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THIS is how to use a Compass (Lensatic Compass for beginners)

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A short video on what a lensatic compass is, what the different components of a military compass are, and how to use a compass when conducting land navigation or orienteering. Check out the latest How to Use A Compass Video (no Blur!!) /watch/Ad-gjYAzLC8zg Stoker Leader Book /channel/UC76WnGz_DkqzDc7f-KEjTLQ Map and Compass Q&A /watch/4pIFXKLUY6uUF for the top Q&A In need of a compass? Check out https://amzn.to/2Uowd48 -OR- Check out my Amazon Storefront https://www.amazon.com/shop/stokermatic If you like the content of the channel, please check out Mad Dog Sunday - it's the easiest way to support my continued effort to bring better quality content to you. https://amzn.to/2DtmkN9 I may earn a small commission from any sales associate with this link to Amazon. If you like the video, please like and subscribe to stay up to date on all videos. I look forward to hearing your comments. To see a full land navigation demonstration video check out /watch/UlWqPNhoNSxoq Land navigation Map and compass Landnav Bushcraft

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    @STOKERMATICمنذ 4 سنوات Check out my Navigation playlist for more (and better quality) videos. . 45
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    @devildog6899منذ 5 سنوات Eight years in the Marine Corps 68 to 76 before GPS and a year in Vietnam that's how we traveled through the jungle day or night. The man speaks the id="hidden3" class="buttons"> truth so all you gadget guys might want to learn how to use said instrument. ....وسعت 574
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    @johnbernstein203منذ 4 سنوات STOKERMATIC.outstanding video that everyone should learn. I spent four years in the airborne infantry and navigated my way around Vietnam with a class="buttons"> map and compass in the jungles, mountains, and rice paddies. Called in air strikes and artillery on the enemy with a fair degree of accuracy and survived my tour of duty. Before that I navigated jungle expert school in Panama that had jungles worse than Nam.all with a lensatic compass and topo map.
    You've done a great job in your video and I say.continue to march!
    Thanks, a Vietnam vet '67-'68 101st Airborne Div.
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    @Mr40ttمنذ 5 سنوات I was in the Army, and it took them hours to explain what you did in just a few minutes.
    You made it so simple and the Army needs to hire you. 
    Thank You!
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    @samstone1051منذ 5 سنوات Excellent! as a retired Army guy (25 years retired), It is nice to see and hear someone who understands Land Navigation. You are currently former or still id="hidden6" class="buttons"> military, land nav and "as you were" slips. Simple concise and to the point. good job. I still carry my military issued compass from years past every hunting season, even in the digital age. ....وسعت 62
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    @Skarwindمنذ 5 سنوات Holy hell. better than any nco has ever taught me how to use a damn compass in 2 years. No fancy talk, no fancy crap. Learned more in 10 mins than a 4 hour course. thanks! 103
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    @jesussaves2131منذ 4 سنوات I camp with my two boys 9 & 11 years old, they will be watching this video too!
    Thank you for your service sir!!
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    @airbornesoldieramerica7125منذ 5 سنوات They should teach things like this in elementary school . 555
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    @ariotahasoni12منذ 5 سنوات You can also lock the floating plate (dial) by closing the sighting lens down, for easier reading.
    you can charge the night sights with a flash id="hidden8" class="buttons"> light.
    you can count clicks (when it's dark) and multiply it by three to find your orientation.
    Nice tutorial. Thanks
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    @jasonmashburn1280منذ 5 سنوات I don't think I have ever heard this laid out more simply then you just did. Great job, and awesome video. 472
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    @timcarter3439منذ 3 سنوات Thank you brother . We may all need a compass to navigate with in the future if we don’t get our country back on track. 36
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    @1959jimbobمنذ 5 سنوات Now this is what I call simplified how to with a tool that is so confusing to myriads of people. Thank you! You did a great job simplifying the compass. Keep up the great works. 18
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    @stevem7571منذ 5 سنوات Never been lost a day in my life, been really confused for a month or two but never lost 115
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    @zechariahprice605منذ 3 سنوات I never thought I would watch a video of Kenny Chesney teaching me how to use a compass 13
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    @SgtBooker44منذ 3 سنوات As a kid in the Boy Scouts I was lucky to have the parent of another scout who was a Marine Sergeant who taught map and compass. This is a great refresher. 7
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    @STOKERMATICمنذ 5 سنوات Check out the latest How to Use A Compass Video (no Blur!!)

    Map and Compass Q& for the top Q&A
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    @makeminefreedomمنذ 4 سنوات Thanks for the refresher. I am a veteran and it has been years since I have used a lensatic compass. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain it. 3
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    @CCFarewankersمنذ 5 سنوات I got a brand new Cammenga 3H off eBay and it came without a box, packaging or instructions but I worked out everything you said there, especially the id="hidden13" class="buttons"> sighting method where you angle the top cover by 45 deg approx. But then again, my previous compass was a British WF Stanley & Sons Prismatic Marching Compass, the compass that conquered an Empire!
    Even though the Cammenga is not liquid damped, it is remarkably stable, very accurate and easy to use. Pretty bombproof and very good value for money
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    @capdansolo7765منذ 2 سنوات I'm reading a DLC Land Nav course for the Army, and it's driving me crazy. This simple video made more sense to me than in the hour or so I've spent reading through this course. 3
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    @crazynok5511منذ 3 سنوات 2years later you can still teach someone and I've never seen it explained so easy , hope you still do videos because I just subscribed , thanks. 3
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    @ILLFINGAZمنذ 3 سنوات Thanks for the lesson. It was very easy to understand. I just bought that same compass today at Cabelas. It wasn't cheap, but as they say, you get id="hidden15" class="buttons"> what you pay for. I'm in the process of making a gotta go bag with survival equipment just incase the hits the fan with everything that's going on. Got a few more things to get and I'll be ready to hit the woods if needed. Thanks again for the video. Good stuff. ....وسعت 3
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    @v.e.7236منذ 5 سنوات Learned this in Basic Training, but nice to know I haven't forgotten. Grey matter still functioning. 6
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    @eventfulnonsenseمنذ 5 سنوات I have my compass for years, this video greatly improved my knowledge in using it. 6
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    @Richard-bs8xeمنذ 5 سنوات Thank you for a straight forward explanation of how to use the lensatic compass. 12
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    @espltd1000منذ 5 سنوات Great video. Learned more in 10 minutes than hours of other confusing videos. Thanks. 11
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    @willie9433منذ 5 سنوات Thank you broke it down as simple as it can be. I haven’t picked up one of these since I left the Corp. But I just purchased a brand new one and can’t wait to go out and do some navigating. Thank you again and Semper fi 4
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    @fr3qh0pp3rمنذ 3 سنوات Great video. Learned that method (bezel to N arrow alignment) method from a Vietnam vet NCO in PLDC in ‘83. Came in especially handy during nighttime movement and night land nav. Another great NCO in USAEUR taught our platoon to determine or estimate our pace count in three levels of terrain. 1. Flat ground 2. Going up a hill and 3. Coming down a hill. Each terrain difference affects your pace count (as well as the gear weight you carry ruckin’). Then later on in my Mil life I got good and taught field expedient methods of land nav (day/night). Fun stuff !!! Thanks for the memories !!! Peace !!! ....وسعت 2
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    @haydenrenicker548منذ 3 سنوات Literally the best Compass nomenclature and how to video on YouTube. Well taught my friend! 2
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    @enyawrebbuj9458منذ 5 سنوات Excellent instructional.clear, understandable, complete and precise.wasn't left with a single question in my mind.got me sub'd! class="buttons"> You're a rare breed in that you can teach what needs to be taught.respect! ....وسعت 5
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    @springof-wf8vyمنذ 5 سنوات The best demonstration.. Just like when I was in Fort Knox basic training.. Quick simple and easy.. Thank you Sir.. You got to the point from the beginning. id="hidden19" class="buttons"> I needed a refresher course and I found it. Hello from TEXAS USA ....وسعت 9
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    @ggaggagga4منذ 5 سنوات The only time I ever used a military map or compass was high school JROTC and that was a LONG time ago. It's amazing how it comes back :) 3
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    @STOKERMATICمنذ 5 سنوات If you would like to support the channel, please Check out Mad Dog Sunday . 14
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    @thehandyoutdoorsman9014منذ 3 سنوات Awesome demonstration. Been 10 years since I used a Lensatic compass. Watching your video brought it all back. Thanks for sharing! 1
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    @OAleathaOمنذ 4 سنوات Aside from the focus issue during the azimuth part at this was a great tutorial for someone like me that has never used a compass like this. Thank you for taking the time to make this video. ....وسعت 2
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    @brunot7525منذ 5 سنوات Man i remember having a hard time with this in infantry school yet in ten minutes I'm good to go excellent 15
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    @prtrpr82منذ 5 سنوات I like this short and simple tutorial on how to use a Lensatic compass. That in itself is probably a couple hours of classroom instruction in Basic training. id="hidden22" class="buttons"> Not to be confused with actual land navigation which would definitely require a lot more instruction. This will at least get you going in the right direction. ....وسعت 3
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    @ajdutariمنذ 3 سنوات Excellent explanation. It is of the utmost importance to ensure that the lensantic compass stays level so that the north seeking arrow plate card moves id="hidden23" class="buttons"> freely. If it is not level, the floating plate will jam against the casing while pointing at the wrong direction. As a tenderfoot scout I made that mistake on an orienteering camporee where it was not permitted to look up, only downwards to the compass. A standard compass is less forgiving to leveling errors than a lensantic one. Be Prepared. ....وسعت 4
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    @tams604الشهر الماضي Just got my cub scout a lensatic compass for his 9th birthday! Now we have to figure out how to use it! He loves it and can't wait!
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    @spartakip9507منذ 5 سنوات Haven't used a compass in years. Thanks for the refresher. 7
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    @philmetcalf7421منذ 5 سنوات Best Explanation of the Lensatic Compass that I've heard so far! 6
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    @RioLajasWolFمنذ 3 سنوات The info is so useful and great that I didn't care about the quality (out of zoom) of the video. Thanks a lot. 2
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    @heavymetalweld805قبل 3 أشهر Idk how I passed land nav in basic. You made this so simple. Thanks. It's taken me 21 years to understand this.
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    @pinkstar9430منذ 5 سنوات Thank you for your help. Your instructions were clear and not rushed like the REÍ video I seen. I’m going to go hiking this summer and this is my way of preparing. 8
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    @TJJones-wh8tzمنذ 4 سنوات Been an outdoorsman fishing trapping hunting, at home never needed a compass till I started truck driving getting fishing license for me and my wife is id="hidden25" class="buttons"> a day or two and go hiking so got my first one static compass have learned how to use it from this video excellent video ,, great teachings,, I subscribed ! ....وسعت 1
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    @jloren4647منذ 3 سنوات Pretty much worked how I thought. Spent a whole lot of time in the woods but never used one, at least properly. Would def use one in unfamiliar woods/places. id="hidden26" class="buttons"> I think the military Jargon that goes along with navigation throws a lot of people off (not you, just in general). I appreciate it! ....وسعت 2
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    @ShellShock11Cمنذ 3 سنوات Former soldier here. We used these in Basic back on '05. These days I'm more into survival and nature, so this is great as a refresher. Thanks! 1
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    @nathanxbondمنذ 3 سنوات That is so much easier than I thought. Thank you for explaining it! I can't believe I'm 35 and didn't know this already. 1
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    @beach3girl459منذ 5 سنوات This rookie traveler can't wait to get out there to do some land nav. Thanks so much for dumbing-it-down for this beginner. 3
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    @semco72057منذ 5 سنوات That is a nice demonstration of how to use the compass and I will try to remember it for when I go out camping again. Thanks for sharing this information with us all. 6
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    @keithakui7719منذ 4 سنوات Its been awhile since I used a Lensatic Compass while in the Marine Corps but this short presentation really brought back memories of my days hoofing through the boonies even at night1 Good job! 2
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    @davidandemilymendez3848العام الماضي I’ve never used a compass in my life and I understood this 100%! Thank you brother! 1
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    @dalejohnson9342منذ 5 سنوات I see you gave a good basic use of compass lesson as we were taught in the military. We did go farther with this and were also taught how to use the compass id="hidden30" class="buttons"> with a map in order to find the final destination and to navigate with it. Being in the Navy I was also taught how to use the compass to make sure that I could follow a course to a given spot. I have not used the ocean direction training for many years now and will need to relearn that issue again. ....وسعت 3
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    @tcswag801منذ 3 سنوات Wow this is pretty cool . I bought a low end Wal-Mart engineer compass for 5 bucks. . tried out your method this am on a hike and it worked perfect . awesome thanks 1
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    @puzzled4163منذ 3 سنوات I have never been lost because there is always someone willing to tell me where to go. 7
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    @Madmun357منذ 5 سنوات "As you were". Haven't heard that since I got out the USMC. 62
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    @primaryendoمنذ 4 سنوات Best compass video out there. You explain it in a simple and straightforward manner that's easy to understand. Thanks! 1
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    @kpmedia8977منذ 3 سنوات I always make sure i know what heading i need to get from my hunting treestand back to civilization in the dark after i climb out of my tree. Been using id="hidden32" class="buttons"> a cheap compass but finally got my Cammenga 3H in today !!! Thanks for the video, been 35 years since i used one of these in the military. ....وسعت 1
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    @Sconnie13منذ 3 سنوات Thank you for the simple instructions/descriptions & for the simple examples to go with the two uses. I'll be using a compass for the first time at a National Park and I want to be prepared.for anything! 2
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    @baronedipiemonte3990منذ 4 سنوات This is an excellent video. Proves that there's still a few things of value on YouTube ! Better than a military field manual ! 2
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    @ECA2منذ 5 سنوات Best instructions ever, simple and informative. Thank You. 11
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    @refinedgent3987منذ 5 سنوات Great job and thank you for making this. No bull and fuss is exactly what this video offers. 3
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    @DaveyL1954منذ 4 سنوات I love the vid. The info is great, and all of it made sense. please please, never change your style of delivery. The slips, the un-slick approach is truly id="hidden34" class="buttons"> wonderful. It shows you are human. Best wishes, Dave in Yorkshire, England. ....وسعت 1
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    @raulperdomo4244منذ 4 سنوات This helps out alot dusting off old skills, feel like I could cross to Canada without detection and without getting lost, BZ my brother! 2
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    @semco72057منذ 3 سنوات While in the Air Force I was briefly taught the basics of the lensatic compas once and after retiring from the service I learned more by viewing a few id="hidden35" class="buttons"> basics on the compass from an ex-Marine on YouTube. I have one of the compasses at home somewhere and have a similar type in my backpack. ....وسعت 1
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    @juliosantos9289منذ 5 سنوات Great video. Simple and to the point. A lot of times we get addicted to technology but when things happen that disrupt the environment and you cant get id="hidden36" class="buttons"> a signal and you forget this stuff you're screwed. In the Army National Guard we continually trained in Land Nav-( Day & Night) even though we had GPS equipment. FYI: If you use the center hold technique and your current or ex- military take off your dog tags and put them in your pocket. It will mess with your readings. ....وسعت 1
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    @ericdee6802منذ 4 سنوات I just received my (NIB) Camenga Tritium lensatic compass (manufactured date 2018) and it's flipping AWESOME. I fired up this video and learned the id="hidden37" class="buttons"> basics to use this precision instrument.
    Thanks a million for sharing your knowledge with us, I hike alot of old mining trails in the Angeles National Forest,your tutorial is vital and can save my skin in someday.
    Thank you, you have a new Subscriber. ✌️
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    @vincedunn9983منذ 5 سنوات Nice little refresher. Haven't used a compass since 1999, when I got out the military. Have a Coleman brand lensatic (military style) compass now. 3
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    @lienlawmaven7967منذ 5 سنوات Great job explaining the characteristics the lensatic compass!
    A long time ago in a land far away (Fort Benning, Georgia), I taught the 40 hour id="hidden39" class="buttons"> block of instruction in map reading land navigation at the U.S. Army Ranger School.
    Your presentation was the best instruction I've ever seen.accurate, concise, brief, and to the point.
    At the Infantry School we favored the center body method (back then) for two reasons:
    First, because it gives the leader an opportunity to determine an azimuth while maintaining situational awareness (the eye level method can lead to tunnel vision);
    Second, infantry soldiers wore steel helmets (a/k/a steel pots) and, quite simply. the eye level method would render the magnetic compass useless.
    Well done, soldier. Rangers lead the way!
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    @desertlover5027منذ 3 سنوات Thank you so much! I've been so confused about my compass for several years so I just put it away and stuck to the trails and my Garmin (always hoping id="hidden40" class="buttons"> it wouldn't fail me). This is the most useful video I've found. I'm ready to go out and start practicing what I've learned. Thanks again! ....وسعت 1
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    @jimclarke5579منذ 3 سنوات I like the way you lay things out for people that may not know too much about navigation. I encourage you to do more videos especially on survival in the wilds. 1
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    @gregoryknox4444قبل 6 أشهر Great video. Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, a young SF Sgt tripped and rolled down a rocky hill at night but his trusty lanyard kept his compass in hand.
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    @eakinjمنذ 4 سنوات Thank you for this, I've never had anyone explain this to me so clearly. 4
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    @Tsiri09منذ 5 سنوات Thank you. this is one of the best explanations I've ever heard. 4
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    @knirb01منذ 4 سنوات Not sure why I couldn't understand this when I was in bootcamp 19 years ago, but you explained it very well. Thank you. 1
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    @deltaexplorer47منذ 5 سنوات Clear and simple explanations - easy to understand - THANK YOU. 5
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    @pnyarrowمنذ 5 سنوات Thank you - short, sharp and to the point. ATB from the UK 8
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    @smc1942منذ 3 سنوات Excellent video!!!
    Short & simple.
    I don't use gps or any electrical devices. People get hooked on these gadgets, & are LOST id="hidden43" class="buttons"> when the battery dies. No thanks!
    I have the same compass you showed here, "ol' reliable". Easier to use than any new electronic gadget.
    I thought I explained it well--in under a half hour. You're better! I'll be sharing this with some friends of mine!
    Thanks again for an excellent video! I'd give you a million if I could.
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    @ricardotirado3521منذ 5 سنوات Good way to use a compass,never knew that about lineing up.Thanks. 6
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    @Catastrofiusقبل 11 أشهر This is exactly how we learned in Scouts. Thanks for the refresher.
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    @mynameisearlbمنذ 4 سنوات Wow, I had just ordered a $20 "lensatic" compass on Amazon and then found this video after searching how to use a compass. Turns out the compass id="hidden44" class="buttons"> wasn't a true lensatic because it didn't have the sight part.
    Luckily I was able to cancel my order and get one identical to this one, except without tridium. I'm happy to spend triple the money I originally planned. I know I'm not skimping on the one damn thing I can count on to get me to my destination.
    Have never used a compass but I'm so grateful to have found this video. Thanks a lot man, I'll be teaching this skill to my daughter within the next couple years, she's 1.5 years right now.
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    @2hgarzaمنذ 5 سنوات Looking back when in Boy Scouts, in order to stay in a straight line i. rugged terrain, we would use our bearings to a fixed spot (tree) and hike to that id="hidden45" class="buttons"> point. Find our bearing again and identify another fixed point and hike there.on and on till we got to our destination. ....وسعت 23
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    @jeffreydonaldson7003منذ 5 سنوات I wear glasses . So the centerhold method would be good for metal frames. Glad you covered that. I had classes in the Army PLC school in serious land navigation id="hidden46" class="buttons"> in 1985. I would rather trust this compass than any GPS. . I'm getting ready to do n AT hike and this is good information for anyone. In case they get off trail. Great for hunting, backpack in unknown territories. Thanks for the video. ....وسعت 11
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    @GruntProofمنذ 2 سنوات This is by far the best compass how-to video on the internet
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    @amirazizi6303منذ 5 سنوات Really simple explanations and easy to understand. Thank you! 5
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    @michaelwright3351منذ 3 سنوات This video is better than the land navigation class that I had in 11B mos training in the Army. 1
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    @arthurmedina6175منذ 5 سنوات Great explanations! Simple and direct. 14
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    @keith125منذ 4 سنوات Learned this on Parris Island many moons ago. Thanks for the video. 1
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    @pfmobius1970منذ 4 سنوات Thanks a bunch. 52 years old and haven’t used a compass since Boy Scouts. This will come in handy on a fishing/camping trip this year. Well hopefully I won’t need it but I’ll practice with it just in case
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    @goyeabuddyمنذ 5 سنوات nice job explaining on how a compass works. this would come in most useful while boating & no land in sight. 1
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    @sephroth5710منذ 5 سنوات I loved "Compass to cheek , as you were" habits die hard 4
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    @brandonas1الشهر الماضي Very informative information. Thank you for making this video. I look forward to learning some other cool tricks in the future from this channel.
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    @derrickstableford8152منذ 4 سنوات Learnt this in scouts but didn’t have a compass like this one. Watched this as a refresher. Great vid. 1
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    @garrettpittman7374منذ 3 سنوات This is great info.I have an old military compass and this really helped.mine is an old union instrument corp. Fsn 6605-846-7618 h3 radioisotope made in November of 1967.the tritium in it is dim but still glows 1
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    @buchtan54منذ 3 سنوات I’ve been getting ready for my units Ranger assessment to get a slot for school. This video was a good refresher for me as I’m a medic and haven’t done any land Nav since basic 1
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    @freeslave1968منذ 4 سنوات I think I've watched 10 videos on how to use a compass and this one is the best. Explained very simple.
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    @alexflores7652منذ 3 سنوات I remember having to learn compass and landnav while in C.A.P. for search and rescue. This was a great refresher in its use. Also knowing how to use a id="hidden50" class="buttons"> compass also is needed in plotting your flight plath on an aerial sectional chart. ....وسعت 1
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    @jankerson1منذ 4 سنوات People defiantly need to learn this stuff, I learned it all back in 82-86 when I was in the USMC. A compass and knowing how to use it can save your life.
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    @g-rock6329منذ 3 سنوات Very good information and examples!! I was one step off, but now i know how i was goofing up. THANKS 1