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 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!
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 👍
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 :)
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!
After watching literally about 20 different You Tube videos I came across this one. Brilliant. Explained simply and effectively. Well done and 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 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 :)
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
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 👍
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
