Learn Map & Compass in One Minute | Silva 1-2-3 System

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@booshallmighty
@booshallmighty 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@ellysabourin2229
@ellysabourin2229 3 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
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 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
@Tonygarry78
@Tonygarry78 2 жыл бұрын
As humans. We tend to make things more complicated then they really are!
@Tokinjester
@Tokinjester 2 жыл бұрын
if it was that easy could you make a video and explain it? cos i didn't get any of this!
@camperp195
@camperp195 2 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 👍
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 2 жыл бұрын
great testimonial about a great sounding trip!
@GlutiusMaximaus
@GlutiusMaximaus 2 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
@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
@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
@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
@Mr0rris0 Жыл бұрын
I guess we will know who based on people who always end up south west
@derek-z8s
@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.
@ashooranjith9241
@ashooranjith9241 3 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.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
Good luck 🍀
@frogworth1622
@frogworth1622 2 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! 🙂
@Wayneawebb
@Wayneawebb 5 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)
@brianfield792
@brianfield792 4 жыл бұрын
Wayne well done you,
@tikitavi7120
@tikitavi7120 4 жыл бұрын
Good for you bro! Get out and do it.
@grantio1
@grantio1 4 жыл бұрын
Haven’t done map reading for about 10 years brilliant video to jog the memory thanks mate
@eqlzr2
@eqlzr2 4 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.
@mannyg9059
@mannyg9059 2 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.
@eusiahcruz9340
@eusiahcruz9340 3 жыл бұрын
The clearest YT tutorial I've ever watched. Thank u for this! Really helpful
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
i'm glad it was useful
@benjamind.gordon
@benjamind.gordon 3 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.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@gordonglenn2089
@gordonglenn2089 4 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.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 ай бұрын
@@gordonglenn2089 thanks
@eddiejambaya3036
@eddiejambaya3036 5 ай бұрын
I watched 1 hour explation and still not understanding anything until i watch this video, simple and easy. Thank you so much.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 5 ай бұрын
Thanks 🙏
@justinhebert5155
@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.
@rrjeanskylar
@rrjeanskylar 5 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
@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,
@tooyoungtobeold8756
@tooyoungtobeold8756 3 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.
@01Joemama
@01Joemama 11 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
@angelabaldwin6580
@angelabaldwin6580 3 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.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
Great 👍
@Cous1nJack
@Cous1nJack 2 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.
@dannyrampling
@dannyrampling 4 жыл бұрын
Precise easy to follow tutorial not read a map since the 80's TA service this vid has been helpful.
@MrWkdWilly
@MrWkdWilly 3 жыл бұрын
lol.......exactly same as me...needed a refresher!
@duckhunter8203
@duckhunter8203 4 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👍👍
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 жыл бұрын
Duck Hunter good luck
@duckhunter8203
@duckhunter8203 4 жыл бұрын
Humble Trekker Thank you it went well, found my checkpoint bang on! Top teacher👍👍
@seanthomasdowd
@seanthomasdowd 5 жыл бұрын
great video, I have used the 123 system for 45yrs and have very rarely gone off course
@andrewatherton6166
@andrewatherton6166 4 жыл бұрын
Really useful video, I've not used a map and compass since I was in scouts nearly 30 years ago. Thank you
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@roblakey9581
@roblakey9581 3 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.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@alexw4570
@alexw4570 3 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!
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds great!
@bradhouston4734
@bradhouston4734 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for cutting to the chase. I’ve done off road treks years ago and just needed a refresh 😀🥰👊🏝🇦🇺
@jinxthegreat6533
@jinxthegreat6533 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you,like most,I needed a memory job,and you nailed it.
@saymyname218
@saymyname218 2 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
@verysurvival Жыл бұрын
good luck
@elliottg.1954
@elliottg.1954 4 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.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 жыл бұрын
thanks
@Lloyd1885
@Lloyd1885 2 жыл бұрын
I agree, this was clear and to the point.... I watched a few recently and lost interest pretty quick
@thebrit1976
@thebrit1976 2 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🇬🇧👍☕
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@TonyWilliams-q3e
@TonyWilliams-q3e Жыл бұрын
dude i was glued at 2minuites respect my man from uk brilliant!
@verysurvival
@verysurvival Жыл бұрын
Cheers
@Castlebravo100
@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
@verysurvival Жыл бұрын
Cheers
@highpeaktrails
@highpeaktrails 4 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. 👍
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@beargreaves
@beargreaves Жыл бұрын
Great video - can't believe how simple it is, many thanks!
@verysurvival
@verysurvival Жыл бұрын
Cheers
@gharqad
@gharqad 4 ай бұрын
So simple! Thanks for such a clear and engaging explanation.
@seaotter52
@seaotter52 4 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.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@JorgeGonzalez-ei6ft
@JorgeGonzalez-ei6ft 3 жыл бұрын
That was very well expressed. Thank you. Bought my first compass last week. Now to get some local maps. Cheers mate
@annjessup1670
@annjessup1670 3 жыл бұрын
This is EXACTLY what I wanted to know! Thank you!
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome!
@jacksprat3100
@jacksprat3100 3 жыл бұрын
thanks mate, im 67 and a beginner. so that was helpful info
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
Glad to help
@KrystalLynch-k6b
@KrystalLynch-k6b Жыл бұрын
Wow extremely clear guidance on how to use. Highly recommend this video to know the 123 rule
@jackhazz5777
@jackhazz5777 2 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.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 2 жыл бұрын
Best of luck!
@assabetmetalfabrication6143
@assabetmetalfabrication6143 3 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
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
thanks mate
@lukepippin4781
@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.
@freddiesadventuresforkids4911
@freddiesadventuresforkids4911 3 жыл бұрын
Simplified to perfection 👍👍👍
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@sharifeekes9069
@sharifeekes9069 4 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.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 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
@bigmantc6721
@bigmantc6721 3 жыл бұрын
thanks dave you’ve helped me overcome so many goals in life 😘
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
Love that!
@tahoe829
@tahoe829 6 ай бұрын
Just ordered that book a classic read 😊 Excellent video sir ty!
@jeffprice2210
@jeffprice2210 2 ай бұрын
Fantastic basic knowledge A great starting point Thank you so much Regards Jeff
@deanhancox7620
@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
@verysurvival Жыл бұрын
🍻
@livelife4471
@livelife4471 5 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.
@jamesedwardkay4994
@jamesedwardkay4994 2 жыл бұрын
Was brought up map reading and hiking not used the sikll in awhile this video was great to help remind me , thankyou
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@metropolized5343
@metropolized5343 4 жыл бұрын
A terrific video. The clearest and most useful explanation we've ever seen. Thank you.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@PierceSherry
@PierceSherry 7 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
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 7 ай бұрын
You Will do fine just relax
@Invictus4318
@Invictus4318 2 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.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 2 жыл бұрын
thanks
@QuantumMechanic_88
@QuantumMechanic_88 3 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.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment
@EJMiller123
@EJMiller123 5 ай бұрын
Really well explained, and clearly a great guy. Well done and thanks.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 5 ай бұрын
Thanks brother
@Landlordbloke
@Landlordbloke 3 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate this simple, in the very best sense of that word, introduction to using a map and compass. Thanks very much.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@samarthur1847
@samarthur1847 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, the best tutorial I have watched on KZbin. Thank you.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@stefansm1th
@stefansm1th 2 жыл бұрын
Top video, given me a little bit more confidence as I’m heading out for a cheeky wild camp
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 2 жыл бұрын
Great 👍
@seancsar
@seancsar 2 жыл бұрын
This is the same method taught in Search and Rescue. Its so simple and works well.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 2 жыл бұрын
Word
@2wheelsrbest327
@2wheelsrbest327 4 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.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 жыл бұрын
nice to hear
@tinsoldier5621
@tinsoldier5621 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Even easier than the system I teach my students. Ty. Liked
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@aznick102
@aznick102 4 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?
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 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.
@kevinhawkswood3486
@kevinhawkswood3486 10 ай бұрын
Thank you for such an easy to understand lesson . 👌🏻
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 10 ай бұрын
Cheers
@davidmctague8060
@davidmctague8060 18 күн бұрын
Excellent video! Thank you for your hard work.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 16 күн бұрын
@@davidmctague8060 cheers
@davidharte4703
@davidharte4703 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this Brilliant video dude...Learnt loads within 2 mins...TOP MAN..
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@Nato934
@Nato934 2 жыл бұрын
Really helpful, thank you for making this video
@huevoneousmaximus2309
@huevoneousmaximus2309 2 жыл бұрын
Outstanding never thought it could be so easy. Thanks
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to help
@AIK786AJ
@AIK786AJ 4 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!! 🗺📍 🧭
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@teamtls
@teamtls 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you....you made that so simple.
@LongRanger1
@LongRanger1 Жыл бұрын
Cool, just ordered the book. Thats just what i was looking for.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival Жыл бұрын
I hope it works for you
@mtnride4930
@mtnride4930 4 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
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds great!
@bigdaddy7670
@bigdaddy7670 2 жыл бұрын
Simple & to the point! Thanks
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 2 жыл бұрын
cheers
@trust5227
@trust5227 4 жыл бұрын
Omg thanks! This is so verry simple and i needed to learn this for my last First Class Requirment for Boy Scouts!
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 жыл бұрын
You got this!
@jenniferpersson1967
@jenniferpersson1967 4 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 🙏🙏🙏
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@LUKERs1196
@LUKERs1196 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you I'm very weak at navigating I will take what you have stated on board Much appreciated
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@petefrys545
@petefrys545 Жыл бұрын
Great video and so simple to learn
@callumjenkins6266
@callumjenkins6266 4 жыл бұрын
This was an absolutely cracking video mate! Well done for putting it into such digestible steps. Top bloke.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@BushCraftBums
@BushCraftBums 5 жыл бұрын
Great overview! Thanks for sharing and have a blessed day
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 5 жыл бұрын
You too bro!
@lukebrady3728
@lukebrady3728 2 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
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 2 жыл бұрын
Cheers 🍻
@neuroleptika
@neuroleptika 2 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.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 2 жыл бұрын
there are no bad students, only bad teachers
@neuroleptika
@neuroleptika 2 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
@isaaclevy7469
@isaaclevy7469 5 жыл бұрын
En karta från Sverige... Very well explained, thanks for sharing
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 5 жыл бұрын
Självklart ;-)
@mikeadams6659
@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
@verysurvival Жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏
@tomesjt05
@tomesjt05 4 жыл бұрын
Super useful thanks! Good to relearn basics again
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@scottmcneill8654
@scottmcneill8654 3 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 👌😊
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
Have fun!
@scottmcneill8654
@scottmcneill8654 3 жыл бұрын
@@verysurvival thanks
@CristiNeagu
@CristiNeagu 3 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
@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
@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.
@grahamdonovan7135
@grahamdonovan7135 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Made it really simple to learn and remember.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@mrk3896
@mrk3896 Ай бұрын
Great video….thank you !!!
@MTwoodsrunner
@MTwoodsrunner 5 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
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 5 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@abramsatwo2515
@abramsatwo2515 5 жыл бұрын
Great information Dave!
@davidcoady6454
@davidcoady6454 4 жыл бұрын
Great video. Very informative.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@happilysmpl
@happilysmpl Ай 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 😊
@verysurvival
@verysurvival Ай бұрын
@@happilysmpl the N does not have to be aligned with the map . Do it exactly as I show it
@sister943
@sister943 4 жыл бұрын
BEST. Have watched many.
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 4 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@hillviewmews
@hillviewmews 2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating. What about correcting for magnet north?
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 2 жыл бұрын
between step 2 and 3 if wanted
@kevinklein4748
@kevinklein4748 4 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
@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 " 🤣🤣🤣
@terryarnold9154
@terryarnold9154 5 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
@dragan3290 Жыл бұрын
Subbed and liked! Cheers from Australia 🙂 👍👍👍
@verysurvival
@verysurvival Жыл бұрын
cheers!
@bass_boosted_soundz8720
@bass_boosted_soundz8720 2 жыл бұрын
thanks, straig forward learnt quickly will make sure to look into it more but i got the general idea
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 2 жыл бұрын
Great
@tonyubr
@tonyubr 3 жыл бұрын
Nice useful vid. Worth mentioning magnetic variation though if you are covering large distances. 👍
@verysurvival
@verysurvival 3 жыл бұрын
Good call!
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