(There are some other methods that involve math and clicks, but I wouldn't bother with those. All you have to do after that is pull your compass out, rotate your body, NOT THE BEZEL, until the north arrow lines up with the luminous line, and you know you're going in the right direction. When facing the desired azimuth, rotate the luminous line on the bezel until it is exactly on the north arrow. Probably the most ignored feature on a compass (a Cammenga military-issued compass), and ironically most useful at night, is the bezel. Just hold your compass at waist level directly perpendicular to your body, move your gat (assuming you're in the military) or anything metal away from it, point your dick in the direction you want to go, let the compass settle, and read it from there. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then you're better off. Next: don't bother with the "compass to cheek" method. Otherwise, a shitty Mag-Lite or a headlamp with almost-dead batteries (for dimness) and a red filter is the way to go for preserving night vision. Probably the least damaging thing for night vision. Just put that on top of the map to read it. Works kind of like fiber optics it spreads a dim light all throughout the piece of plastic. It's simply a piece of plastic about the size of a 3x5 card with a small light in the end, made for reading at night. If you can find one, some book stores sell a reading light. If you have time, just stay in place and wait for that shit to return. If you have to look at the map, use the dimmest light possible and close your dominant eye so some semblance of night vision remains when you start moving again. (Sorry to contradict, variablebinary.) It will ruin your night vision, and thus make identifying features even harder. Girth hitch the lanyard of the compass around a belt loop and just keep it in your pocket when moving.ĭon't use a flashlight. Or, just tuck your shirt into your belt, put the map inside your shirt, and live dangerously. Usually, I put a loop around my neck, and tuck the map into my shirt. (That's probably difficult to visualize let me know.) Then dummy cord that shit to your body with 550. Twist it to make a loop, and tape it down to the same corner on the "back" side of the bag. As far as the zip loc: on one corner of the bag, put a strip of duct tape that hangs off the bag. They tend to fog up, are rarely waterproof, reflect too much light when you look at them under nods or flashlight, and are just too bulky. Don't bother with those gigantic map cases. An old pet peeve of mine.Īs far as equipment: A good zip loc bag is great for keeping a map. Interesting how this thread doesn't garner quite as many responses as gear loadout pics.įirst and foremost: You will hear guys use the word "orientate" a lot, as in "Orientate yourself facing north." "Orientate" is not a ****ing word. Last edited by variablebinary 11-09-10 at 02:08. Wear good boots, have a good watch, bring protein bars, and drink lots of water. I was helping people as I came across them and they would only be thinking pace count and azimuth, without taking advantage of the terrain association of the map. If your point is on a hill, or in a spur and you aren't near those things, you know right away that you are wrong. If it is left or right you know where to look first when you get to where you think you want to be.Īnd don't forget to use terrain association. Learn what your natural drift is when you walk. Get the brightest red lens torch you are allowed to use. My pace count is balls on accurate, so I rarely overshoot my destination by more than a couple of meters.īe in good shape so you can move on the quick-ish side. I always do an uneven terrain pace count that matches the METTC of the landnav course. This way if you get lost, or cant find your point, you always have a reference attack point that is easy to get back to and start overĭead reckoning works great during the day, but at night it will get you lost with your last reference being hundreds of meters away, while dealing with METTC in the dark.ġ00 meter pace count is key. I always use attack points to get me within a few meters of my plot point. I had night land nav last week, and got 4 out of the 5, but only needed 3 to pass.
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