@SurvivalOnPurpose4 years agoFor more info on compasses and maps, check out this playlist: 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 The first one about getting free maps is pretty outdated because ethe USGS website has changed, but the rest are valid.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 . 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. ...16
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@castinbronze66493 years ago4 years of being in the Army and having this explained differently each time Ive never fully understood. Thank you. You made this so easy! 55
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@kzgc8y3n2 years agoAlways 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. ...5
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@alexanderweaver70666 months agoHi 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. ...3
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@Sobkilast monthIve 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 2
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@richardrodriguez96803 years agoThank 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! 19
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@zantigar2 months agoWow, 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! ...1
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@colinlawrence21863 years agoThanks for sharing i just found a lenssatic compass in a shed on the property i just purchased thanks to you i know how to use it thanks once again 😀 God bless you and stay safe in these troubled times 🙋♂️ 🇬🇧 4
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@glenntrumbo33814 years agoThanks, finally a lesson on reading a compass that i could understand. 67
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@michaelalexandergraham3 years agoBest compass tutorial I’ve watched on YouTube!! Thank you so much!! 2
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@clyde14067 months agoAnd you can bet if ANYONE knows anything about compass reading it's a scout! Great video!! 1
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@christopherbeining825last yearThis 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. 5
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@SteveAubrey17622 weeks agoThat was the best lesson on the compass I've ever seen. Books overcomplicate it. Ty!
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@peterfair28364 years agoThanks 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. ...5
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@EthanBlakeProductions2 years agoProbably the best basic lesson on using a Cammenga on the internet. Thank you for posting.
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@MsNailgun3 years agoWow. 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! 2
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@allenelam61354 years agoThank you for the refresher course. Haven't done this since I got out of the military about 45 years ago. 5
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@lutherhgrindstonemtn34562 years agoI 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! ...1
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@coindigger53923 years agoThis 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 2
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@jetjaguar42852 years agomy first video from you. good stuff 20 years in the army, 85-2005. 1
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@h3llrayzor594 years agoI 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. ...4
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@ronprince14783 years agoThanks for showing us all these carpisses.
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@dmytrogladkyi3 years agoThank you, thank you, thank you. The first youtube video were I could understand how to use compas. 1
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@SonsofPosiedon3 years agoI'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. 2
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@wildsau19653 years agothis is the compass i learned on in the army, thanks for the refresher, been 30 years since i used one
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@youtubeuniversity366010 months agoThank 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. 1
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@machinegreen19113 years agoWell 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. 2
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@robertmendez25484 years agoBest instructions on how to use the compass by far, simple and to the point.
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@iantorhys3 years agoThank you for taking the time to demonstrate the use of a Lensatic compass. This was very helpful.
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@bodang1584 years agoThank 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. ...
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@tramontane32393 years agoI 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. . ...6
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@jmmartin77663 months agoI 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
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@stevelucier83464 years agoVery 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! ...
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@Mansizedtarget2 years agoThanks 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. 2
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@olusabaolukayode91914 years agoThank 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. 3
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@NSWvet832 years agoNice. 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. ...3
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@matzpimp2 years agoThank 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. ...1
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@robertguarino3554 years agoThat 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 7
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@n1c984 years agoYou are a very clear and awesome instructor for this device. I really enjoyed this material. I'm for sure subscribing, have a blessed one
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@northernsurvivalbackcountr49862 years agoI bought this compass year's ago only seen 2 videos that explained it simple n easy thx you great video
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@herrp87654 years agoThank you, sir. You did a good job in shedding some light to this helplessly non-directional guy.
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@carle114 years agoThis was a great video! It gave me an idea as to how to use a compass when I had none. You explained it well. 2
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@jayvandusen88673 years agoExcellent video thank you! I’ve watch numerous videos trying to explain this topic and yours broke it down in an understandable way!
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@aland72363 years agoAwesome demo! I never quite understood any of the parts of these compasses, other than needle points North. Thank you. 1
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@bdh39494 years agoGood 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. ...4
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@ThaInfamous20v10 months agoThank you! Very well explained. Even to the specifics with the lensatic features.
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@davehatzakorzian69944 years agoI 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. ...1
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@davidray428511 months agoCool 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! 1
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@piratebob534 years agoGreat 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. 1
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@tom-cd8fv5 months agoJust ordered one, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
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@chiefkirk4 years agoGreat 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..
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@anthonyharper81613 years agoGreat video.. Maybe this knowledge will help me while hunting.. Awesome 😎 Sir..Too find the truck. 1
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@butchhill56564 years agoOh 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. ...
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@71m3w4573r4 years agoGreat video. Completely understand how a lensatic works now, thanks
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@bobcuomo51224 years agoVery easy to understand way to read a compass.......Thank You !!!
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@West-TexX4 years agoAwesome job, sir. Thanks for doing this video. 1
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@williamfleserii41494 years agoLearned 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 2
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@GenVirtu3 years agoGreat 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.
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@addisonroux44172 years agoAmazing, now I know how to use a compass
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@acshaw802 years agoWhat a fantastic video- thanks so much for explaining this. Really easy to understand
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@arctodussimus61983 years agoLast 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 👍🏻👍🏻 ...
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@colinvalois65164 years agoFantastic instructions and guidance video! Really looking forward to applying the knowledge now. Thank you!
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@apodis49004 years agoThanks for a great demonstration, that really made sense to me. 😀 2
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@jaylovett60183 years agoGreat video man. You’re a great teacher
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@pipilchocolate8654last monthI had no idea how good the Cammenga 3H is! I like how the whole bearing plate rotates magnetically. It definitely rivals the Suunto MC 2 I use!
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@haroldguillarawan90663 weeks agothank you for this. You explained it better
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@willpro67052 years agoThe top and the bottom touch then you look through the lens. Nice job
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@jamesgreene45544 years agoSomething 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!
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@louisianaguy26613 years agoI 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. ...
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@marcusmckenzie95282 years agoThank you for your time and best efforts, great video, very informative and to the point
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@soumendrapanigrahi24974 years agoThank 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 3
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@jeffjackson53314 years agoAwesome video bud. I am 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.
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@IrishZombieNation4 years agoExcellent very detailed and clear tutorial. Great video sir.
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@nihilgeist666last monthYou explained that well in terms even I can understand. Other explanations I've seen of the Cammenga 3H overcomplicate things.
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@DOMINYPAUL4 years agoLove it carry one for years all over the world, drawing the strait line is cool and it works ,But protractor is better, Good job.
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@terryw.milburn85654 years agoVery Well Done Bryan ! Oh The Times This Has Been Used While I was In Scouts, Thanks Friend. ATB T God Bless 1
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@teddythefourth28314 years agoI'm 28 so I'm a little too old for Webelos or whatever, these videos are as close as I will get to being involved in the Scouts again. Please make more videos like these 1
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@GeorgeCUBE-ib8bc8 months agoVery Nice and Easy explanation. The problem of the this compass is, that the 4 screws on the bottom are from not fully unmagnetic steel. The needle has ca. 2 degree deviation in the headings where the needle is close to one of that screws. This is not big problem and I use Cammenga every day but in case I need to find small point then I use Suunto compass or prismatic compass, which is very precise and much cheaper. Cammenga is very easy and fast. And very visible in the night or in the darkness. Thanks ...
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@ramonvaldez3296 months agoThanks for the information brian greeting from belize
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@viking907064 years agoGreat video, thanks for your time and info. I have been educated. 1
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@markfcoble3 years agoThanks. Enjoying my firebox, good review. Teaching wife and myself.
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@PirateXFoxx4 years agoVery informative and clear video. Thanks for the information
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@callumclarke70024 years agoGreat lesson but you alway have to remember to adjust for your Grid Magnetic Angle which moves slightly every year. It only works out to a few Mils but when walking on a bearing for a long distances, it can make a big difference to where you end up. 👍 ...5
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@mmztigerlast yearThank you so much for the information.
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@michiganbear54234 years agoI'm usually more confused when somebody explains how to use a compass that I understood THANKS 3
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@Bok2022st3 years agoGood job sir .finaly other than your strange speach .im from AUSTRALIA .you were a great help 👌👍
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God bless you and stay safe in these troubled times 🙋♂️ 🇬🇧 4
Great video!! 1
Haven't done this since I got out of the military about 45 years ago. 5
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! ... 1
20 years in the army, 85-2005. 1
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. ... 4
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. . ... 6
This is a great vid- best explanation + DEMONSTRATION I've experienced. Subbed
Slide the lensatic eye piece into the cover that has the grove to match the lensatic grove. They should be touching. ... 3
Yeah, they’re that good 👍🏻👍🏻 ...