Yes, you should bring map and compass
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Should you bring a map and a compass when hiking? I think you should, and in this video I share my view on this.
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The ability to read a map and use a compass is an important life skill.
I live in a city and the number of times delivery companies go to the wrong address because they used a smart phone, google maps etc, is incredible. No one wants to use a map! On top of that they are almost unobtainable in shops and libraries.
Right with you Bjorn...map and compass, and knowing how to use them, are essential to back country travel. They beat GPS and cellphones every time. Old school is the best school.
Even marked trails can be easy to stray from. Map and compass can come in handy.
As far as I know, the military still uses a map and compass because it’s reliable. That should tell us something about how important it is.
The walks I enjoy the most are often the ones when I don't bring my phone.
With the current state of affairs, its not unimaginable that EMP warefare may occur .. Map compass and land orientation are all great tools to have.
Navigation is an invaluable skill. Difficult US Army training, but essential to survival.
Also...one more idea....the moss always grows on the NORTH side of the tree! 🎄
I learned to use a topographic map and compass in college. It took a little while, but I agree, the hills and valleys jump off the map.
Here are a list of skills important to know in no particular order:
1.) How to use a map and compass!!!
2.) How to hunt and clean meat
3.) How to build a shelter
4.) Know your environment (water, weather, sustanence, resources)
5.) Widowmakers (dying trees, natural predators, other people)
6.) Self defense
7.) Foraging
8.) Farming
9.) Knowing how to build a fire
10.) How to make/use/store tools
11.) Basic carpentry
12.) How to sew
13.) How to make log cabins or brick cabins (depending on location)
14.) Basic medical practices
15.) Know how to distil/pure/filter water
16.) How to use a gun (depending on country) substitute with bow and arrow or axe.
17.) Know how make metal (if available to your location)
18.) Know how to preserve food naturally.
19.) Know how to trade
20.) Be resilient!!!
Once that's figured out, you should also consider the Rule of Three.
3 minutes without air
3 days without water
3 weeks without food.
Lastly, Never travel alone, but keep the company quite light. (2-5 people)
Getting comfortable with navigating with map and compass is a great skill to have. It is still my primary method of navigation when I’m in the woods. Sure I have Google Maps on my iPhone, but there isn’t much of a challenge in that. Batteries deplete, signals get weak etc, but the batteries on my compass never die. Even while hiking on well marked trails, I still carry my compass at least.
I agree, without a map you might walk by something amazing that is just out of sight. Developing "map vision" makes the world come to life from comfort of your home while making your grand plans for your next adventure. Don't miss out on learning an essential skill and the benefits you'll receive from studying the art of reading a good map.
Not only a good skill, and a critical one. GPS / smartphones are fine for general road or park navigation, but not for backcountry use.
I used a map and compass for hiking around the Scottish Moors…lol…no trails to follow there so you had to navigate. No excuse for not having a map and compass…it’s cheap insurance and easy to learn.
Hey Bjorn. I grew up in the mountains and without sounding arrogant, You cant lose me in the bush. BC Canada here. 7 years in Boy Scouts. However a map in compass is priority. Its better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
when the establishment cracks down it will control mobiles and GPS and its essential for preppers to know about a map and compass to avoid detection
Map and compass are essential, the biggest problem with cell phones is the cold weather it kills the battery, I've helped out a lot of lost or in wrong clothing for the conditions, great video Bjorn
I was taught Land Nav while in the US Military many years ago. Knowing how to use a map, compass and Coordinate Scales and Protractors are skills you never want to lose. I try to practice at least once a year in the mountains or deserts.
I drive a bus in Canada , I bring camping groups out out into the parks . I always have maps and compass because cell phone service does work in the places I go.
I was discussing with my son today how I used to get around . Going to other states finding state and national parks, MAPS!!! It wasn’t foolproof but I never got permanently lost. When I drove across the US , New York to California I printed out detailed and expanded maps of all my destinations, worked brilliantly, the most lost I felt was when I drove through the Petrified Forest National Park. It wasn’t the first time I went there but I didn’t see a soul, it felt like I was on Mars.
I used to be an army cadet adult instructor. We taught the young cadets how to use map and compass and how to triangulate your position.
A map needs no energy, no satellites, just a compass and a landmark
I got maps for the next 100 km around my hometown, I learned how to navigate when I was in the military.
and before i go on "vacation", i buy a map of the region
Always take a map and compass when you go. I have one of each I keep in my truck, my camping/hiking gear. Also learn the skills it takes to do these items, they're very simple and tons of information on RUclips and internet or even getting the books for it. Never hurts to learn something new.
When I got my first car as a teen I hit the road and started hiking, before cell phones. From the very beginning I always had a map and compass on me at all times. It is a must. Even if you only use it to practice your orientation skills.
Bjorn, I've been using map and compass for some 50 years, now. Once, I walked across the mountainous Ozarks in Arkansas from the Oklahoma border to the Mississippi River. The only sad part of that hike was that I couldn't get far enough into the woods where I didn't hear a chainsaw.
Totally agree. I’ve seen inaccurate and outdated digital apps without the extra detail given by maps. Besides, there’s no worry about power failure or poor signals. Orienteering should be a compulsory component in studying Geography.
Your sound is fine. A little wind never hurt anybody. Also: agree about map and compass. We're to reliant on electronics which can and do fail.
I'm surprised that not everyone carries a compass and maps. I always have.
Wonderful day friend, enjoy, ignore negative people, enjoy your being.
Arkansas, USA
Jag håller med dig där Björn! En karta och en kompass är din bästa vän om någonting händer. Vi är några stycken som inte har en smartphone.
Soooo true, problem with a smartphone or gps is it's just a tiby window on a huge area that you get with a proper map. Same goes for everyday life, gone are the days of pulling the car over into a layby, laying out the map on the car's bonnet and planning your route... modern satnavs don't sho the big pic... I totally love proper old paper maps especially UK OS maps, they have to be amongst the absolute best.
Brother Björn,
I always enjoy your perspective. You are a refreshing voice of common sense and freedom.
There are other advantages to map and compass that I'm sure you're aware of (and I understand your constraints of time and content). Let me insert them here:
1) any EMF disruption (coronal mass ejection or man-made disruption) would render a smartphone useless. Not having map and compass as at least a backup would render the smartphone-dependent helpless in this instance.
2) if, for some odd reason, you are being tracked, the smartphone helping you navigate is also helping the tracker triangulate.
With technology we are accepting dependencies that make us vulnerable.
Unfortunately low-tech is under-rated/under-valued.
My children are the only ones in their class that can read and navigate using a map and compass. Sad, like you stated, what happens if your navigation tech fails.........
Learning to use a map and compass is a skill that will benefit you for a lifetime. Thanks for the video, Bjorn. :)
As like I always have practiced
Back up how can that hurt
AWAYS a back up system
And the ability to read and understand a map is a additional skill in one’s pokey of knowledge
I always use a map and compass...batteries die, especially in cold weather. I am reminded of a line in the song On the Border by Al Stewart...."On my wall the colors of the maps are running".....
It's fake snow now for sure :D :D I completely agree with you, I've learned my 10yo boy to use map and compass. It's basic, no negociation.
Looks awesome in Norway, so true technology can fail, give a good map and compass
In my land, every single year there is rescues due to people lost or danger situations, the last was a few days ago, two mountaniers embarrasment in a very vertical mountain due to precislely one app that not tell them the danger of the route, this rescue was with an helicopter and set in news TV, the previous rescue was a few days before of two girls surrounded by the tide in an small island.
Basque country lands (North-East spain)
I have got one of those wooden smart-phones, like you Bjorn, so that i get scan "QR codes" at the airport! lo. Map and compass.
I agree, Bjorn. I've never had my Garmin 62s fail me, but I still carry map and compass. I've tried phone apps and they work great most of the time, but sometimes the apps are buggy and won't lock onto my position, and the elevation gain/loss tracking on the phone apps is less accurate than a stand-alone GPS. More than once I've broken out map and compass to settle disputes with fellow hikers over our direction of travel.
Be Well my Friend , Strength , Honour and Respect .
Good Morning Bjorn, thanks for taking us on a walk today, we had 60 degree weather lately, been doing yard clean up, it's nice to look at your snow, but I'm glad for the break in shoveling this new year. There is no cell phone reception in the woods, your phone is worthless.
I inherited all the maps that belonged to my grandfather, pretty much covers the whole country in various scales, i do not have a smartphone or a standalone GPS unit so they're essential to me when i head for my cycle tours or on my field trips when i go mineral hunting, I've made my own Geology maps where I've mapped all my findings etc.
Batteries don't last long in the cold so whilst you may carry spare batteries, they will lose charge too ! A map & compass allow you to go off trail too.
I learned orientation as a youngster from first my dad, then when I was in scouts. I have always carried a map and compass hunting, hiking, trips and have maps in my truck still today. 👍
"Moss grows on the north sides...of the bodies of hikers who left home without map and compass." ;-{D]]]]
My compass was made in 1943 for the military. It still works fine. As far as the magnetic field changes, you can make a note on your map of the current declination if you have an older map. I can’t seem to be able to find a tree to plug my phone into when the battery dies. I don’t have this problem with my compass.
As far as well marked trails go in the US, three people have died in the past month in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Yes, I heard about that. Terrible.
The smart phone and the GPS and the trail maps can be handy, mainly because it shows real time of where you are at the time. However, with that being said, oftentimes I go places where there is no signal. What do you have then, with that smart device? A flash light. That is about it. Many of our hiking and ski trails are marked, some better than others. Every time we go for a ski or a hike, we bring a map with that trail system so we know where we are going and how far we have to go. Maps don't lose signal or battery power. You know what else doesn't fail? A compass. I remember once, I was about 16 or 17 years old. I was out deer hunting in a large woods behind my parents' house. I got turned around. I was looking for my way back and checked my compass. I thought, well, that doesn't seem right, my compass "isn't working correctly, this seems like the way I should be going". In the meantime, I broke through the ice on a Swamp and was soaked up to my waist. It was 23⁰F, about -5⁰C". My feet were freezing and I was walking around for several hours before I found the back of a pick-up truck from another hunter I was able to break into the topper and get my wet boots and socks off. The lesson I learned that day was, trust the compass before trusting "it seems".
Is there anything more beautiful than snow in Norway... 😍
I also totally agree with what you say Bjorn on the video topic.
I agree wholeheartedly with you on this subject Bjorn. There's a generation that's too confident in technology and as a result neglect personal learning and skills .
Good idea to learn it. its a universal skill. finding landmarks easier. but the new technology is rather useful indeed.
Norway looks lovely, real winter. Respect and Greetings from Holland !
All great points and I agree, I will always have a map. I also have the apps but they make you a little lazy, nav is a skill you need to keep sharp.
Maps allow us to plan our resupply of water and if needed plan and use escape routes or short cuts.
Even in an area I know extremely well providing a rescue team with my exact coordinates will speed them up hugely. Trying to explain your location is difficult at best.
DNR maps , straight line to the sweet spots on the creek , trout fishing ,
I've never been lost, I've always been somewhere. The most important part is to be happy. What some might call lost may just be the Gods spending time with you.
Hail Odin
Hi Bjorn, always enjoy the wilderness videos. Skòl💀🍺👍
Good walk in the woods
Wonderful video Bjorn, going outdoors in a wonderful work of nature in a snowy forest.
I agree it is vital know how to use a map and compass. If we were invaded we would need to have the skills to maneuver around without a phone etc. If an emp happened our tech would not work. This is a basic life needs skill.
Those RUclipsrs are so amusing, and can be silenced with but one question: "What tree are you going to plug that smart phone into to recharge it?"
I grew up with map&compas and i think i got a good sense of direction because of that. Love these vids!
Greets from the Netherlands 🇳🇱🌷, T.
I agree willth you bjorn. Technology is fine if it works but not if no signal, but can take you in the wrong area or place.
Map and compAs are far superior, they dont lie. And tells you things that a sat nav wont.
Great points, thank you for the reminder.
There are plenty of trails in the US that are well marked with decent cell signal and no gps lock issues but in remote areas, like where the Appalachian Trail traverses the White Mountains in New Hampshire or the 100-mile wilderness in Maine, a compass and map is essential.
I have my son use a paper map as much as we use phone based apps, even in cities. Cities/towns are a great place to practice map skills, especially for someone that is a little anxious about navigation. Worst case? Pop into a shop and ask!
Hello Bjorn,
I'm new to this channel. What I've heard you say is 100% ok with me. Old school can teach us a lot. Regards from Dorset, England
Welcome aboard, British Bulldog!
is knowledge and skills now 'old school'?
I have loved and used maps since I was a cub scout. Self-sufficiency is very important and the ability to map read is part of that. I have even map read from Trondheim to a British army camp in Norway then to Hjerkinn and up into the mountains around there in a snocat. What a beautiful but very cold (-42 C) place. Without the ability to map read my life would have been much less interesting. Now that I cycle on long day trips I rely on a large paper map. I can`t help laughing when I see techy cyclists trying to work out where they are on a tiny screen. You can get anywhere with a bike, a map and a flask of tea!
Like anything else electronics are great till they don't work. I have used maps for years and have a compass 🧭 as well. Better to be safe than sorry. Good luck, Mike in the USA 🇺🇸
Morning Bjorn
Good morning to you!
Hei Hello from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Thank you
Bjorn, my teenage girls think getting lost and trusting God is fun... Get lost , just whip out ur smart phone and use GPS. I on other hand grew up scouting and army ROTC and am lost without my map. Going to get me another compass and reteach myself the use of these items. I think it is important, especially to become more self reliant.
Thanks
Hi bjorn gosh ye got snow great scenery very mild in london today 👍👍
Hi Björn, I hope you've had a good festive yule.
I look on the Eniro maps before going out hiking.
Here from Appalachias homestead 💖
I was never taught how to use a compass. I'm interested in looking it up. Thanks
Awesome. I think also there will be courses in navigation available. It is not difficult, and it is fun.
Your woodlands look beautiful bjorn..thanks for sharing.
Thanks 👍
I remember when they used to teach kids how to use a map and compass in school. I'm guessing they don't do that anymore?
Skal Bjorn, greetings from the ohio woods,,I love the way your great norse magic can create the fake winters in your videos, your command of the wind and snow are awesome, perhaps we should call you,Bjorn-Loki-Bull-Hansen,you sure tricked me!,,lol,,love to you brother
Haha, thank you very much!
Agree 100% And no, the trails in the US are not always well marked either. Far from it! Also, there are a lot of places in hilly terrane with no cell reception anyway.
Nice forest ⛄️🧚♀️
I never use GPS, i like old style. And happy New year from Spain!
Happy New Year to you, Bjorn! Let's hope this year is much better than the last few.
Same to you!
Batteries die. Equipment gets lost or breaks. Knowing different ways to get the job done can save your life.
Anytime I’m walking in the woods there are no trails. I always have a compass just in case but I’ve always had very good sense of direction.
Sometime when i moove, i have got two compass with me.
I don't think your winter will be milder, I think it has to do with LaNina in Southern Hemisphere, and warming in the Northern Hemisphere. Australia has had cold winters, high rainfaill and very cool summers the last 3 years. Its expected to normalise again in Australia after this summer 2022/2023, and by the time of your winter 2023/2024 it should be back to a colder winter for you. But let's see.
Magnetic north wont always be the same especially after the poles meet and dance around. We wont know where they are going to end up.
In the real world you factor in what I believe is called variation in English, in your navigation. You need not worry about the crazy stuff there.
@@BjornOutdoors I suppose getting lost would be the least of our problems by then anyway.
Shoveling & plowing day today , snowed yesterday , and warm enough outside today to make the roof drip , wet and heavy snow is no fun, unless your building Igloos or snowmen , Snow Women get snow boobs !
Good advice as usual, Bjorn, but people in many parts of the world using a compass might want to take into consideration the shifting of the magnetic poles. The shift is appreciable.
It should be part of the understanding of navigation . Its stated at the top of a map how many degrees magnetic north is estimated to move compared to grid north. Keeping new maps and only travelling short distances between compass checks mitigates this issue.
Agree..!! Learn these skilss.... skål
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Thank you. Yes, that would be nice.
If folks believe that reliance on technology is the end all, be all, and they choose to march deep into the woods without a map and compass.....🤷♂️ Natural Selection works sometimes!🤩
I can attest that the trails in the US are never well marked. If you're lucky, there might be an outdated map on a plaque at the head of the trail.
The people saying that. Have not been lost or not lost badly enough
It's only the smart thing to do.
Drop a gps and a map into a ravine and then see which one is still useable after you go down and get it.
You did a Christmas walk and made a fire on the log you were looking for a name I thought it would since some people like yule log, how about Bjorn log?
Hello Bjorn , great advice my Friend , I always have a Compass , or two on my person when out in nature , and If I do not know the area I am travelling , also a Map of that area , you cannot rely on Smartphones all the Time , and as you say , it is not hard to learn to use either of these valuable tools .