How To Use A Lensatic Compass For Beginners - Cammenga 3H
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2020
- This video covers the basics of how to use a lensatic compass for beginners. Knowing how to use a compass is a skill I think every adult should know. And the Cammenga 3H tritium compass is an excellent land navigation tool trusted by the US military for years. Thanks to Optics Planet for providing the compass for this demonstration.
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For more info on compasses and maps, check out this playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLlvBLL5-fJbjKV34J5pvApsrMrrpJhRzE I made those videos a while back. The first one about getting free maps is pretty outdated because ethe USGS website has changed, but the rest are valid. Honestly, if I need a map I buy it from MyTopo.com. You can create custom centered maps in a variety of scales and get them on water-resistant, tear-resistant paper for about $16 or so.
USMC Land Navigation Sergeants Course is sold on Amazon. The two compasses you highlighted are the only two I would trust my life with. For anyone wanting to get out and learn, they can find a local orienteiring group. REI may even offer classes.
I know it's been 4 years but I have a question what is model of protrek casio you have?
Thank you
Only suggestion I’d have is remember to adjust your bearing to include magnetic declination.
4 years of being in the Army and having this explained differently each time Ive never fully understood. Thank you. You made this so easy!
🤣 Army. Should have joined the Navy. Lol jk we use the stars to direct our sea free floating spirits
Wait. The Army has been lost for 4 years?
Land Navigation instructors in the Army ha ha
Very confusing explanation as far as I am concerned - I still don't understand how to use the army compass.
@@galehess6676 Actually, the Army has been lost for nearly 250 years.
Always impressed at creators who make their content with Mr. Tripod. He is a highly decorated, award winning film maker with the most Academy Award nominations ever. No clue how this guy afforded Mr. Tripod as he usually demands millions in both budget and huge percentages of box office sales. Very impressed.
Yup. Thought the same thing
Thank you, I was in the Army and this was the compass that we used for land navigation and finding a 6 digit grid reference. I also think I used this compass back in the day when I was a Scout. Keep up the Fire!
Thanks, finally a lesson on reading a compass that i could understand.
I'mglad it helped
Me too. Civvie here. Helped a lot. Hopefully i wont be lost in the triple canopy jungles of the Philippines. 😬
This was great. I’ve been through a couple land nav courses in the military and this easily made things a lot less complicated than it’s made out to be. Thank you.
Looked good to me, good to know it meets military approval (That's you ;) ) . Couple of us heading into desert, just wanted to get brushed up, for the first time and not get too parched.
Hi Brian. I am retired military and as a retirement gift my friends gave me a tritium lensatic compass. I have used it along with a Suunto MC2 for years on hiking/backpacking trips around the world. I have never gotten lost while using these valuable tools. You explained the uses of the lensatic compass extremely well. I think everyone who goes into nature on hikes, camping or just traveling should have a compass in his/her possession. Too many people veer off trail or the road and get lost, sadly, sometimes paying the ultimate price.
I think Tritium was the deal breaker for me as I've been out when it was too dark to use a compass easily. I also will use this with Suunto baseplate only compass. How you use these def depends what you want to do and how you use in conjunction with maps. You can use them to detemine a landmark from pre-chosen bearings or determine bearings from landmarks.
This is definitely one of better presentations on Lensatic Compasses .Thank you Sir.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for sharing i just found a lenssatic compass in a shed on the property i just purchased thanks to you i now know how to use it thanks once again 😀
God bless you and stay safe in these troubled times 🙋♂️ 🇬🇧
Thanks Brian. I've watched a boatload of videos on lensatic compasses and ended up more confused than before I watched them. Your video got right to the point. As Jack Webb used to say, "just the facts". I watch all of your posts and I greatly appreciate them. You get right to the point and you don't dish out any BS.
Thanks
Agreed. For every 100 Lensatic tutorials on the internet, 1 of them is worthwhile.
Best compass tutorial I’ve watched on RUclips!! Thank you so much!!
Thank you for the refresher course.
Haven't done this since I got out of the military about 45 years ago.
You are welcome
Wow. What a simple to understand and well explained tutorial. After being out of the military for almost 30 years my old brain needed a refresher. Thank you!
Thank YOU for the encouragement. I'm glad tis helped.
This learning video is worth its weight in gold, just some people have the gift of teaching that comes naturally and he has it, learned very easy and understandable.. TY
Thank you! Like others said, you broke it down and made it very understandable. You have a new subscriber and I can't wait to see what else I can learn from you.
You are a very clear and awesome instructor for this device. I really enjoyed this material. I'm for sure subscribing, have a blessed one
Wow, that was the BEST explanation of how to use a lensatic compass I've seen on the net yet! You took the trouble to show in close-up detail how to line up the magnifier and sighting wire as the user would view it. Excellent, enlightening video!
Glad it was helpful!
Best instructions on how to use the compass by far, simple and to the point.
Ive been searching for some layman instructions and you just made it so easy to get a grasp on what the heck I'm supposed to be doing with my compass :) thank you
I love the Insight on this video Bryan. Thank you for the tips on how to use a compass I always love expanding my knowledge. And that's why I love your videos. Please keep up the great work. Looking forward to seeing more.
Thanks Dave
Thanks for doing this video. It was very well done and clear. I just switched from baseplate to lensatic (after my old Silva one broke) so I thought a refresher would help. Yours was very helpful.
Thank you for making this video. My fiance got me one of those Cammengas as a Christmas present 18 years ago. I loved it but had no idea how to use it. I just found it a few weeks ago going through some boxes in storage. I brought it home determined to figure out how to use it. Glad I held onto it.
I hope I was a little bit helpful.
Very good Bryan! I used a flat compass in the 70's in Scouts as the few others who had them did also. We all talked about the lensatic compasses but living in the middle of nowhere we never found any to buy. Now they are everywhere and I have 4 lensatic compasses. Gave my first compass to a young scout when I left the Scouts. We also learned to know about the length of our stride walking for compass use. Watching a group of kids take turns following a predetermined course through the woods following a drawing with coordinates and foot length of distance was an experience. Good lesson!
Good old orienteering courses.
I still have mine that was issued to me while in the Marines way back in 1988. I qualified with this
Compass... At night!!! I'm in my 50's now & still prefer to navigate with this Compass than a GPS.
Thanks for highlighting this amazing piece of tech.
Cool
Semper Fi
Fantastic instructions and guidance video! Really looking forward to applying the knowledge now. Thank you!
Excellent video thank you! I’ve watch numerous videos trying to explain this topic and yours broke it down in an understandable way!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for your painstaking work more grease to your elbow. Your lecture on the use of compass is the best for me. Thank you. I will definitely put it in practice.
my first video from you. good stuff
20 years in the army, 85-2005.
Thank you! Very well explained. Even to the specifics with the lensatic features.
What a fantastic video- thanks so much for explaining this. Really easy to understand
I have tried to understand how to use one of those, but maybe my mind wouldn't catch ahold of what the instructor was saying, but I think now maybe a little of me and instructor,
But Brian, it was very clear to me how you explained it!
Thanks for ALL your videos, they help so much!
Side note, I'm 70 now and joined the BSA when I was about 10 and only stayed about 2 years then quit, maybe me maybe scout master but something didn't work, but if he was anything like you, I would have been a proud eagle scout and probably a life long scout master like you!
Probably the best basic lesson on using a Cammenga on the internet. Thank you for posting.
I’m glad you found it helpful.
This was a great video! It gave me an idea as to how to use a compass when I had none. You explained it well.
I'm glad it helped.
Awesome demo! I never quite understood any of the parts of these compasses, other than needle points North. Thank you.
Was seriously terrible at this no one ever explained the purpose of the index marker. Lighting just struck my brain. Thank you
I'm a proud owner of one of these awesome compasses! Glad to see this to learn more about how to run a bearing from a topological map.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for explaining how to use this type of compass, I've seen this style before but was never really sure how exactly to use it. I'm trying to buy more items made in America and will pick this one up. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for a great demonstration, that really made sense to me. 😀
Awesome job, sir. Thanks for doing this video.
Great explanation of using this compass. I got the one less expensive version of this compass. But I've wanted a compass for a long time.
Great video. After looking at several compass and pace bead videos I learned the most from yours. This made the Lensmatic seem more intuitive. I may pick one up when the old pension check gets here.
I'm glad it helped
this is the compass i learned on in the army, thanks for the refresher, been 30 years since i used one
Thank you for taking the time to demonstrate the use of a Lensatic compass. This was very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Loved your video, thank you so much!
Cool video! I learned how to use one in basic training when I was 18, I have used one in a while amd needed a refresher thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Great job Bryan. I have that style of compass and never really understood how to use it till now. You made it easy to understand. Thanks brother..
I am glad to hear that. Because i almost didn't get this one posted. Let's just say if it was film there would be alot more on the cutting room floor than in the can ;-)
Well done Sir. I'm preparing myself for my first moose hunt this coming fall. That's 6 months away but I want to be ready and confident. Thank you.
You know where the best place to shoot a moose is, don’t you?
I just received one and the initial impression is very positive. One day I realized that my Suunto compass was the most fragile piece in my kit, great compass though for sure. The Cammenga is built tough and I can sense the potential for greater accuracy. I think the face plate has appearance of fine print and therefore viewed as more complicated. The Tritium glows all night.
After ten years the Suunto mirror is becoming a little cloudy, reflectiveness seems to be fading. I would carry the Cammenga on a belt but the Suunto needs insulation from shock and abrasions. .
Carry the Suunto on a lanyard around your neck or in a breast pocket. I know many Marines who have dumped the Camenga for the Suunto in civilian use. The Suunto should not be banging around in a rucksack or bugout bag.
Great video. Completely understand how a lensatic works now, thanks
Good video Bryan, thank you. This topic really deserves a much longer instructional video (or a series of videos) taking the time to explain what it is you are actually doing when using the different types of compasses and maps in route plotting, then following the route you plotted using compass only, maps only, and both simultaneously. Many folks, new to the outdoors or even old hands out there, have no concept of what they are doing with these tools. Single digit math only, color interpretation, seeing the terrain in the map, and occasional step counting at times are all skills that can be developed easily under proper instruction. I think we all make it harder than it is sometimes. Going to and participating in an Orienteering Club meet is a great way to hone a few of those skills. Do a beginner course and maybe try one of the longer courses when you are ready. Your map, compass, and routefinding skills will improve greatly.
How about this? ruclips.net/p/PLlvBLL5-fJbjKV34J5pvApsrMrrpJhRzE
Damn ryt this is such a tricky subject and very hard to learn from just a video esp if the person assumes you even kno what an azimuth is and the compass can be a more complex model etc, realy needs to be broke down into each process and function.
That was the best compass reading video I have ever seen. You broke it down so perfectly that I actually understand it now. Please do more on reading maps. Thank you so much for that video
For more info on compasses and maps, check out this playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLlvBLL5-fJbjKV34J5pvApsrMrrpJhRzE I made those videos a while back. The first one about getting free maps is pretty outdated because the USGS website has changed, but the rest are valid. Honestly, if I need a map I buy it from MyTopo.com. You can create custom centered maps in a variety of scales and get them on water-resistant, tear-resistant paper for about $16 or so.
Thank you! Great explanation!
Thank you for your time and best efforts, great video, very informative and to the point
Glad it was helpful!
Great video easy to understand !
Excellent video. Thank you.
Nice. Technic tip: you can hold your eye to the little magnifying glass, and see your bearing and see the wire (direction) at the same time. You don't need to lift your eye to see the wire.
Slide the lensatic eye piece into the cover that has the grove to match the lensatic grove. They should be touching.
thx! I think if I had graduated lenses like the OP, I wouldn't be able to do this, but you pointed it out!
Nice video, super helpful 👍thanks
Very Well Done Bryan ! Oh The Times This Has Been Used While I was In Scouts, Thanks Friend. ATB T God Bless
I bought this compass year's ago only seen 2 videos that explained it simple n easy thx you great video
Thank you so much for the information.
And you can bet if ANYONE knows anything about compass reading it's a scout!
Great video!!
Great video.. Maybe this knowledge will help me while hunting.. Awesome 😎 Sir..Too find the truck.
Oh me and my cousin love doing Land Navigation when we were kids and yes, but some of us learned from the Boy Scouts and some of us learn from our fathers that were in the military. . We had one of those military Compass is back then. Long time ago and enjoyed using it and doing what we did with it Land Navigation, and it was fun. Till somebody stole our compass. Which upset the three of us? . We've always had our suspicions who took it. . This is a great thing to teach. You need to keep doing stuff like this.
I'll do my best
Thank you, sir. You did a good job in shedding some light to this helplessly non-directional guy.
Glad to help
Excellent instructions. Bravo!!!
Great video man. You’re a great teacher
Great video, thanks for your time and info. I have been educated.
Me too.. That guy compass for Dummies ( Poor ) Whatever ..Confused me ..
You explained that well in terms even I can understand. Other explanations I've seen of the Cammenga 3H overcomplicate things.
Last year I just retired my Cammenga compass that I had when I got out of the Corps in 1983. Bought another Cammenga phosphorescent model 27. But after a while, I missed having the tritium, so I bought a model 3H. Then a week later, I couldn’t resist getting the Cammenga wrist compass with tritium.
Yeah, they’re that good 👍🏻👍🏻
Yes they are
Good video. Great content. Thank you.
Something I would have mentioned is return bearings, and how to be careful not to alter the magnetic properties of the compass. I totally agree with you that everyone should know how to use a compass. Great Video!
I think I covered that in my earlier playlist. If not, I'll get on it ;-)
Great. Thanks for shearing. This video is going to be shearing.
Thanks for sharing!
Excellent video! Thanks!
I would've failed land nav in the Army if not for buddies who were good at it.
This is a great vid- best explanation + DEMONSTRATION I've experienced. Subbed
I am glad it helped. Thanks
Very informative and clear video. Thanks for the information
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome video bud. I am very very very rusty on my map skills lol. Watching this and your other compass videos make me want to brush back up on my old skills. Thanks for the info.
Go for it
Survival On Purpose most definitely!
Love it carry one for years all over the world, drawing the strait line is cool and it works ,But protractor is better, Good job.
Whatever works
Excellent very detailed and clear tutorial. Great video sir.
If you could only have seen the parts I cut out. Thanks.
Very practical and useful. Thanks.
Thanks
That was the best lesson on the compass I've ever seen. Books overcomplicate it. Ty!
Glad it was helpful!
Nice video! Good job of explaining.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Sir, this is the difference between one who can explain compared to other videos out there that leave u more confused than what u started with
Very easy to understand way to read a compass.......Thank You !!!
Thanks
This was really good
Very helpful, sir. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
thank you for this. You explained it better
Glad it was helpful!
Very, very helpful.
I spent 6 years in the Army National Guard and we trained a lot with this lensatic compass. I backpacked a lot in the Colorado Rocky Mountains too in my younger years so I used a compass a lot for land navigation my a topo map.
I am more comfortable with a baseplat compass but these are top quality
FYI - I got this email from Cammenga this morning...
Thank you for reaching out to Cammenga.
Yes, we offer a Tritium Refresh Service for $50, including shipping the compass back to an address within the United States. Please send us a photo of the ink stamping on the inside cover, as well as a photo of the compass laying flat, from both sides. This will help us to determine if the model you have is serviceable.
Good Job. Thanks
Thank you, thank you, thank you. The first youtube video were I could understand how to use compas.
Thank you very much, very well explained
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the information brian greeting from belize
Very helpful information. Thank you for sharing and God bless.
Thanks
Learned to use a compass in the boy scouts, but lost the skill as I got older and didn't use it, thanks for the refresher, I need to get my compass out now
You should. It might be fun
I agree with the commenter below, finally a video on compass reading that I can understand... fire the most part. There are lots of things that others don't seem to cover. For example, why would you need to set a bearing? The reason is because on a map there might be obstacles between you and your objective. I'm using a cheaper compass (Brunton), my compass face has two lines... (What is the second line for?) What happens if you get off your bearing as you travel at night? My guess is that you would have to re-identify your location if you got far enough off track.
This was genuinely helpful.
I am genuinely glad it was.
Thanks for showing us all these carpisses.
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