How to find TRUE North without a Compass : using the Shadow Method

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  • Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
  • No special gear needed for this simple survival life hack , just use the sun and the shadow it makes on a simple stick . be sure to mark a spot when you start for it will be your west mark, after 20-30 min mark again where the shadow stops , for this will be your east mark. from there its easy to figure out where True North is . enjoy and until next time !
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  • @GamerMom77
    @GamerMom77 9 лет назад +4

    I have been trying to teach my husband to learn some type of sense of direction for years, and this video right here just may do the the trick! My dad taught me to learn to read maps before I could drive, and before that he taught me to work on cars and such. He told me that he wanted to make sure that his daughter could take care of herself if anything happened to me while living on my own. But I guess with today's society so many people are more tech nerd, than hands on grease monkeys. The man I fell in love with knows nothing of pulling out a front axle and how to replace the barrings. Or to drop a transmission to replace the seals and gaskets, then to put it back. I can do all of that and go camping the real way. Not in some RV camper that everyone uses now. Its a rare thing to see a chick be able to do all this, but my dad made sure I knew how to take care of myself. And now I am passing it all to my daughter so that she will be able to as well.

    • @keaganlindsay7648
      @keaganlindsay7648 3 года назад +1

      I feel for you. Having to teach a man about navigation 😞

  • @harabas3499
    @harabas3499 7 лет назад +2

    this is the easiest video to understand, i checked others, the longer their video the more complicated it becomes, thanks!!!

  • @SamsMusicification
    @SamsMusicification 10 лет назад +18

    never eat shredded wheat! fantastically informative video!

  • @lennardmcintosh7093
    @lennardmcintosh7093 10 лет назад +2

    Never knew it. Appreciate your posts, sir. Keep them comin'!

  • @ImaLoneWolfintheWoods
    @ImaLoneWolfintheWoods 10 лет назад +1

    This is really awesome video, great information I never knew!!! Thank you!

  • @iugoeswest
    @iugoeswest 10 лет назад +1

    Awesome! Thanks! Your channel rocks. Glad I found it!

  • @flyingninja1234
    @flyingninja1234 7 лет назад +5

    This is incredibly useful. Thank you.

  • @theblacksorrow
    @theblacksorrow 10 лет назад +1

    man, ur vids r awesome .. what's great about ur vids that u provide any object or information with all its details

  • @BrianR-ML
    @BrianR-ML 10 лет назад +5

    Wow... Never heard of that trick... Please bring more survival stuff out there!

  • @RasiliOConnor
    @RasiliOConnor 7 лет назад +3

    Great video. Thank you for making it!

  • @teenracer166571
    @teenracer166571 10 лет назад +4

    Great video, learnt alot

  • @nickviking1
    @nickviking1 10 лет назад +1

    Excellent work...... Trust me ive tried the method drscribed here. Thanks for the upload.....

  • @jonathandock8416
    @jonathandock8416 Год назад

    Thanks for video! Very informative 💪🙏🤗👊✌️😁

  • @hickoryhillinthebigwoods-r759
    @hickoryhillinthebigwoods-r759 5 месяцев назад

    Awesome explanation.

  • @PureChaos69
    @PureChaos69 10 лет назад

    Awesome! great survival tip. Also what kind/brand of compass was that, towards the end?

  • @SESAME4ND1
    @SESAME4ND1 10 лет назад

    Good tip! Dont forget gun related vids.. Keep it up!

  • @slighdiggity
    @slighdiggity 10 лет назад +8

    Thank you, this is very useful.

  • @boywunder1894
    @boywunder1894 10 лет назад

    This is brilliant thank you

  • @vincentaurelius2390
    @vincentaurelius2390 10 лет назад +1

    Mr. Smith should be in every video. You guys make a great team.

  • @yoman2796
    @yoman2796 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for sharing!

  • @JustSomeGuyNotAnAlien
    @JustSomeGuyNotAnAlien 2 года назад

    Thanks! Great video

  • @genaroayala8100
    @genaroayala8100 4 года назад +4

    I can't believe there is people who don't know that the sun rises East and settles West. But it's okay my grandma didn't know the Sun was a star. SMH

  • @STATICCA
    @STATICCA 10 лет назад +5

    Where did you get that compass? It looks exactly like the one in amra2(military simulation game)?

  • @marlonsanchez2187
    @marlonsanchez2187 10 лет назад

    Very useful thanks!

  • @armandoh1769
    @armandoh1769 10 лет назад

    That was fuckin awsome dude,who in the world wouldve thought,nice video...u should do more videos like this,thumbs up

  • @MrWormsweat
    @MrWormsweat 10 лет назад +1

    Good one man. Eddie

  • @morpheus101a
    @morpheus101a 10 лет назад

    Great video!

  • @ouroboros7388
    @ouroboros7388 3 года назад +1

    Thank you!!

  • @katiethompson1450
    @katiethompson1450 6 лет назад +1

    That is so cool and I can use this idea/information for my project

    • @American-Plague
      @American-Plague 5 лет назад

      I hope your project is building a sundial...because they have to be oriented exactly North...which means not only can you tell fairly precise (within 15 minutes or less) time using only shadows, you can orient your sundial North, thereby making it precise, using only shadows. I think that's awesome!

  • @SjoerdSoundz
    @SjoerdSoundz 9 лет назад +3

    In the Netherlands they say: Nooit Op Zondag Werken, which means, never work on sundays lol.

  • @tristanjennings7013
    @tristanjennings7013 10 лет назад +26

    Never eat soggy waffles lol

  • @darkninjamandelta
    @darkninjamandelta 2 года назад

    Thank you!

  • @nezurrak
    @nezurrak 9 лет назад +19

    In Australia it's Never Eat Soggy Weetbix

    • @keaganlindsay7648
      @keaganlindsay7648 3 года назад +1

      Thought south Africa was the only one that has that. Best little brick of joy. 😂

    • @blastradius7193
      @blastradius7193 Месяц назад +1

      The wheelatabix gang always knows what's good for you... OK!!!

  • @Q8Police777
    @Q8Police777 10 лет назад

    This is fucking epic. One if the best survival tips.

  • @The_Pickle34
    @The_Pickle34 10 лет назад

    Hey man what boots are you wearing in this video? They look decent!

  • @dannycheek8118
    @dannycheek8118 10 лет назад

    2nd person to like,how do es he come up with such interesting stuff

  • @kevlandy
    @kevlandy 6 лет назад +6

    In the UK: "Never Eat Shredded Wheat."

    • @davidjd123
      @davidjd123 3 года назад

      same here in the US, i think this guy just made up his own lol

  • @dr123hall
    @dr123hall 2 года назад

    Very good!

  • @linuxxor
    @linuxxor 10 лет назад

    That was good info.

  • @NatureSurvivalist
    @NatureSurvivalist 10 лет назад +1

    That's so funny because a long time ago my teacher told me never eat soggy waffles as a way to remember north east south west.

  • @angelbenavides6179
    @angelbenavides6179 10 лет назад

    Great video

  • @GaloventMech
    @GaloventMech 10 лет назад

    What about chopped tree circle pattern and algae rock? I guess that can help too...just wondering

  • @ernstmayer3868
    @ernstmayer3868 6 лет назад +10

    What a task. Sun is always coming from east and going west. Just look at the sky and save 30 minutes.

    • @samu-yx8zv
      @samu-yx8zv 5 лет назад +2

      I know im a year late but thats actually wrong. Its only true in the autumn and spring.

    • @American-Plague
      @American-Plague 5 лет назад +3

      Samu8882 is correct. While the sun is ALWAYS on an exact East to West PATH, the direction of the RISING and SETTING sun is NEVER exactly East or West except in the equinoxes.

  • @mpfi6543
    @mpfi6543 6 лет назад

    Fantastic

  • @gorgontar
    @gorgontar 10 лет назад

    So cool , best way so far for me

  • @memememe-yv4up
    @memememe-yv4up 4 года назад +1

    Yay New I'll never forget where I live

  • @Discover_the_world3
    @Discover_the_world3 4 месяца назад

    Informative

  • @robinsane2489
    @robinsane2489 7 лет назад +1

    how tall does the stick have to be for it to work in inches

  • @rasput1n6
    @rasput1n6 10 лет назад

    This video deserves a like as big as a castle

  • @akharshatan
    @akharshatan 4 года назад

    Thanks !

  • @max_000_
    @max_000_ 6 лет назад +1

    its been 4 years but isnt it easier mark west then opposite of that is east and in the middle with a 90 degree angle is north

  • @davidfarm8095
    @davidfarm8095 2 года назад

    thank you

  • @stewmiller778
    @stewmiller778 10 лет назад +3

    Or, poke the stick in the ground so it has no shadow. Come back later and the shadow will be pointing East.

  • @Bushter99
    @Bushter99 10 лет назад

    Good work very helpful

  • @aloisgwatinyanya6240
    @aloisgwatinyanya6240 4 года назад

    Nice one

  • @Baggytrousers27
    @Baggytrousers27 10 лет назад

    Have you already done the watch method as well?

  • @stevemorse108
    @stevemorse108 Год назад

    Does this work at any time of day? Thanks.

  • @johnniesuastegui1149
    @johnniesuastegui1149 10 лет назад

    U should review all of the mre

  • @queleimportapene6582
    @queleimportapene6582 6 лет назад +8

    It should change direction before and after noon.

  • @DoktorWahrheit
    @DoktorWahrheit 8 лет назад

    awesome !!!

  • @fiercetiger1000
    @fiercetiger1000 10 лет назад +3

    i heard it was "Never, Ever, Smoke, Weed" for the points

  • @ArtAndPlay
    @ArtAndPlay 10 лет назад

    It is amzing, not long ago lots of people know this today everybody have a GPS so who cares. but in a survival situation it's important

  • @anandaji4075
    @anandaji4075 8 лет назад

    ~really nice...............

  • @BrightIdeatoyou
    @BrightIdeatoyou 10 лет назад +1

    I feel awesome

  • @etanx2000
    @etanx2000 10 лет назад

    just find out the direction of your shadow, here in NY, the shadow points to north, so remember that West is always on the left of the shadow and east is always opposite to west.

  • @JC-pz2nk
    @JC-pz2nk 10 лет назад +36

    Hey can u do more survival kits please :D

    • @KGBsurivalist
      @KGBsurivalist  10 лет назад +33

      most diffidently

    • @Hendlton
      @Hendlton 10 лет назад +4

      KGB Survivalist YES!I love those!

    • @xXBoo56Xx
      @xXBoo56Xx 10 лет назад +1

      ja

    • @vijayareddy6199
      @vijayareddy6199 8 лет назад +1

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    • @greghamill3757
      @greghamill3757 7 лет назад +1

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  • @helgefan8994
    @helgefan8994 6 лет назад +2

    And at night, you can simply use the stars to find North. When it‘s really cloudy though, you‘re in trouble...

    • @armandoruiz7403
      @armandoruiz7403 5 лет назад

      That's I was going to ask, how do you find North when its cloudy and you have no sun?

  • @irisbaldwin1210
    @irisbaldwin1210 6 лет назад

    thank u

  • @magedazouz7767
    @magedazouz7767 11 месяцев назад +1

    Why the first mark is the West ?

  • @bibekchhetri8140
    @bibekchhetri8140 6 лет назад

    Brock make an vdo about haw to make sundial

  • @edwardkhan4209
    @edwardkhan4209 2 года назад

    Facing towards north your left hand will always west and you right hand is east.
    If you consider left hand is west and your right hand as east so now you are facing towards NORTH

  • @remu-chan1134
    @remu-chan1134 10 лет назад

    Nice

  • @TheRedspinx
    @TheRedspinx 10 лет назад

    But if you stood on the other side.of your rocks wouldn't people get that confused with.north also?

  • @Tushinho
    @Tushinho 4 года назад

    But what time it was

  • @Shikhu813
    @Shikhu813 2 года назад

    Want to this for my ncc exam😁

  • @ericforeman1562
    @ericforeman1562 10 лет назад

    Show us how to read a compass like the black one in this video

  • @krishnasantosh4491
    @krishnasantosh4491 9 лет назад

    thats owesome

  • @user-se5is2iw6y
    @user-se5is2iw6y 5 лет назад

    awesome

  • @acowthatiz
    @acowthatiz 10 лет назад

    This will help me if a plane ever crashes. And then i get stuck in the wild. And im the only survivor. I think about that happening a lot when i ride plains. Like thats a scary thought. Thats why i'm afraid of planes. When i ride them

  • @malikjawad6920
    @malikjawad6920 6 лет назад

    30 minutes is not a less time? After a couple of hour the direction of north wouldn't be changed??

  • @user-bd2id5yf9g
    @user-bd2id5yf9g 6 лет назад

    Cool

  • @Megal0squatch
    @Megal0squatch 10 лет назад

    What is it that he says at the end of every video?

  • @velms1
    @velms1 10 лет назад

    cool !!!

  • @DarkShroom
    @DarkShroom 3 года назад +1

    in the UK it's "never eat shredded wheat"

  • @keaganlindsay7648
    @keaganlindsay7648 3 года назад +1

    In South Africa it was always never eat silk worms 😂

  • @Bnswiss
    @Bnswiss 9 лет назад

    Hey this is a stupid question and I kinda know why but want a better explanation. How do you know which way is north ? I totally get the east and west part using a shadow and time but it seems like it would be easy to confuse north and south??? Does north have to do with the way the shadow moves? Is that how you know?

    • @agems56
      @agems56 9 лет назад

      West is always the left of north

    • @FWtravels
      @FWtravels 8 лет назад

      East is always to the right of North

    • @justinc9153
      @justinc9153 6 лет назад

      If you live in the US... I always like to think of it as East Coast and West Coast... if you orient yourself with that in mind, it shouldn't be hard to visualize. If the rock representing west is on your right, that would mean the pacific is also to your right... that fact will not change... which means you're looking toward Mexico.

  • @markchavez5207
    @markchavez5207 10 лет назад

    Hey y hay can help me to dont get post adn finish in China, now im in u.s.a

  • @agent6467
    @agent6467 4 года назад

    I'm sorry if this is just me but I think that the video is a little quiet.

  • @s40driver
    @s40driver 8 лет назад

    i prefer sundial compass (water less) cost 10- XXX $ depending on qualety and if its an antique, i got mine in brass for 15-25$ so its a remake farly obvious (and if ur prepaird to hit the sundiale corretion chart whit a bit of epoxy its actaly pritty ceap, it can fall out if u drop it one or two times).

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      @vijayareddy6199 8 лет назад

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  • @j0lleytunes
    @j0lleytunes 3 месяца назад

    This is only correct if your reading straddles the noonday shadow. The farther from noon the greater the error. The only days this works at any hour is on the equinoxes. Otherwise, the method can be off by as much as 23 degrees - a huge error for anyone relying on this method to find the cardinal directions.

    • @MathCuriousity
      @MathCuriousity 17 дней назад

      Why is this error manifesting outside of noon? Please unpack this a bit more. Super confused.

  • @mgsp88
    @mgsp88 10 лет назад

    I didnt know that !

  • @CastleMisha
    @CastleMisha 10 лет назад

    How do you say "paca paca" backwards?

  • @abdussamadkhan5705
    @abdussamadkhan5705 5 месяцев назад

    Thnks

  • @CSEDheerajKolla
    @CSEDheerajKolla 7 лет назад

    nice

  • @gmlasam
    @gmlasam 8 лет назад

    This work for both Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

    • @dogphlap6749
      @dogphlap6749 6 лет назад

      +winkwink You are incorrect. Just visualise what is happening here. The hemisphere you are in will make no difference.

  • @TheRealAnarchrox
    @TheRealAnarchrox 10 лет назад

    What out in the Southern Hemisphere? Will it be the same or opposite given the direction in which the sun rises here.

    • @KGBsurivalist
      @KGBsurivalist  10 лет назад +3

      Same method , the sun still rises in the east and sets in the west, only thing that changes is the angle the sun travels .

    • @TheRealAnarchrox
      @TheRealAnarchrox 10 лет назад

      I was under the impression that it was opposite but never bothered to take notice. Cool, thanks man. LIking the survival on a budget at certain stores videos too. In the process of coming up with a good survival kit myself.

    • @christopherellis2663
      @christopherellis2663 7 лет назад

      TheRealAnarchrox
      opposite as in opposite side of the equator, so the sun rises in the east, transits northward, and sets in the west. The Earth rotates about its axis, True North and True South.

  • @lancethrustworthy
    @lancethrustworthy 5 лет назад +2

    I appreciate your making of this video. The outside audio was fine. The inside audio was not good.
    Please set up a system so that you can use a personal mic indoors. I realize that many cellphones and small video recorders don't offer the option of external mic, but that's what you need.
    Using the camera's mic in a hard walled space invites room reverb which messes with your plosives and fricatives which are critical for differentiating words. Help yourself and us, please.

  • @johnniesuastegui1149
    @johnniesuastegui1149 10 лет назад +8

    Never Ever Smoke Weed

  • @bhagyalaxmi3469
    @bhagyalaxmi3469 6 лет назад

    super

  • @anythingwithpleasure
    @anythingwithpleasure 10 лет назад +3

    if someone put you in an unknown island or jungle your going to survive for centuries KGB XD!!!!!!!!!