How to make a compass in the wilderness for daytime navigation
Navigation at night can easily be accomplished via stars and constellations but during the day, you must have an alternative…
Navigation at night can easily be accomplished via stars and constellations but during the day, you must have an alternative…
Topographic maps describe the shape of the land and can be used to help you locate natural and man-made features…
In the wilderness, it is sometimes useful to be able to calculate the distance to a faraway object. Using a…
To determine the direction, or bearing, from one point to another, you need a compass as well as a map.…
You can use nature to determine the general north/south direction in a pinch. Moss, puddles, snow melt patterns, rings in…
In a wilderness survival situation, you can determine direction using “markers” in the sky, constellations and key stars, that point…
Because the moon has no light of its own, we can only see it when...
The earth's relationship to the sun can help you to determine direction (celestial navigation). Shadows will move in the opposite…