Navigating With or Without a Compass: Using Bearings and Nature to Find Your Way

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Never be lost again! This concise and handy guide will help you get your bearings and find your way out of the wilderness no matter your equipment.

FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

Finding your campsite, a spectacular view, or your way home can be difficult, especially when your phone or GPS malfunctions. But knowing how to use a magnetized compass, paper map, and the positions of the sun, moon, stars, and other practical aids in pathfinding will help outdoorsman find their way in almost any kind of terrain. NAVIGATING WITH OR WITHOUT A COMPASS will teach you the basics of using that essential tool, such as the difference between true north and magnetic north based on where you are and using compass bearings from a map and in the field to determine location. However if you find yourself without a compass, this handy guide will also give you natural signs and guideposts for pathfinding, such as the way the wind blows, trees grow, or flowers bloom. Also covered will be determining direction through reading the Sun and the shadows it forms, the position and stages of the Moon, and familiarizing oneself with the principal constellations to guide you and determine the time at night. Perfect for the skilled woodsman or just a walk in the woods, NAVIGATING WITH OR WITHOUT A COMPASS is filled with tips and essential knowledge indispensable for hikers, campers, scouts and nature lovers.

Author Biography

Miles Tanner is an avid outdoorsman who has written for numerous publications about survival and outdoor skills. He lives outside of Billings, Montana.

Long Description

Finding your campsite, a spectacular view, or your way home can be difficult, especially when your phone or GPS malfunctions. But knowing how to use a magnetized compass, paper map, and the positions of the sun, moon, stars, and other practical aids in pathfinding will help outdoorsman find their way in almost any kind of terrain. NAVIGATING WITH OR WITHOUT A COMPASS will teach you the basics of using that essential tool, such as the difference between true north and magnetic north based on where you are and using compass bearings from a map and in the field to determine location. However if you find yourself without a compass, this handy guide will also give you natural signs and guideposts for pathfinding, such as the way the wind blows, trees grow, or flowers bloom. Also covered will be determining direction through reading the Sun and the shadows it forms, the position and stages of the Moon, and familiarizing oneself with the principal constellations to guide you and determine the time at night. Perfect for the skilled woodsman or just a walk in the woods, NAVIGATING WITH OR WITHOUT A COMPASS is filled with tips and essential knowledge indispensable for hikers, campers, scouts and nature lovers.

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Never be lost again! This concise and handy guide will help you get your bearings and find your way out of the wilderness no matter your equipment.

Details ISBN0762493968 Author Miles Tanner Year 2019 ISBN-10 0762493968 ISBN-13 9780762493968 Format Hardcover Imprint Running Press Adult Subtitle Using Bearings and Nature to Find Your Way Country of Publication United States DEWEY 796.58 Pages 128 Short Title Navigating with or Without a Compass Language English US Release Date 2019-05-30 Publication Date 2019-05-30 UK Release Date 2019-05-30 Publisher Running Press,U.S. Audience General NZ Release Date 2019-07-08 AU Release Date 2019-07-08 We've got this

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