Using the USGI Compass - Part 1

An overview of the USGI compass types, the construction and parts, how to use each feature, and demonstrations of how to travel, sight and read and lock in azimuths.

When done watching this, immediately jump to part 2 for the full explanation.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• compass
• navigation
• landnavigation
• landnav
• tritium
• USGI
• mil
• degree
• milliradian
• mgrs
• grid
• map
• bearing
• azimuth

[TheZoltanF]

What happpened to your right thumb?

[shoobe01]

@TheZoltanF Always been like that.

[TheZoltanF]

@shoobe01 Awww, thought you were going to say it was from fighting off a bear whilst navigating the wilds?! Thanks for the compass lesson dude.

[shoobe01]

@TheZoltanF I wish. I also have two rather bad scars, one from a mole on my back, one directly opposite on my shoulder from a tumor removal. It handily is right past the edge of body armor, so would be easy to attribute to a fragment or other projectile. But it's all much more boring.

[zealberg]

thumbs up if you thought your phone was ringing at 5:10

[shoobe01]

@zealberg Use math! First, you need to figure out how many mils yours has. If modern, NATO standard, it's gonna be 6400. But if not, could be anything. Then 360/6400 tells you 1 degree is 17.78 (ish) mils. So 5° is almost 89 mils. So, a hair to the left of the 9 (or maybe 90) tick on your compass.

[Edwin19911000]

Your boring! Bearly 3 min nd you haven't tought nothing I paused and look another video-_-

[ayerjake]

If I ever meet you I am going hold you down and wet willy your ear for exactly 8 mins. 22 seconds because thats how long you wasted on NOTHING in this vid.

[MrKuntastik]

Sounds like robot talking...

[crabtrap]

@shoobe01 maybe the mole was trying to get to the tumor. you should have let the mole do the surgery,THAT would have been a good story.

[MissTease77]

the best vid on how to use compass.

[cherryhena]

@shoobe01 I like your vid excellent! You remind me of Smithers. : )

[CapitalWes]

His voice is so fucking anoying-.-

[madnessdexter]

@shoobe01 you have the same thumb as megan fox..