Land Navigation with a Lensatic Compass - fast azimuth technique

Practical proof that the lensatic compass works perfectly fine with a map, unlike what many people think, or they are eager to sell mirrors to the crowd... excellent video.

I was super confused the whole video until you got to the part with the 10.5 degree azimuth conversion, then it all clicked finally. I feel pretty cocky now, like I have a super power lol. The Army still teaches this, not because they dont issue gps devices but because you have to be prepared if they fail. I failed this when i went through basic in 95 and never learned it. Thank you!

Ahhhh thank you, found one of these military looking compass but never knew how to read it. Now it's more clear.

This video made me love my Cammenga compass even more! Not having to bring my protractor is a big improvement and makes it as easy to use as a baseplate compass. I think people are worrying too much about the three degree clicks. Most navigation is done using rough directions and backstops. Only when doing dead reckoning is the accuracy so important. Most compasses are only rated to be within 2 degrees anyway.

This is a helpful thing which school doesn't teach us.

Holy shit! I was taking all kinds of fire of the SF recruiting BN video of land nav at Mackall. I was trying to teach this and all these guys were talking shit. Glad someone else knows it, thanks alot!

That was clear and concise, excellent Video! Thank you

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Great technique! After doing these adjustments that you demonstrated, all i had to do was to point the magnetic arrow towards the luminous light and voila! Its oriented to my direction of travel.

thanks for the explanation. It is very useful because it gives you azimuth without first having to orient the map. In practice, the Cammenga can be used as a Siva or Suunto type chart compass.

Really love this! Thanks!

Exactly how I learned for baseplate compass.

Really easy and understandable 👌👍

This is such an important video! I prefer ruggedness over convenience but I was taught with silva compasses and got those because of the ease of working with a map and not needing a protracter. Thank you!

This is such a huge help to not have to always fight with the protractor issues. Can we get a video for how to plot points TOO!! Thank you!!

Thats a great, clear description of a really simple way to remember. On a side note. I recently updated a few of my 25 yr old topo maps for my local area here in Australia My old maps, as yours there have perfectly lat and long lines. My new maps, the lines ara a pale blue and sooo faint, even with mglasses on, and under bright table lamp , they are almost invisible. They are disgraceful. A second thing on the new map...no declination diagram. K ust written, ," Mag north ís approx 13.04° East of grid North. I just spent an hour inking the grid lines on a brand new map.A Romer card would be impossible to use without the re inking So hard to find who to send some bad feedback to about it. Anyway, Great video mate 👍🇦🇺 Cheers from Oz Neil

Great video! Thank you. 🙂

With i knew your name. You are very talented!😀 Super job!

Would have been really, really nice if Cammenga made their compasses with a transparent bottom and given it rotating alignment lines, just like a baseplate compass. And if instead of the clicking bezel they would have went for a friction one... it would have been the absolute perfect compass.

Great info, thanks for sharing!