Thank you so much my friend! I really appreciate you tuning in!

I really appreciate that James. It is a topic I put off for awhile because while it isn't super complicated, it can sure seem that way and become easily frustrating to a beginner. I have a few more parts in this series coming very soon. Thank you for taking the time to tune in and for your kind words sir.

Thank you very much for your kind words Shawn. I agree that would be a great exercise to work on as well. We did some training this weekend with grid coordinates and topo maps. We were using 6 point grid coordinates to get students within 100 meters of their target resources. Navigation is definitely a topic I enjoy learning on. Take care sir.

Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in! You are not alone, navigation is often overlooked but it is one of the crucial skills for the outdoorsman. Take care.

Thank you so much brother! I am glad you are enjoying this. I know navigation tends to be an overlooked skill because many times we are operating on familiar terrain and just use visual references to get from point a to b. However, when we do journey into a new area, these basic skills can give you confidence that you know how to get back and also allow you to become familiar with the new area. I have a few more parts coming that will explain this further as well. Thanks again and take care brother!

Thank you so much for your kind words my friend! I really appreciate your time and interest!

Excellent question Micheal! I have a video to explain that exact scenario which is compass basics part 7 in this series. It will discuss dead reckoning and how to find a direct azimuth in the field from your last point back to your first point. Let me know what you think. Thank you for watching and commenting!

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Black Hat Bushcraft that is awesome! Great video. I love the no fluff, no BS approach to your videos. In the dead reckoning video you show putting stakes in the ground to simulate your path. What if this was not an option and you needed to do this on paper? Would the methodology change in any way? Would it effect the accuracy? As in this example you said you were off by 3°. If you did it on paper would it be more precise or less?

Another excellent question Michael! You can absolutely do this on paper and I am actually working on the video for that which will become part 8, "Making the Map". The only different is instead of stakes on the ground, you use your compass, pencil and a straightedge to draw it out on your paper (preferably graph paper). It may end up being a bit more accurate just due to precision makings. The main difference between the ground method and paper is you have to make sure the paper is oriented north as you make the map. I hope to get a video completed on this method very soon. Thank you again for your kind words and interest!

Black Hat Bushcraft : I am looking forward to your next video in this series. I have to say this has been the best beginners land nav series I have watched on KZfaq. Will you also be covering intersection & resection? Do you have an ETA for the next land nav video? Thanks & keep up the good work.

I do actually. At the school we teach students to make a range card with the azimuth, the reverse azimuth and the pace count for each point. It is good for people to understand how to figure their reverse azimuth in in multiple ways to really understand how it works. It seems simple but it does go over the beginner's heads sometimes. Thank you for tuning in and commenting!