Shadow Stick Method for Finding Direction

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[@lakingscup]

Super great tip, sootch! Suggest also once you have a general direction, identifying a landmark in the distance to keep your trek on heading.

[@Jake_Tucker]

A general tip to remember is that the sun rises in the east, and sets in the west. Good information nonetheless.

[@fordsrule35]

Didn't the last eclipse say otherwise 🤣

[@kevinjohnson1139]

*John Tucker* And the shadow of the stick moves from West to East.

[@paulhughes3961]

Very good survival information.

[@MRHEAT20]

Thanks for taking the time to make us all a little more aware

[@lavioyantoos7390]

That reminds me of being back in the Cub Scouts back in the early seventies a good refresher course thank you

[@GenXisT]

This is some seriously valuable information.

[@SurvivalTheory]

I've found that if I place a small button compass on top of the shadow stick, it saves a lot of time. Great video, keep up the good work!

[@wmluna381]

😂

[@staticpine]

It’s very important also to know whether your iPhone’s Compass app is set on True or Magnetic when practicing this method. Once in the field without the iPhone app it could change how one travels.

[@georgecummins4478]

The reason why there would be a difference between your compass and this method would be because true north and magnetic north are different

[@allenwatters4593]

Good video brother. I'd like to ad that anyone watching south of the equator, this won't work. That being said I'm glad to see videos like this of MEN spreading the knowledge God has Blessed us with. The kids these days can't figure out if they are boys or girls 😢 but Jesus Christ is the actual direction we ALL NEED to be looking for. Praise Jesus Christ and Bless you all 🙏

[@MichaelR58]

Thanks for sharing ! Great job !

[@Indianahillclimber]

Sorry to hear of your friend that lost his eye.

[@CorsairTrainers]

Good video! Like the way you showed how to do it and not just talk about it!

[@sooknandannishan]

Great video, but I think you needed to be specific and absolutely clear that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, However the shadow of the stick moves in the opposite direction. Thanks for always making great content!

[@remraf72]

ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW TO LEARN HERE. GREAT VID ! AWESOME CONTENT. FROM A LONG TIME SUBSCRIBER IN AZ.

[@Bulldog75stp]

Awesome. I never knew this. Thanks!

[@midknightrider58]

A suggestion : How about doing a video on how to use a wristwatch to determine direction?

[@SkinnyMedic]

Very cool video!

[@Robnord1]

Tried this in the Pacific northwest today. The stick got foggy and wet. Not good for directions, but tells us it's the time of year to wear socks with our sandals and seek an espresso stand. Good tip Sootch!

[@PatrickDustman]

What a great video, thank you for sharing. SurvivalAustria

[@BlackSheep1]

Good stuff. Very helpful reminds me of my boy scout days. 👍

[@robertlopez7303]

Great information keep it up.

[@RubiconV]

That's pretty cool! I'll give that a try... hopefully not in an emergency tho

[@nikitaupadhyay17]

Thank you nice explanation ❤

[@michaelelder9821]

great tip!

[@DanielKezar]

very helpful! thank you! i subscribed

[@sosteve9113]

Good information

[@AVERT-]

Thank you I did not know this

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

That is cool Sootch00 and thanks for the knowledge Sir. Also long live the republic bro

[@richardrhodes9661]

You should send this to the military, took them an hour to describe this, then , the rest of the day putting to practice. Nicely done.

[@eltenda]

Really interesting thanks for sharing bro

[@garyharbert3961]

Love ur videos..always great information..do u think u can do one with a watch as well

[@shashakeeleh5468]

Thank you! Great video! I'm an old lady who lives in forested area, so not sure I can always use the stick method. Can you recommend a good, not over the top priced compass that I can carry on me? I do not have a smart phone (flip phone only), nor do I want one, and can't afford one.

[@JosePerez-kd7yv]

You are the best bro #1 ty

[@memyself1976]

awsome

[@eagleone8270]

Your phone is magnetically orientated, you have to take into effect declination for you area.

[@kevinjohnson1139]

*Eagle One* 6° 41' W ± 0° 20'

[@ioewells9563]

This gives true north, the compass gives magnetic north.

[@scuzzbecuzz]

Closing in fast on 400,000!!!!

[@pathopkins4500]

Very good to know .... can you do an OLD STYLE ANALOG watch compass heading for North America =) Yep there are a few of us that refuse to buy batteries or a Smartphone =)

[@13ECHO20]

"It's real easy to get turned around... he he" PREACH IT, BROTHER! It sucks when you realize that you inadvertently DROPPED your compass. lol

[@needhambrian]

Stupid question, or might be to some How do you know which is north and south purely by the stick (not confirmed with a phone)..... what am I missing?

[@kaiyan1573]

Your phone is picking up the magnetic north, its about 11 degrees off so you are getting true north

[@wmluna381]

It depends on where you are. Mine is ~7 degrees in SE Michigan.

[@moozinho8667]

He’s says “tip” without thinking of the consequences

[@wsadetg]

Serious question: how fast does your mustache grow? You were clean shaven in your previous video. Impressive :P

[@timotheus2003]

Can this method orient your handlebar mustache, too? :-)

[@ryan-smith]

Is the length of the stick important? Also does it have to be 15 minutes interval?

[@FishingandOutdoors786]

The longer the stick, the clearer the movement of the end-of-stick shadow will be at 10 or 15 mt intervals. More accuracy.

[@angeltaz04]

Ok...there's one in every group...so today I guess it will be me... What happens when the poles flip (and magnetic poles ARE moving)......how can we know our directions then?? Any tips???

[@kevinjohnson1139]

*Diana Lynn* Buy a Global Compass They work everywhere so if the poles flip they’ll still point north if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere. If you travel to the Southern Hemisphere, say Australia, they’ll point to the Geomagnetic South Pole. www.thecompassstore.com/globneedcom.html

[@jblake9042]

Bend way over, grab your ankles, stick your head between your legs and kiss your butt good by. If and/or when that ever happens the world as we know it, will be in such a screwed up mess any direction you go will be the wrong way.

[@angeltaz04]

@@kevinjohnson1139 thank you, Kevin.

[@MrDanielWP]

Serious question, how much more accurate is this than simply going perpendicular to the shadow? Like, don't wait 15 minutes just assume the shadow is close enough to East West to take its perpendicular and get your North bearing. It doesn't seem to be significantly more accurate nor do I think it has the potential to be.

[@shawnl661]

Daniel Peer I think it would depend on your latitude and the season. Where I live the sun is far enough to the south already that the shadow by itself at noon would be pointing almost north-south.

[@daveh7720]

The shadow rarely points straight east or west. In fact, it points straight north at exactly noon local. (That is, the time when the sun is highest in the sky, not when the clock says 12:00.) So moving perpendicular to the shadow will send you in a different direction depending on the time of day.

[@DIYSolarandWind]

I haven't seen that trick for 30 years while I was in the infantry

[@kurtjensen7264]

Always keep the tip of your ball cap True north and you’ll never get lost

[@ruffleschips9055]

Why not just use the compass on a cell phone?

[@reverendsaltine6852]

backwards hat disqualifies you for anything-Zeke.

[@lensperspective9753]

This works because the sun is within the firmament and moved the same way like a clock. Even Sootch agrees, he said, "As the sun moves east to west", rather than the opposite, because it's Gods Testament, as well.

[@laszlovass4654]

need direct sun: useless in England :D

[@Freediver1976]

Or some decend moonshine

[@BikerGirlTraveler]

I like that he says God Bless America. Not, God Bless the US. I like that he wan't god to bless all of America, not just the US. Because any educated person in history understand that there is no country named America. Rather a continent named America. Of course, a continent that has been divided into two continents, with a fantasy sub continent named Centra America, by the empire of the US. But the continent was named American hundreds of years before the US became a country. I am glad to see that more and more people in Latin America are reclaiming the name, and that many people from Europe understand that America is the name of a continent, not a country. So yes my friend, God bless America!

[@rosalindabarkhof7035]

I love you video's. But I can not go to survival dispatch insider because I don't have a creditcard ( and I will not get one because I do not make enough money, that's what the compagnies say). I hope that the site will get PayPal one day. On till then, please do not stop making these video's.

[@johnd4348]

Good trick, If you waited more than 15 minutes like 30 minutes would it be more accurate.

[@mylifeisamememylifeispathe3140]

My method is 100% more effective. First I yell out "mooooommmm"

[@astrocat1016]

MY LIFE IS A MEME MY LIFE IS PATHETIC 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 LOL 😝

[@convatecsk8er]

Shadow don't lie I trust the sticks before I trust my cell phones GPS

[@Bonsignore4U]

Don’t get it..

[@kempoguy7597]

...never walk into the woods without a compass and map...

[@jaytee2642]

kempoguy The compass fell into a deep rock crevice, and a bear ate the map. Always pays to know more than one way of doing something.😉

[@kempoguy7597]

That is so true, but many did not got through AIT, Robin Sage, SERE or other such classes.

[@ivan-ec8dt]

She is cute

[@miriamibrahim1281]

Very cool video!