Thread: Navigation

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.