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Cow Jam

Cow Jam

Map Scales explained

Map Scales explained

Route Plans - a different approach

Route Plans - a different approach

What are human corpse stones?

What are human corpse stones?

THIS is how to navigate in hills

THIS is how to navigate in hills

A rock that (really) fell from the sky

A rock that (really) fell from the sky

Every Ordnance Survey Symbol explained

Every Ordnance Survey Symbol explained

Compensation for map errors ?

Compensation for map errors ?

A video about a field

A video about a field

Map reading and navigation courses 2025

Map reading and navigation courses 2025

Simple star navigation

Simple star navigation

What is the speed of dark

What is the speed of dark

Do you need a Military or Civilian compass

Do you need a Military or Civilian compass

A brief history of nothing

A brief history of nothing

A video about a gate

A video about a gate

Suunto MB 6 Instructions + improved military boxing technique

Suunto MB 6 Instructions + improved military boxing technique

What is the difference between a bezel and a dial

What is the difference between a bezel and a dial

Review - Silva Expedition 4

Review - Silva Expedition 4

Review - Suunto M-3 Global

Review - Suunto M-3 Global

Review - Silva Mini compass, Ranger SL

Review - Silva Mini compass, Ranger SL

Review -Brunton 9077 Lensatic

Review -Brunton 9077 Lensatic

Review - Silva Expedition Global Compass

Review - Silva Expedition Global Compass

Review - Cammenga Destinate D3 T

Review - Cammenga Destinate D3 T

Review - Cammenga 3H

Review - Cammenga 3H

Review - Brunton TruArc 20 Luminous Compass

Review - Brunton TruArc 20 Luminous Compass

Review - Suunto MC2 Global Mirror

Review - Suunto MC2 Global Mirror

Get off Ben Nevis summit - safely

Get off Ben Nevis summit - safely

Rope Handcuffs - fastest method

Rope Handcuffs - fastest method

I visited all the extremities of Great Britain

I visited all the extremities of Great Britain

Declination when doing a resection

Declination when doing a resection

Where can you walk legally

Where can you walk legally

The compass no one knows how to use

The compass no one knows how to use

Make a compass - that actually works

Make a compass - that actually works

How to follow a contour line

How to follow a contour line

Use an altimeter to help you navigate

Use an altimeter to help you navigate

Naismiths Rule explained

Naismiths Rule explained

WHY do compasses point north

WHY do compasses point north

How to rotate a compass bezel

How to rotate a compass bezel

Navigation demo - Advanced Level

Navigation demo - Advanced Level

Navigation demo - Intermediate Level

Navigation demo - Intermediate Level

Navigation demo - Novice Level

Navigation demo - Novice Level

How well can you navigate ?

How well can you navigate ?

Windchill, how does it really work

Windchill, how does it really work

Global Compass - how do they work

Global Compass - how do they work

Micro Navigation - what is it and how to use it.

Micro Navigation - what is it and how to use it.

THIS is how to navigate using just a map

THIS is how to navigate using just a map

Using cow poo as a compass?

Using cow poo as a compass?

What is a Curry Stool

What is a Curry Stool

Protractor bearings simplified

Protractor bearings simplified

Protractor Grid References - much simpler method

Protractor Grid References - much simpler method

Compass bearing error calculation (advanced) P2

Compass bearing error calculation (advanced) P2

Compass bearing error calculation (advanced) P1

Compass bearing error calculation (advanced) P1

Which is better: GPS, Map and Compass or Phone App

Which is better: GPS, Map and Compass or Phone App

How many lakes are there "really" in The Lake District - there's more than 1

How many lakes are there "really" in The Lake District - there's more than 1

How to calibrate a compass

How to calibrate a compass

How to calculate declination

How to calculate declination

Magnetic Declination – a VERY simple explanation

Magnetic Declination – a VERY simple explanation

Dead Reckoning for Land Navigation

Dead Reckoning for Land Navigation

Do not orient a map - when using with a compass

Do not orient a map - when using with a compass

Why does a tritium compass glow - The physics behind it

Why does a tritium compass glow - The physics behind it

THIS is how to navigate in a forest – Forest Navigation done correctly

THIS is how to navigate in a forest – Forest Navigation done correctly

How to fold a map

How to fold a map

Navigating in Dangerous Terrain

Navigating in Dangerous Terrain

Slope aspect: demonstration and explanation

Slope aspect: demonstration and explanation

What are map features and what are not

What are map features and what are not

Introduction to UTM coordinates and Grid References (simple)

Introduction to UTM coordinates and Grid References (simple)

Cheap vs expensive compass

Cheap vs expensive compass

Resection vs Intersection navigation, what's the difference?

Resection vs Intersection navigation, what's the difference?

Your navigation questions answered

Your navigation questions answered

Navigate using contour lines

Navigate using contour lines

Night navigation with map and compass

Night navigation with map and compass

The Dalvey half Hunter - instructions.

The Dalvey half Hunter - instructions.

WAvES declination method

WAvES declination method

Military DDCRAPPS navigation

Military DDCRAPPS navigation

The 5 D's in navigation

The 5 D's in navigation

Francis Barker M73 compass – instructions

Francis Barker M73 compass – instructions

THIS is how to use a compass: (very) simplified

THIS is how to use a compass: (very) simplified

Timing in navigation, how and when to use it

Timing in navigation, how and when to use it

Pacing, how and when to use it and when not to

Pacing, how and when to use it and when not to

Find the trail again, if you've lost it

Find the trail again, if you've lost it

Azimuth vs Bearing - there is a difference

Azimuth vs Bearing - there is a difference

What are (were) tithe maps ?

What are (were) tithe maps ?

How do trig points actually work?

How do trig points actually work?

Navigate in rough terrain and round obstacles

Navigate in rough terrain and round obstacles

The two compass rules and when to break them

The two compass rules and when to break them

Attack points in navigation & map reading

Attack points in navigation & map reading

UK Military VS US military compass

UK Military VS US military compass

Find your location on a map & identify features

Find your location on a map & identify features

Measure distance, no maths, no map, no compass

Measure distance, no maths, no map, no compass

Aim off in navigation & map reading

Aim off in navigation & map reading

What to carry in your rucksack/backpack

What to carry in your rucksack/backpack

Map reading for beginners (free full course): 6 - put it all together

Map reading for beginners (free full course): 6 - put it all together

Brunton Compass - how to set magnetic declination

Brunton Compass - how to set magnetic declination

Suunto Compass - how to set magnetic declination

Suunto Compass - how to set magnetic declination

Silva Compass - how to set magnetic declination

Silva Compass - how to set magnetic declination

Cammenga compass - how to set magnetic declination

Cammenga compass - how to set magnetic declination

Lensatic vs Prismatic compass - what is the difference

Lensatic vs Prismatic compass - what is the difference

Map reading for beginners (free full course): 5 - Handrails

Map reading for beginners (free full course): 5 - Handrails

Why are Shake Holes so dangerous

Why are Shake Holes so dangerous

How to use a mirror compass - simplified

How to use a mirror compass - simplified

Use a Lensatic Compass with a map & without

Use a Lensatic Compass with a map & without

Base Plate Compass, "every" part identified and explained

Base Plate Compass, "every" part identified and explained

Compass Back Bearings - 4 methods

Compass Back Bearings - 4 methods

A brief history of contour lines

A brief history of contour lines

THIS is how to take a compass bearing and follow it

THIS is how to take a compass bearing and follow it

Map reading for beginners (free full course): 4 - Collecting & catching features

Map reading for beginners (free full course): 4 - Collecting & catching features

Map reading for beginners (free full course): 3 - Orient your map

Map reading for beginners (free full course): 3 - Orient your map

Tell the time with a compass

Tell the time with a compass

Map reading for beginners (free full course): 2 - Map scales

Map reading for beginners (free full course): 2 - Map scales

Map reading for beginners (free full course): 1 - What is a map

Map reading for beginners (free full course): 1 - What is a map

Slope angle with or without a clinometer

Slope angle with or without a clinometer

UTM coordinates & grid references with a compass

UTM coordinates & grid references with a compass

Degrees vs Mils

Degrees vs Mils

Magnetic Declination (very) simplified

Magnetic Declination (very) simplified

The (legal) difference between a hill and a mountain

The (legal) difference between a hill and a mountain

The real centre of Great Britain

The real centre of Great Britain

Navigate without a map or compass

Navigate without a map or compass