй бұрын
Your method of explaining is v good and I understood easily better than many other videos. But you forgot to mention that before placing compass on map the 'N' has to be aligned. You have aligned it to that black line on the dial. It might be v common sense but I am still learning. But overall v good video I understood how to use 😊
@verysurvivalАй бұрын
@@happilysmpl the N does not have to be aligned with the map . Do it exactly as I show it
@sister9434 жыл бұрын
BEST. Have watched many.
@verysurvival4 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@hillviewmews2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating. What about correcting for magnet north?
@verysurvival2 жыл бұрын
between step 2 and 3 if wanted
@kevinklein47484 жыл бұрын
Nice video indeed! My compass doesn't have a ruler, hopefully I'll manage without it as it's just an old school type of round brass compass, but knowing how to use it with 3 simple steps is good to know.
@desmo5514 Жыл бұрын
Just bought a new model Silva Expedition ( adjustable declination) so I needed the new info. I will check your videos for "declination for Rookies " 🤣🤣🤣
@terryarnold91545 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your excellent basic explanation of how to use a compass. I've just purchased my first compass and i wanted an introduction on how to use it and this was just perfect. Time to practice i think...
@dragan3290 Жыл бұрын
Subbed and liked! Cheers from Australia 🙂 👍👍👍
@verysurvival Жыл бұрын
cheers!
@bass_boosted_soundz87202 жыл бұрын
thanks, straig forward learnt quickly will make sure to look into it more but i got the general idea
@verysurvival2 жыл бұрын
Great
@tonyubr3 жыл бұрын
Nice useful vid. Worth mentioning magnetic variation though if you are covering large distances. 👍