Best discussion of UTM system I have seen on You Tube

@KevinOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Action Jackson!

Finally an explanation of the Mercator Projection system that made sense to me. Thanks!

@KevinOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, that is what I was going for. I haven't seen a video this comprehensive or straightforward before.

Best explanation I have seen. Thanks a lot!!

@KevinOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Damn you’re good. Thanks! I’m now beginning to understand

@KevinOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Glad you found this helpful!

Excellent description.

@KevinOutdoors

7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Well done Kevin!

@KevinOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you liked it.

Great explained, thanks 👍

@KevinOutdoors

7 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

Thanks for another great video. Once again I find myself saying I've never seen this topic so well explained before. Big kudos to you! I really love this video and plan to come back to it as well as the declination video when I need to help new trippers learn.

@KevinOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mama, I really appreciate that! We are a lucky that we live in a part of the world with minimal declination.

Excellent video you do you demystified for me why you always see these extra set of lines on the map. I never knew quite which ones I should be using. Thanks for the very informative video.

@KevinOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris, Glad to hear that!

Very interesting thanks buddy. I'm glad there wasn't a quiz at the end. Lol😉🤣 Seriously well done and much appreciated! A huge refinement on my rather rudimentary map skills.

@KevinOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍 Glad you enjoyed it 👊

Kevin - very well explained. I always love doing map and compass work in the bush, especially as a geog student.

@KevinOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Kevin, you have a gift for explaining the complex in a way that is understandable. Well done! Thank you for this important series.

@KevinOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks April, much appreciated!

@kylep6194

3 жыл бұрын

Great information. You’re a natural teacher. I learned a lot from this video. Keep the dehydrated food videos coming as well.

@KevinOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

@@kylep6194 Thanks Kyle. More food videos are on the way. I have taken a bit of a break from those as I complete the book I am working on. The book should be out in about a month from now and you will see more food videos soon :)

@MrJx4000

3 жыл бұрын

Using a map and compass for navigation purposes is a perishable skill. It really helps to keep a video of this in a bookmark for a yearly review if need be.

Another informative video Kevin, nice work! 👏

@KevinOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Teunis! 👍

Thanks for the info. I will have to watch it a couple times to digest all but keep them coming!!

@KevinOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

You bet! Thanks.

Well done, very clear explanation.

@KevinOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Haha. I’m back for Part 2 🤯 🤯

@KevinOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome back

Excellent

@KevinOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Good Information Sir

@KevinOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Thanks you!

Good job

@KevinOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I have recently watched both Compass videos. Both are well thought out and a big help. My only request is another map/compass video - maybe pace related?

@KevinOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Good suggestion. I'll try and think of something for when the snow finally leave us and before the leaves come out.

Very important skills especially on big open water with no points of reference.

@KevinOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Derek!

...showed a guy how to use his GPS one day. He was very long on Bush, but very short on Tech. Amazingly, he found it easiest to navigate simply by referring to the cor-ordinate numbers only, in his head, and seeing if they were plus or minus from his campsite's location numbers...he didn't want to use the breadcrumb trail screen...

@KevinOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

That will work. I have an idea for a video on how to use GPS with map and compass.

Excellent videos. You must have military experience. If your map has the grid north declination on the map you can adjust the declination off the hop. I like the way you showed the method of adjusting to grid without having a grid azimuth on the map. On my Caltopo 7.5 map of a Halifax area hike the grid lines are out 1 mm from the top and bottom west side of the map (TN). Not a lot for the amount of travel I hike in a day. The map actually does not list the grid declination. On a long trip and a fair distance from the central meridian would make a difference. Great videos.

@KevinOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve. Actually I learned how to do all of this in Scouts when I was a kid.

Thanks

@KevinOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

No problem.

Kevin, who is the manufacturer of the maps you use? I use both Fisher and Voyageur maps for the BWCA. They are great maps, but use different measurements. So setting up the gps is fun. Thank you for the videos you produce and the knowledge you share with us.😊

@KevinOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. The maps I use are the 1:50,000 National Topographic Series produced by the government of Canada.

What I got out of these videos: Someone else is in charge of map and compass duty!

@KevinOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

LOL, In a future video I am going to say that you can still use a compass and not worry about all this detailed stuff. :)

Great video Kevin! One thing I'm slightly confused about. When you adjust your needle to line up the orienteering lines with the grid lines, doesn't that throw off your declination adjustment a bit? Do you just take that into consideration when taking a bearing afterwards?

@KevinOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

It shouldn't because I have already adjusted for declination then I aligned my map to true north. Once the map is physically pointing to true north I no longer need to worry about declination. I then adjust the compass bezel to align with the UTM lines and the compass needle is pointing to magnetic north. it just lets me use the UTM lines with the compass.

Superb explanation. I assume you’re familiar with the “what3words” system, which is being pushed really hard over here at the moment.

@KevinOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy, yes I have it is catching on here as well. I believe the system was in the news last fall when someone who used it was found and were saved.

Great video. What is the brand and model of the compass

@KevinOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

It was likely my Silva Ranger. One of the best compasses for navigating.

How can I convert utm user grid to utm ups

@KevinOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

I am not sure you can. By UPS you mean the polar system? I don't have any experience with that and I don't think there is overlap between the two systems.

@lavakumar4107

Жыл бұрын

@@KevinOutdoors thank you sir for your reply