How to use your map and compass part 3 - what to do when you get lost.

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3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the third and final video in my little series on how to use your map and compass. In this video we look at what to do when you get lost.
I hope you enjoy this video and find it useful.
Link to Part 1 - taking a bearing from the map
• How to use a Map and C...
Link to Part 2 - pacing and timing
• How to use a Map & Com...

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@burgerlionbeats 2 ай бұрын

Your mini series has helped me exponentially learn how to use a map and compass for my Duke of Edinburgh expedition; thank you

@thecampingastronomer8554 2 ай бұрын

I am glad that you found the videos useful 😊. Good luck with you DofE 👍

@adiem1653 3 ай бұрын

All 3 vids gave me an idea of using a compass and map - thanks very much

@thecampingastronomer8554 3 ай бұрын

I am very glad that you found the videos useful, and thank you very much for taking the time to watch and comment 👍

@bendover4496 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely excellent series on map & compass! Clear, concise & easy to follow! Excellent point about aiming off. Thank you!

@thecampingastronomer8554 Жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊. Thanks for watching the series and your kind comments. Hope you have a good week ahead 👍

@philipburke1708 Жыл бұрын

I've seen several navigation videos on You Tube; attended a residential course on mountain navigation and practiced skills on the hillls. John,; this has to be the most instructive presentation I've seen. Your presentation is clear, calm and well thought out. Your 3 part series has been a great refresher course for me. Really enjoyed it and will continue to revisit it. Thanks, Phil

@thecampingastronomer8554 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words Philip, it is very much appreciated. I am glad that you found my series useful, and thank you for taking the time to watch the videos and support my channel. Hope you have a good week ahead 😊

@h.bsfaithfulservant4136 3 жыл бұрын

‘Triangle of uncertainty’ is an expression I’ve never heard of before, but it describes where I am in my life quite accurately 😂🤣! It was clever of you to lay on windy weather conditions to add drama Jon 😳😊. Camping Astronomers are obviously made of tough stuff 🤩✌️

@thecampingastronomer8554 3 жыл бұрын

When I first started walking I accidentally climbed the wrong mountain. It was only when I looked over my shoulder and saw lots if people standing on the top of an adjacent hill that I realised 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@h.bsfaithfulservant4136 3 жыл бұрын

@@thecampingastronomer8554 😆😆... now I understand why you are serious about orienteering! 😉

@stephenbooth3373 2 жыл бұрын

I have really enjoyed your navigation videos,I’m a beginner backpacker/hiker and an currently self learning navigation with the ultimate navigation manual by Lyle Brotherton,your ability to explain in a really simple calm way is fantastic,could you please make more navigation videos I love them and I’m sure many other people feel the same,cheers steve

@thecampingastronomer8554 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words Stephen, it means a lot to me. Glad you found this series useful. I'll look into doing some further videos on the subject 👍😊

@stephenbooth3373 2 жыл бұрын

@@thecampingastronomer8554 That will be great,I look foreward to watching and learning from them Thankyou!!👌😃

@outsidertank Жыл бұрын

Watched your little series John, i must say your an excellent tutor. thank you.

@thecampingastronomer8554 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it 😊

@DW-BR549 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video series, well done, helpful and enjoyable.

@thecampingastronomer8554 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for watching and your kind comment, glad you enjoyed the videos 🙂

@daitrigger179 6 ай бұрын

Great series clear easy to understand and useful thanks

@thecampingastronomer8554 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed these videos Dai. Have a great Christmas 👍

@markshaw9342 10 ай бұрын

A very clear and useful little series this. Thank you John.

@thecampingastronomer8554 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Mark, I am glad you enjoyed the series. Hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend 👍

@markshaw9342 10 ай бұрын

You too John. I'm living/working overseas at the moment but plan to do loads of hiking when I return to the UK in a few years time.

@andyholtorp 3 жыл бұрын

Great set of videos - always a good refresh - thanks for posting

@thecampingastronomer8554 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to watch and your kind comment Andy, it's very appreciated 🙂

@jayclarke7370 Жыл бұрын

Excellent series, explanations and demonstrations that are easy to follow,subscribed👍

@thecampingastronomer8554 Жыл бұрын

I am glad you enjoyed the series Jay, and your support is very much appreciated. I hope you enjoy the rest of the week 😊

@keeleysux3987 9 ай бұрын

amazing videos! going on a high competition course next week in canberra, using triangulation, night nav, nav without map or compass etc - this is an amazing refresher course that teaches all the niches (compass north facing up, staying away from metal etc) that other videos do not. thanks for your detail!

@thecampingastronomer8554 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching Keeley and for your kind comment. Good luck with your course next week 👍

@Autourdumonde1 3 жыл бұрын

Great new video!! All the best in your next adventures, we stay tuned :)

@thecampingastronomer8554 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, much appreciated 🙂🙏

@larklandlover5252 10 ай бұрын

Your videos are nice, thankyou they are helpful while trying to understand the topic :)

@thecampingastronomer8554 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I am glad you found the videos helpful 👍

@GeeBeeMike Жыл бұрын

Came across this channel quite by accident, but quickly realised I recognised you because you helped me upsize my boots from 9 to 10 size the other day and gave some great advise on hiking socks and base layers for my partner. I also remembered you said you used a Silva compass. Anyway, nice video Steve, very clearly explained and annotated. Now armed with a Brunton compass and some maps, heading up to the Lake District next week and will try and check out Helm Crag and Loughrigg Fell like you suggested, if we get the time. I’ll let you know how I get along with those new boots! I’ll go and check out your other videos, especially the astronomy. That was a BIG hobby of mine many years ago. Sadly my scopes have been idle in their cases for the last 10 years or so. I really should dust them off and get back at it. Big thumbs up for the video and looking forward to watching the others. Subscription added. All the best. Mike and Hayley. 🔭

@thecampingastronomer8554 Жыл бұрын

Hello Mike & Hayley, I remember talking to you the other day. I'm glad your compass has arrived, and I'm sure you'll enjoy using it in the Lakes. Hope you have a fantastic trip. Thank you very much for your subscription, and taking the time you watch and comment. Your support means a lot to me 🙂👍

@JackAlford 5 ай бұрын

Really good explanation 🙌🏼 thank you

@thecampingastronomer8554 5 ай бұрын

Thank You Jack, I am glad you found it useful. Have a great weekend 😊

@ArcticNatureExperiences 3 жыл бұрын

A good instructional movie.We all will be lost at some point when trekking, but it is when we are lost that we need to trust the instruments. In my experience cognitive bias will make you think you are in a specific place and you will look for confirmation for your belief - and that will often make you even more lost. So knowing how to use the compass and map will help you to get objective data about where you are; something that is important! And I talk from experience being gloriously lost in forests and mountains because I thought I could do without map and compass - now I know better!

@thecampingastronomer8554 3 жыл бұрын

You are very right about cognitive bias. I have also been in situations where you try and fit the terrain to where you think you are on the map. Alternatively you start to tell yourself that the map is wrong 🤣. Thank you very much for watching and commenting 👍

@MaccaKnives 2 жыл бұрын

super series mate, learnt a lot so thank you mate.

@thecampingastronomer8554 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the videos useful, and thank you for taking the time to watch and comment, its much appreciated 👍🙂

@leyuqiu4339 3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Sooner or later you’ll get lost! Thanks John for coaching!

@thecampingastronomer8554 3 жыл бұрын

This is very true 👍. Thanks for watching 🙂

@dontuno 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed that John and well done for persevering with the weather. Got to say it was a "real life" scenario and all the better for it. Just downloaded the app and as you say, well detailed, thanks for that tip!

@thecampingastronomer8554 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Brian, it was certainly windy that day 🤣. Mind you, I was out in another howling gale on the Brecon Beacons on Tuesday, so I'm getting used to it now. The app is great, so I'm sure you'll get lots of use out of it . It shows all of the footpaths etc, and even things like gates when you enlarge the screen to show more detail. Thanks for watching 🙂

@George_outdoors 7 ай бұрын

I have seen folks who align the North arrow on the compass with the map north and then rotate the map. You use another method to orient the compass lines with the meridian lines of the map. Any comments on which method you prefer? They both seem to be valid.

@thecampingastronomer8554 7 ай бұрын

I reckon that rotating the map would work, although I have never done it that way. I'll give it a go next time I'm out as it seems very interesting. Thanks very much for watching and taking the time to comment, its much appreciated 😊

@George_outdoors 7 ай бұрын

The videos you make are methodical and helpful for those interested in the outdoors.

@thecampingastronomer8554 7 ай бұрын

@@George_outdoors thanks George, glad you find them useful 👍

@joekelly9369 8 ай бұрын

Silva how to mess up a 6 figure reference , the six figure chart is in reverse , hindering a rescue if you use the one on the compass , well done silva for not correcting this for decades

@clivenewton7609 11 күн бұрын

Explain please???

@pmm1044 Жыл бұрын

For magnetic declination adjustment…if W of MN, then subtract MD? I’m confused. In part 1, it was add MD??? Please clarify?? Thanks

@thecampingastronomer8554 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the question. In part 1 I was taking a bearing from the map, and transferring it to the ground around me. In part 3 I was doing the opposite - taking bearings from the land around me, and transferring that to the map. This is the reason one video talks about adding the figure and the other subtracts it. Hope this helps 🙂

@pmm1044 Жыл бұрын

@@thecampingastronomer8554 Ahhh…Thanks! Was thinking that was what you were doing. I am thinking I am going to stick with the Silva M2 which has the adjustable declination to avoid the math errors. 😬

@thecampingastronomer8554 Жыл бұрын

@pmm1044 that is a good idea 👍. Luckily for me, here in the UK there's is no meaningful error at the moment so we can ignore it for a few years. Thanks very much for taking the time to watch and commenting. Best Wishes to you for 2023.

@pmm1044 Жыл бұрын

@@thecampingastronomer8554 Best 2023 wishes to you also from Seattle Washington! 😀

@sundararajankrishnamachari8958 8 ай бұрын

If only you cud repeat step by step taking of bearing again while triangulating, it wud benefit your viewers like me

@thecampingastronomer8554 8 ай бұрын

I think that triangulation is the most difficult part of using a compass, especially as the conditions are often quite poor when you need to do it. Luckily, it is quite a rare thing to need to do.

@P.E.J. 5 ай бұрын

what a coincidence that you are on top of a hill - what if you were in a dence forest??

@thecampingastronomer8554 5 ай бұрын

The situation in a dense forest would be completely different as you would be unable to use triangulation to identify your position. If it was me lost in a forest, I would attempt to retrace my steps to reach my last known position. If following a compass bearing then I would reverse the bearing. You may have your own ideas. Perhaps you could make a video on this for your channel. For my video, it was important that viewers could see where I was (ie on top of a known hill) so that they could see how triangulation works. Luckily, getting completely lost, where such techniques are useful is relatively rare. Have a good weekend.

@garthtimmins2852 Жыл бұрын

if you get lost, sit down and start sharpening your knife. Before long five guys will show up and tell you that you're doing it wrong. At least one of them will know the way out. 😁

@thecampingastronomer8554 Жыл бұрын

🤣 sounds like a good plan.