Camping Gear : Using a Map & Compass for Hiking

In off trail hiking or backwoods camping, using a map and compass together can be very helpful. Learn how to get directions straight using a map and compass with tips from an outdoor activity expert in this free camping video.

Expert: Brant Bowers
Bio: Brant Bowers has worked in the Camping Department at Bill Jackson's sporting goods store since 2004.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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[arcanefury]

just put red fred in the shed, simple as that! lol

[P4rtyN4ked]

that's not his own lingo... i've heard the "put red fred in his shed" term from boyscouts, military, SCUBA, hiking/camping instructors so it's a common phonetic phrase that helps you remember how to use a compass - which is a great way to teach

but thanks for being a jack ass

[AussieRedneck09]

This guy is probably still walking around the woods trying to put red fred in the shed

[Wiikzor]

Good explanation! Turn your body till red fred is in the shed and start walking... ok.....

[solgoode1]

So take Red Fred into the woodshed for a sorely needed beatin'..... am i doing it right?

[esldave]

OK if I can't get Fred to go into his Shed then when I'm lost in the mountains in South Korea in a month, I'll give my local outfitters a holler.

[theseventhson95]

My compass didnt do any mental gymnastics.Or at least that's what she told me.Is she cheating on me ?Help me forest boy, help me please.

[jeret001]

i bet youve been lost alot...your an idiot like the rest of your village

[mellypage]

@P4rtyN4ked

not cool

[kc8ntp]

@wwwdarylann I will try to explain this better than he did: You just line up your bearing with the straight-edge of the compass (from where you are to where you want to go), then you turn the N (Shed) until it lines up with the red needle (Red Fred). Now, you have your bearing. You will notice an arrow at the front of the compass: when "Red Fred is Kept in the Shed", that arrow will point to the direction you need to travel to get to your destination. I guess it is pretty simple.

[kc8ntp]

@wwwdarylann No, it wasn't you, as it was a little vague. I found this video for a friend of mine, which he had trouble, too. I live in the most isolated region of the lower 48 U.S., so I am quite experienced at map reading. However, I have a hard time explaining anything to another person.