Great video today Top! Practical examples of land navigation for the win. I a big believer in having a walking and slogging “Airborne Shuffle” pace count. I learned to trust my pace counts at the Fort Knox NCO Academy (PLDC) waaay back in the day… a good map, identifiable hand rails, and attack points were the order of the day succeeding on this land navigation course… dead reckoning was a bust due to the masses of under brush and thorn thickets… I tried that on the practice day and no go’d… switched to terrain association and pace count and ran the course, found all four points and had an hour to spare… so, having a deep war chest of knowledge and understanding what works best in what environment is a key IMO. Keep up the Fire!
My family over many generations went from EAST TO WEST, always wanted to go back in time to go down those trails. No maps, no compass. I've gone a wondering many times, I always loved it, even when I was tired, sweaty and cut up from brush. ENJOY 👍
Awesome vid, as always ! wath is your best tip on moving in thick and dense forest? Up here, we are mostly in steep incline and very dense woods. In land nav cours we where always 2 but I was wondering , when alone, what is the best tip you have to stay on course?
As i looked at the map the green area didn't have a lot of marks on it indicating a lack of features. So just as you said, So my question to you is. When faced with a terrain that is pretty much featureless is this how you want to move? That being said under different conditions require different methods of navigation through? I think I am a little lost here. A straight line, unless you encounter obstacles that you have to go around, isn't the best method of getting you to where you want or need to be? Also if you are being tracked or chased I can see where a straight line would not be a good idea. I think I missed something.
Well, yes and no (straight line). Eventually we will do that, but based on terrain (elevation, vegetation, etc) you may need to move to an attack point. In this case, I could move fairly freely to the road without regard to pace count or a change in direction. Hope that helps.
12:49 You got that rabbit ? :D --- I was always told to navigate hilltop to hilltop you cant go wrong with those features 100% bet - get high ground, but never walk the crest no silhouetting. Tears of a commie!
Good job Sir. Keep it Coming.
Land Navigation is a perishable skill, practice and refreshers are a necessity... thank you
BAM! STOKED!
Double STOKED
This video is a great inspiration for me in how to train land nav. :)
Great video today Top! Practical examples of land navigation for the win. I a big believer in having a walking and slogging “Airborne Shuffle” pace count. I learned to trust my pace counts at the Fort Knox NCO Academy (PLDC) waaay back in the day… a good map, identifiable hand rails, and attack points were the order of the day succeeding on this land navigation course… dead reckoning was a bust due to the masses of under brush and thorn thickets… I tried that on the practice day and no go’d… switched to terrain association and pace count and ran the course, found all four points and had an hour to spare… so, having a deep war chest of knowledge and understanding what works best in what environment is a key IMO.
Keep up the Fire!
Awesome insights!
Talk about serious bushwhacking! Around frame 12:46! Done that! Lol
Superb!!
Great knowledge shared. Sure do like the birds eye view! Thx.
Thanks brother. I enjoy getting the drone out there every now and again.
Great video on testing your skills real world style. Attack points and backstops then working back to an objective.
Great video- really getting a lot of good information from your land navigation videos. Thanks for posting!
In the part of the country where I live this will work 99.9% of the time. Good stuff.
Right on amigo.
You have this land nav stuff down packed . Good stuff !
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Great 📹 I really need to see you succeed like that
My family over many generations went from EAST TO WEST, always wanted to go back in time to go down those trails. No maps, no compass. I've gone a wondering many times, I always loved it, even when I was tired, sweaty and cut up from brush. ENJOY 👍
Me too brother!
P.S it took from the MAYFLOWER to 1867 to go coast to coast. 🗽🇺🇸🇺🇲🙏
Digging the land nav Top. Good job man. Consider this a double shot for the flask.
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Great content! Love your videos! Where do you get your land nav Topo Maps?
Short answer USGS. Sundays video will be all about it as a matter of fact!
I love the navigation stuff too. I'm wondering what that map protector is? is it something you made?
It’s a regular protractor, I typically cut off the mils though.
I meant the cover with the red edge. Is it a sleeve to hold a map?
@@donaldburton6869 ah! Yes I played around with some cardboard backing and acetate
Can a Delorme atlas be used for land navigation as well as a Topo map from USGS?
i love the nav classes. my problem is i'm not a metric person?
Awesome vid, as always ! wath is your best tip on moving in thick and dense forest? Up here, we are mostly in steep incline and very dense woods. In land nav cours we where always 2 but I was wondering , when alone, what is the best tip you have to stay on course?
Use the terrain to your advantage. With a good map, you can plan passable routes and determine your location by the terrain features.
@STOKERMATIC I didn't see anything regarding declination on NOAA Website. Please provide a link.
www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/calculators/mobileDeclination.shtml#Compass
enjoyed...
USNG has not updated for newer phones, do you have any suggestions?
As i looked at the map the green area didn't have a lot of marks on it indicating a lack of features. So just as you said, So my question to you is. When faced with a terrain that is pretty much featureless is this how you want to move? That being said under different conditions require different methods of navigation through? I think I am a little lost here. A straight line, unless you encounter obstacles that you have to go around, isn't the best method of getting you to where you want or need to be? Also if you are being tracked or chased I can see where a straight line would not be a good idea. I think I missed something.
Well, yes and no (straight line). Eventually we will do that, but based on terrain (elevation, vegetation, etc) you may need to move to an attack point. In this case, I could move fairly freely to the road without regard to pace count or a change in direction.
Hope that helps.
Where do you get and what type of maps do you use?
USGS website.
The web site you used, is it in a different formate than UTM?
USGS uses UTM as I recall.
Can you share a link to the app which you showed in the beginning of the video?
usng.me
Can not find that app. ? Link?
I downloaded the app USNG and I'm wondering how to change the map datum to NAD 27 ? Thanks in advance.
Im not aware if its ability to change the datum.
Where do you get your military maps?
Go to the USGS website for maps of your local area.
is that an Ontario RAT you are slicing with? thats my EDC
Great content, always love the navigation stuff. I took a Udemy class by Reid Tillery that was really good.
Cool!
Did you worry about any poisonous plants when you bushwacked through the growth?
in my area, no.
Ranger up stoker and drive through that shit. I would suggest a machete brother to help make that movement a little easier
Cut-overs are the devil......LOL
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12:49 You got that rabbit ? :D --- I was always told to navigate hilltop to hilltop you cant go wrong with those features 100% bet - get high ground, but never walk the crest no silhouetting. Tears of a commie!
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I want a sticker that says "tears of commies" for my bottle.
I have the design in my head, just gotta find an artist