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…
How to read and use a topographic map in a survival situation.
Topographic maps describe the shape of the land and can be used to help you locate natural and man-made features…
Using a magnetic compass and triangulation to calculate the distance of a faraway object.
In the wilderness, it is sometimes useful to be able to calculate the distance to a faraway object. Using a…
Using a Map and Compass
To determine the direction, or bearing, from one point to another, you need a compass as well as a map.…
No compass available? Here are other means of determining north/south direction.
You can use nature to determine the general north/south direction in a pinch. Moss, puddles, snow melt patterns, rings in…
How to use the stars for navigation (in northern and southern hemispheres).
In a wilderness survival situation, you can determine direction using “markers” in the sky, constellations and key stars, that point…
An easy trick for using the Moon for Navigation.
Because the moon has no light of its own, we can only see it when...
How to use the Sun and shadows for navigation.
The earth's relationship to the sun can help you to determine direction (celestial navigation). Shadows will move in the opposite…
