Land Nav Simplified

[Junior314]

I never served in the military and I wasn't a boyscout. I have been watching alot of YouTube videos trying to soak up alot of information.

Came across the video/channel below. I think the way this guy delivers the lesson makes it very easy to understand. If what he is saying is BS someone more experienced than I can call me on it.


View: https://youtu.be/gn_yY6L8wy4

 

[Picton]

Declination math was the only hard thing to master, for me, and that was because I did my map learning on a map with easterly declination but had to do most of my actual career with westerly. And then I spent a lot of time training at a place with zero declination.

It was not that easy for me to do rapidly. It's a perishable skill, too; needs practice.

The best thing I ever learned, when walking an azimuth, is that you should never pass trees on the same side (usually the right). That'll throw you off over time. You should always alternate.

 

[Andy in NH]

Academic knowledge is fine, but if you want to really learn land nav skills, you have to get out there and do it.

Get a mentor and/or join an orienteering club.

 

[Yazz]

The boy Scouts were good to me.

 

[Artie]

Mass Wildlife offers classes. I have always wanted to attend but the fill quick.

Additional hunter education courses

Designed for both experienced and novice hunters who want to improve or add to their skills.

www.mass.gov

 

[white feather]

Be careful with older paper topo maps as the location of magnetic north is changing much more rapidly over the past 30 years and the declination angle shown will be inaccurate.