Thread: Navigation

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

how far are you going many on here seem to be going across the whole bloody Island - get a map of where you are going - have a compass and orient yourself - much better aerial photos with a compass rose - much more than that stay home you are a SAR case waiting to happen

Thanks for the confidence boost but I'm not planning on going anywhere (wrong assumption on your part) other than my usual area which I know off the back of my hand, was merely playing with the topo app on the phone mate.

Last time I used it I set a way point on the 4wd then set off...couple hours later when 'navigating' back to the vehicle the app was trying to send me 50deg in the wrong direction, I was looking at the vehicle 800m away thinking wtf. Just trying to work out if it's the settings in the app or whatever.

I taught map and compass for years as a Ranger just stuck to magnetic - more emphasis on aligning one to the map you have - catchments peaks things one can recognise like a bluff waterfall large flat etc never over complicating it - true virgins make dull company has been taught for years

True = your compass course of your map
virgins = variation movement of magnetic North
make = magnetic compass direction
dull = deviaition error in a compass due to metal interference ( only general can be wiring say on a boat )
compass = your course once variation and deviation have been calculated

but for simple bush navigation just stick to magnetic

North with a watch point 12 at the sun North is half way from 12 to the hour hand -- digital just imagine a 12 point face with 12 at top all you really need is the time