Awesome man, I am glad you brought up the ranger beads because that's what I was going to look up next, its been a very long time so i have to admit I am very rusty, so thank you for this short and simple block of instructions. 11B Follow Me!
Fantastic! Thank you again. I appreciate that you get straight to the point and explain things very clearly. As someone who is just dipping their toe into outdoor activity and navigation, it's extremely helpful.
Great info, well presented. Metric is used because the UTM grid is setup with 1 km squares. Then each 1 km UTM grid has 100 m tick marks on a map. I got a 100m / 330 ft open reel tape from Harbor Freight for under US $20. I have several 100 m courses measured out. So every couple of days I can recheck my pace as I walk around. If I don't have ranger beads then I use 9 small stones for the 100 m count, twigs for the 1 km count.
I have a question for you. Understanding topographical maps and protractors. Can these protractors be used with the civilian Road Atlas? I’m interested in your input. Standing by. Great videos!
It is 50/50. You will not be able to get military grid coordinates due to the scale of the maps. You would be able to use it for getting azimuths (bearings) as long as the map has grid lines you can use in coordination with the protractor. So you have some limitations. If the civilian map has a good legend you will be able to get a lot of info there which will aid you in navigation. A Road Atlas map one key feature is that it has the capability to use visual aids (Roads) to guide you from one point to another. Stick with good topo maps if you are ground pounding in the wilderness. There are many online sites that you can download these maps and print them out.
