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    Discussion in another thread got me thinking.....
    the map n compass thing is becoming a lost art,even those of us who learnt it years ago need to brush up and some do it completely differently to others
    one thing Ive never got my head around is the add on 22 degree or take off 23 degree or whatever it is this year thing when pokeing a bearing from map into compass...I learnt differently and for my SIMPLE brain it just works
    I place map down on flatish surface and orientate the sucker....with a compass its as simple as turning map until the "red is in the shed" the compas red end is inside the middle of dial red box or"shed " while the side of compass is placed on the 22 degree offset picture at bottom of map..map is now set up for magnetic north....
    without compass you need to be able to visually see a couple or better still 3 landmarks and the ndo best you can to make map sit same way as they suggest it should be..... yo uthen put compas on map...bum of it where you think you are,top to where yo uwant to go...put the red back in the shed... stand up..again put red in the shed and walk in direction the arrow on end of compass body is pointing you.....
    Ive still got 1980s mountain safety manual which has 3 pages that tell all yo uwill ever need to know to use map n compass AND its got funky cartoon pictures that make it really simple...
    if wanted I can take photo of them and post it up tomorrow..I dont give a flying fcuk if the polytechs have patented the information.(dont get me started on this one).the manual I own was gifted so that information could be used by all...the mountain safety council was a great organisation for teaching people life skills.
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    two little jingles - never forgotten them- true virgins make dull company = true variation magnetic deviation compass - and error east compass least = so one deducts 22 degrees of variation ( or whatever it is at the time ) - some mix up variation and deviation - variation= the annual difference in the movement of the earths north pole - deviation= error in a compass due to the presence of other magnetism dont use now except for getting around bloody Auckland - keep myself lined up so I sorta know where I am
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    Early 80's in the military it was Grand Ma's socks and Machine Gun add (grid to magnetic subtract and magnetic to grid add)

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    If you're taking a bearing of the map you take off ( subtract ) the variation.
    If you're putting a bearing on the map you put the variation on ( add ) to your compass before putting on map.
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    Hi I always taught people to remember one word "MAGNETICLESS" the magnetic bearing should always be less in NZ. So if taking a bearing off the map (doesn't need to be orientated) and putting on a compass you would take the magnetic variation off the map grid bearing e.g. using your compass as a protractor you measure a bearing of 240' G on the map, the bearing you would put on your compass to follow is 240'G-022'= 218'M. Another good tip is to use the compass dial as a slide rule, so when subtracting or adding the magnetic variation do it on your compass, ie move it 2' then two lots of 10' and the answer is on the dial and no mind bending maths to contend with especially if subtracting around the 000'/360' mark.
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    Got me thinking, Variation changes with location but also changes with time so pulled out a map from twenty years ago and compared it to a recent one.
    Not quite 1 degree difference. Not enough to worry about when on foot
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    Yip tragic we bought up that point too,the variation over your lifetime doesn't amount to much.but tree lined move a long way in twenty years
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    watch and finding north - crude but does work - very rough- point 12 at the sun north is half way between 12 and hour hand - digital watch yes does work - you just need to know the time and imagine a normal watch face on it - but none of that beats time spent with a map aligned to north and work out which way the ridges rivers and streams lie- stick to that catchment for awhile until the lay of the land becomes a lot more clear and half way to not getting lost - Stewart Island and Pureora probably the two hardest hunting areas in terms of ease of becoming very confused - the biggest problem we had at Waikaremoana finding lost hunters was they persisted in keeping going - so were often miles from where their mates reckoned they would be - one guy walked 25 km and came out 3 days later on a sheep station to the south - said he was not going to be a burden to SAR - to bloody late 50 search and rescue and quite a few helicopter hours spent- but we were proud of the fact we always got our lost one even in one case a week later

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    Ive actually been thinking of taking up oreanteering as a way to refresh the brain.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blip View Post
    Ive actually been thinking of taking up oreanteering as a way to refresh the brain.
    Did orienteering for a couple of seasons and really enjoyed it.

    Cerainly brought back map and compass reading skills long ago almost forgotten.
    Although with orienteering some of the waypoints can be seen once a bearing is taken however we did a couple of courses inside a pine forest and needed to plot the next point pretty accurately. Sure distances were less than out in the ranges hunting but when the waypoint was behind a pine tree and all pine trees looked alike you need some accuracy.

    Good sick of getting zapped by supposedly turned off electric fences.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry the hunter View Post
    - Stewart Island and Pureora probably the two hardest hunting areas in terms of ease of becoming very confused
    I haven't hunted enough of of NZ to say which area is worse than others however I can confirm it is VERY EASY to get spun around in Pureora.
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    Thank fuck for iPhones/GPS's then aye............

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    CADET=Compass to true add East & Deviation if on Ship

    True to Compass just reverse

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry the hunter View Post
    watch and finding north - crude but does work - very rough- point 12 at the sun north is half way between 12 and hour hand - digital watch yes does work - you just need to know the time and imagine a normal watch face on it - but none of that beats time spent with a map aligned to north and work out which way the ridges rivers and streams lie- stick to that catchment for awhile until the lay of the land becomes a lot more clear and half way to not getting lost - Stewart Island and Pureora probably the two hardest hunting areas in terms of ease of becoming very confused - the biggest problem we had at Waikaremoana finding lost hunters was they persisted in keeping going - so were often miles from where their mates reckoned they would be - one guy walked 25 km and came out 3 days later on a sheep station to the south - said he was not going to be a burden to SAR - to bloody late 50 search and rescue and quite a few helicopter hours spent- but we were proud of the fact we always got our lost one even in one case a week later
    manganuiohau ????

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