SIX LANDNAV TIPS

You need to be able to move in a straight line. In this video, I'm going to give you six tips on how to do just that.
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[@williammcginley6543]

Very good teaching,even you can make mistakes ,which means we need to double check other triple check.

[@Hondarc51red]

I've been dying for this video. Thank you!

[@sstephensss143]

I had a 2 hour course in land navigation in the Army 30 plus years ago. I don't remember ever really understanding how to use the lensatic compass back then, and I have never had to be the one to navigate. Your videos have made this concept easier to understand... now to get a compass and go practice what you are teaching. Thanks!

[@STOKERMATIC]

Geof, glad it resonated well with you and thank you for your service!

[@jamesashford6111]

Land nav is a game of accuracy & guessing that you get better at so you can eventually find your precise location. So many variables to consider: pace count in different terrain and gear, elevation as it relates to pace count from point A to B, understanding magnetic declination, knowing which way you naturally tend to always steer (left or right) so you can counter this when adjusting to your azimuth, how to keep track of your pace count (ranger beads or rocks or note it down, etc). Great video!!!! I just subscribed! 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌳🌲🌲🌲🌲🌳🎄🌴🌴🌴🌲🌳🌲🌿☘️🌲🙋🏻‍♂️🎄🌲🌲🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌴🌴🌳🌳🌴🌴🌳🌲🌲🌳🌳🌲🌲🌲🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌲🌲

[@STOKERMATIC]

A lot to take in - but once it comes together, it’s magic!

[@maggiealena]

Maps are so important when traveling by land sea or air. It is easy to get disoreinted when you can't see to get your bearings. All navigation is basically the same wether your using a giro compass or lensatic compass. Learn to take good notes in the field. Learn to write important features that can be used to correspond to a map you buy or make yourself. It could save your life one day or someone elses life that is acompanying your. Being 15 miles or more from nowhere is no big deal if you know the area well. You get into an area you have never been in, you could walk for days if you don't use s compass well. Back in the mid 1960s just before i joined the military, i was on land that belonged to a. Large forestry company. Few houses back then. Maybe one every 10 miles on a main County road. I was 35 miles in the middle of nowhere. I knew the are fairly well, but it eas East Texas near Taledo Bend Reservoir. I got turn around. No compass. I knew due East was the Sabine River. So i walked due east keepinh the sun to my back. It was 11:30 am. The sun was 15 min from going beyond the tree line behind me when i reached the bank of the Sabine River. It was 17:34 PM. Walking in the East Texas thicket lost is not fun. Once there i moved north along the river and came to a spot i fished at in Newton County. I was 20 miles from home due west. There wss trail at my fishing spot that i followed to the main road FM-2626 walked south 3 miles to road heading West to Kirbyville and followed it in to Jasper County. Once there i cut NorthWest 15 degrees and ended up on our property at 00:30. I was beat. I was 15 yrsrs old at the time. I never forgot that experience. It changed my life. Once i joined the military and learn to read a map and use a compass. I made sure i could use both expertly. I was never going get lost again.

[@donharris9269]

I am glad I found u channel

[@STOKERMATIC]

Stay Stoked Don!

[@TonyTooTuff]

@Stokermatic. This is solid gold. Thank you for putting this together for everyone. It’s appreciated.

[@STOKERMATIC]

🥃🇺🇸

[@mementomori4051]

Great content as per usual. Been a number of years since I've done any land nav so it's good to refresh and pick up a little extra. Thanks!

[@STOKERMATIC]

Awesome! Thanks amigo!

[@kentaylor8512]

Always a pleasure watching these videos. My wife and I enjoy hitting our local state parks and trails. I try and do a little more off the trail when its just me. Stoker’s tips and instructions are always in the back of my mind. Thanks for the good pointers on enjoying time out in nature.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Love that you and your wife enjoy the parks and forests! Glad the content helps you all out. Thanks Ken!

[@ericdee6802]

Another excellent demonstration, well done. Thank you Stokermatic for sharing this with us.🇺🇸✌️👍

[@STOKERMATIC]

Right on!

[@GoodCovfefe]

Stoked off of this info👍🏾

[@STOKERMATIC]

Stay Stoked!

[@vieuxacadian9455]

Thanks !

[@STOKERMATIC]

👊

[@paulzimmerman3895]

Good schooling for your new vid coming up! Thx.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Hope all is well Paul!

[@louiemorris9598]

Good JOB. Just shake a small tree so you can see it moving on your map. You will know exactly where you are. LOL

[@STOKERMATIC]

LOL!

[@jamesashford6111]

🤣🌲

[@o.thomas7049]

I just subscribed, and I respect what you do, there is a lot of information on here for the young turbos to utilize "attention to details " ...."🪨 of the Marne"...."bloody first"

[@STOKERMATIC]

Right on brother!

[@cliffordfreeman7829]

Understood you perfectly,well done.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks amigo! 🇺🇸

[@glennt8687]

Very informative video. I was uncertain how you determined to add or subtract the mag. declination from map to field. It would have been beneficial if you stated your location and if the magnetic declination was east or west of true north.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Appreciate that Glenn. I’m in the PNW so mag is to my east. Search channel for declination videos or peruse through my land nav playlist for more.

[@glennt8687]

@@STOKERMATIC thank you for your reply. I can understand now that I know that your in the PNW. I'm east of the agonic line in Pennsylvania. I have watched many of your videos and have learned a lot.

[@kylefetes454]

Amazing content as always, very descriptive instructions hopefully we can get a live night land mag video !

[@STOKERMATIC]

EPIC! Yes...it may have to wait until winter as my days here now are 430 am till 2200....I'll figure something out.

[@donaldburton6869]

I think the content is right on. Thank you

[@STOKERMATIC]

Right on!

[@Slimhaven1]

All of your videos are very educational and a big helping my trying to improve my skills

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks Don!

[@magicman2324]

Great demonstration and info!

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks amigo!

[@matthewburden9403]

Another great video! Keep up your style.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks brother! 👊

[@jonathandigal8345]

You are the best!...thanks for the videos.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks brother!

[@jonathandigal8345]

Very accurate...thanks alot .

[@jonathandigal8345]

Im am sure i hit the jackpot!

[@stephenlindsey9233]

Great video! As always I learned something

[@erickamekonapeper4007]

You did great Brother I am beginning to learn some nav 👍 thanks and keep er movin 😏🇺🇸

[@STOKERMATIC]

Eric, if there's anything that may be of benefit to you or your daughter regarding wilderness exploration, don't hesitate to leave a comment or drop me an email @ [e-mail]

[@erickamekonapeper4007]

@@STOKERMATIC thank you so much Brother I appreciate it 😊 My Daughter and I choose the outdoors over going to a movie or something like that ❤️🇺🇸 I'm 45 and I have lived in Washington My whole life. I grew up in the mountains and lived on the shore of the Salish Sea in Everett 🙂 it was wonderful then when you could go on a bike with about 7 other Neighborhood Kid's all day safely 😏🇺🇸

[@theshanester338]

Love this channel 👊

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks amigo!

[@davidtou6032]

Hello... really like your videos! In this case I would have "Aimed Off" ...left or right of that road bend so when you hit it U know which way to turn! Regards!

[@STOKERMATIC]

A great combination of techniques right there David!

[@dave7443]

I found your channel today. Thank you for taking the time to provide quality instruction on land navigation. I am writing a journal of notes that I will take with me. I am putting together a quality kit. Can you please recommend how to get quality maps of the southwest. Thank you again for your time!

[@STOKERMATIC]

Search the channel for make and print your own maps - then head over to the USGS website and tool around on that.

[@joefennell7535]

Thanks Top. Good one.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks Joe!

[@joefennell7535]

Maybe a little too much coffee that morning?

[@georgehartwig1865]

As usual 👍

[@STOKERMATIC]

Right on George. Hope all is well!

[@theshanester338]

This channel and this guy rocks

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks bro!

[@ShihabdeentheCyclist]

Hi how to use button compass

[@joefennell7535]

Another good one top. Thanks man.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jameschancey251]

WHAT???? Lost your pencil?? This guy I follow says 2 is 1, 1 is none.😁 Just kidding.Great video.

[@STOKERMATIC]

LMAO - right on brother.

[@glazev37]

Love your channel and content. I was never good in math so help me out here! In this vid you state your pace count is 65 paces per 100meters. You then estimated the distance to your destination as 610 meters, did some division, then stated you would need to walk 65 paces 9.5 times to arrive on target. It seems that if you repeat 65 paces 9.5 times you would walk almost a kilometer, Am I being obtuse?

[@STOKERMATIC]

Hmmm lll have to watch again and see if I misspoke but you would be right in your est.

[@wiseone74]

Great video. I hope the purple ribbons you moved weren’t someone else’s markers and now they’re lost out there. 😂

[@STOKERMATIC]

LOL! OOPS!! hahahaha. So true!

[@amoledor]

Can you show how to shoot a reverse azimuth on a lensatic compass? I know how but I’m sure there are people out there that don’t.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Got a whole land nav playlist that discusses all the stuff.

[@ukwildcamper5166]

Great video. New subscriber. Ben from bushcraft basics with Ben

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks Ben! Your channel's looking great!

[@nandocosta2031]

Thank you

[@STOKERMATIC]

Welcome!

[@Rickflairshair]

Always relearning basic land nav watching your channel top. Just wish there were easier ways or simplified ways to get maps without going through the maze on mytopo or usgs sites.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Kyle, man I feel ya. So many of these platforms are not user friendly.

[@28doverlax]

Awesome content man, where do you get your maps from?

[@STOKERMATIC]

Great question! Sometimes work, online, or local stores. You can check out USGS website, they have a TON.

[@28doverlax]

Thanks!

[@longfeather127]

love the videos, one thing that I thought that you might want to take with you is Surveying ribbon, as for the purple ribbon you pulled from the tree, shouldn't it be put back since it was put there by someone for a reason. Was just wondering.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Funny you should talk about using ribbon - in a more recent video i demonstrated using hand made range flags. Right on!

[@tomesjt05]

Hi Stokermatic, I noticed a lot of regional park maps use topographic with grids maps but also “offset” North. I don’t think it is due to declination but bottom line it makes orienting the map with a compass a bit more complicated since the “north-south” grid lines are not actually running north. Any thoughts on using maps with adjusted North? For the most part I don’t really need to use compass since they are largely trails with easy to find terrain features or Markers, but good for practice.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Great questions and observations! Most of the time, the offset is negligible - many times less than 1 degree. So you could use the grid lines to orient as you're really just trying to ensure that what you see towards the top of the map is what's in front of you - similar to how a car's navigation system will continuously shift clockwise or counterclockwise (but sometimes lags...offset) If you wanted a perfect orientation, you'd need to use the magnetic north arrow, fysa Hope that helps Tomes! Stay Stoked

[@paulhease1007]

Stoker, I want to use this method to navigate a trail in UK. Will I be able to find grid maps there??

[@STOKERMATIC]

Check out shop.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/maps/paper-maps/

[@TacticalRick507]

First place, ( in comments at least) Super comment ninja.

[@TacticalRick507]

1sgt, how did it go with the Soldier who was possibly getting chaptered out? Did his miracle come through? And what do you do, if your in a no light situation? Like say navigating the STAR course at SFAS? I am gonna email you my phone number ( the US number). I am checking on somethings and will try to give you a heads up in a week or so.

[@STOKERMATIC]

I'll work on a no/low light land nav video. A lot of the tips in this particular video will help out in this situation, and especially for the STAR course. Using roads as handrails is king - using attack points is queen. Gotta do things smarter.

[@remo_williams]

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[@adventureguy4119]

You military trained or private

[@STOKERMATIC]

Both. I’m a First Sergeant in the Army - and I’ve done some work in the private sector as well.

[@Mork-n-Mindy]

Total noob learning land nav in Washington state. Do you teach classes here by chance, since you’re in the PNW?

[@STOKERMATIC]

Awesome! Glad you found the channel and hope it helps out. I haven’t done any in person yet, but working on something. I’m near JBLM and will either look to do something near here.

[@Davidramirez-mh5gb]

Where do you buy you’re maps from?

[@STOKERMATIC]

Best place is USGS website TBH. I have an older video on it and working on a new one, but their site is easy to navigate and search for your area.

[@marcomancilla6232]

Where do you get your maps? Please post a link

[@STOKERMATIC]

Check out USGS website for maps. I have a video that will walk you through step by step on downloading maps. Some of the maps you’ll see on my channel are military and not for sale but the topographic data is public.

[@donaldburton6869]

Where do you get your maps?

[@STOKERMATIC]

Either custom Topo or straight from USGS - look for my make your own maps video. REI carries some local maps that I’ve used as well.

[@jimf671]

European protractor (kartenwinkelmesser). www.recon-company.com/en/bw-kartenwinkelmesser/1448

[@STOKERMATIC]

Very cool Jim - thanks for sharing!

[@emanuellameck4483]

Maneno mengi sana kuliko vitendo ( its more based in theory than practical due to unnecessary explanation

[@STOKERMATIC]

Unnecessary for one is required for another.

[@Wayneawebb]

5 different key areas, then later in the video you say 6. After watching several of your videos I am very wary of what you are teaching. Every video of yours I have seen, you contradict yourself. Errors like these could kill someone.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Wayne, I appreciate the feedback. Do tell what has been said that “could kill someone”.

[@Wayneawebb]

@@STOKERMATIC Most of your videos I have watched have errors, confusing & misleading information in them. I was talking in general, errors like the ones in your videos could have the potential to kill someone & them become the `statistic

[@STOKERMATIC]

Wayne I’m all down for improving my foxhole. I’m not sure if a 5 for 6 or 6 for 5 is going to be as damaging as you suggest. But I do appreciate any and all feedback to course correct anything that’s confusing or straight up wrong.