Basic Navigation Tips - Map-reading and taking a bearing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2024
- Wilderness Guide Tim shares a basic introduction to navigation by map and compass.
- How to choose the right map
- How to read a map to work out your position
- How to use a compass
- How to work out time from A to B
- How to take a bearing
- How to navigate to a bearing
I've never commented on a video but I feel so grateful that I had to let you know. I've watched several videos and felt like an idiot because I just wasn't getting it. After watching this video I totally understand and can comfortably navigate with a map and compass. Many thanks, Tim!
By far the best on you tube. Thank you
Brilliant ! The best explanation I have seen on TH-cam. Thank you
By far this is the clearest and most concise explanation on how to navigate with a compass and map!! You should do another video explaining contour lines and shapes of the ground. Just awesome 👏 Thank you!
A fantastic tutorial, thank you. You've instilled such confidence in a noob...thank you.
Glad to hear that!
Thank you for a simple understanding of map reading and using a compass
thanks for the simplified, step by step instructions
The way in which you have explained this is so simple to follow. No jargon or big fancy words, works a treat. thanks
Thank you for that amazing explanation. I just got back from Dofe without any lesson and was confused. You helped me understand better.
Just what I needed Thanks, Great tutorial
I teach map and compass classes, it amazes me how some people can teach it and you walk off MORE confused than when you started. I love the way you explained it, and you made some great points that made me think... "I never thought of it that way! 300° Perfect thinking. Thank you so much!
I need that shirt! LoL Thank you so much!
Thank you for such a simple, no nonsense tutorial Tim. Starting wild camping this summer so brushing up on skills I haven't practiced since the Air Cadet days and this was just what I needed. Subbed 👍
Clear, concise, easy to understand, what more could you ask for! By far the best tutorial I've found, many thanks!
Yup …. Like a lot of the comments, I too now understand this … your an extremely good tutor. Thanks again. 👍
Thank you that’s the first time I’ve really understood how to read a compass.
The best map instructor by far, you made that very simple to follow and understand, thank you
At last, it has clicked in my simple brain. Thank you Tim for explaining it all in a way that even I can understand. Finally I can stop worrying about disappearing into the wilderness forever :)
Simple, quiet, unpretentious. Nice to listen to. Well.explained
I learnt this in scouts (25 years ago!) and needed a refresher. Thanks!
100% what I needed! Comprehensive but easy to follow, thank you!
Really clear and easy to follow..it would be good to have a video on how to deal with having to deviate from the planned route due to obstacles
Great Video and delivery of clear information. Found this so very helpful. Many thanks
After watching literally about 20 different You Tube videos I came across this one. Brilliant. Explained simply and effectively. Well done and Thank You.👍
Glad it was helpful!
Great and simple explanation that makes sense!
Many thanks!
Super clear and helpful thank you!
This is extremely clearly explained, esp the part about taking and walking on a bearing. I've watched a couple of other videos on that and wasn't able to follow the explanations given, but this was very clear. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you for your kind comment! Tim is a superstar and we'll let him know.
Brilliant! Thanks so much for straightforward explanation. Feeling confident. x
Terrific, thank you. I had tried a number of video's and could n't get it but this is brilliantly explained. Now to go out and practice.
Every well explained.You must be a good teacher
So good to find this UK based tutorial. Completely clear and presented brilliantly. Thank you.
Very Informative. Cheers mate
Thanks heaps, much appreciated.
Thank you so much for this informative video Tim! You explained everything so clearly, I feel much more confident for my upcoming trip! Thanks again, all the best :)
Simply and easily put 👍🏻
Thankyou. Simply brilliantly explained.
Eureka! Now I understand! Great video, many thanks
Have done a course before but it never really made sense. This is so well presented, easy words, great description, I feel more confident. I do use my phone for maps, but a pal was better with compass and we combined, but now I'll be able to use both. Thank you so much
Finally understand! What about when you become lost, could you explain how to find your location on a map? Thanks for the video 😊
Thank you from America!!!
Nice video, just shoot it in landscape next time so it fills the screen properly!
Thank you very much! That was a very good explanation.
Thank you very much for all the info! Great help!
Found this video really good, easy to follow. I’ve been practicing with a local map so I know where everything is but find I have to add on good 30 degrees 🤷♀️That’s an os map 15000 ... Building my confidence 😳 Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks -so clear
Thank you for the demo, I'll try that in my local park. but we also have some remote areas where I live. And that will be helpful
Thank you so much for this video!
Top class, brilliant video
VERY clear and concise ! Thank you
Thank you. I found this really helpful.
Brilliant video thank you! 😊
Thank you very much Tim, should be a bit safer now as I venture further than Ayrshire!
Thank you so much for this, my wife and me are wanting to start walking and camping as a hobby and this has made the most worrying apsect so much less ... well ... worrying! We will just practice on simple wlaks until we get it down and then try further afield ... so again, thank you
superb video ! simply explained, thanks.
Glad you liked it!
This video is very helpful... thank you x
great explanation of the silva 1 2 3 system thanks
Thank you you’ve made it so simple rather than trying to learn rocket science looking it up in a book lol
Thankyou that was a very well explained 👍
Excellent video and advice 👍
Excellent.
I did this years ago in the Scouts and was pretty sure what I was doing but it was great to find a simple explanation. On the hikes I do which are only 6 - 8 miles is it worth worrying about magnetic variation or shouldn't this matter as long as I have visibility? I know in 2022 there isn't a lot of variation but just need to clarify. Thank you.
Clearly explained - thank you
You are welcome!
Very informative, thank you for that!
Thanks for that.
Great video found it helped easy to follow, I’m practicing with an os local map but find I have to add a good 30”🤷♀️Anyway thanks for sharing 👍
Perfect. Thank you.
was so looking forward to watching but was filmed in portrait mode- why ?
Thanks that made a lot of sense👍
Glad it helped
Thank you very much sir.
NEWS the broken compass
QUESTION - Being from UK I live in a world where speed limits are set in MILES per hour and this leads on to cars that do MILES per GALLON. If I ask for directions on the high street someone will say, "yeah, its 3 MILES that way"
So why is the official way of mapping with crown recognized services such as Ordnance Suvery and such all done in KM.
My question arouse when you discuss walking speed. I know my own. In MPH. You immediately go into KMs what makes sense if your wanting to transfer it into all the other navigation things you are demoing such as compass and maps. As there all in KMs. For a country that still uses Miles - Why?
Hi
When taking bearings, does the top of the map always need to point to north? Or can north on the map be pointing in any direction, as long as the orienteering lines of the compass point north?
Thanks
Thank you.
Why would you film this in portrait mode?!
Thank you very much, demystified Ta
Tim wouldn't that metal watch effect your Bearing ?
Thanks for this. You need a mic though mate. The birds in the background are louder than you. Maybe my laptop. Gonna try watch on my TV.
Apologies,. My pants laptop speakers. Fine on the TV. Great video.
Bit concerned that you didn't go too much into magnetic variations, do we add or take off the degrees? 🤔 I find it's mega important, too important to skip over
Did you find an answer? I use ‘GrandMa’s socks’ that is grid to magnetic subtract. The other direction is just MGA magnetic to grid add. It’s easiest to think of East declination as positive and West declination as a negative (counter clockwise). So you can use the same mnemonic regardless, but with a West declination for a map to compass conversion (grid to magnetic) you subtract a negative number which means you are adding it. For magnetic to grid you add the negative West declination, which means you subtract it.
First time I've understood this! But what if you do not know where you are?
Hi I am also a relative beginner with Navigation, you can find where you are on an OS map by using a 6 figure grid reference, there are lots of You Tube videos showing how to work out that reference but the real easy easy way is to download an app OS Locate that will show you your 6 fiqure grid ref, a second way is that a low cost GPS like Garmin E Trex 10 will show you the reference but perhaps the easiest system is what I have just started using the OS maps app ( costs 23.99 for full UK coverage ) that will show via GPS on your mobile exactly where you are and by downloading a route very easy to follow. You can start a free 7 day trial to see how the Premium membership works on your PC/laptop and on the mobile hope that helps.
Nice❤❤
Use your camera properly you might get more viewers
Come on , 2020 and stil recording in virtical ? strange your knowladge is not better in video format, could you do it again in proper format? actually love listening to the starlings in the backgroud
Martin, maybe you should work a little on your manner and tone, certainly in the written form. The video content was spot on and very clearly explained. Maybe put some work into your spelling also? Best to make sure you get the plank out of your own eye before removing the speck from someone else's.