Making a Sun Compass
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Thanks, I'll probably have to watch this one again a few times.
Oof I’m trying to follow along but this one is going right over my head! Not because of Dave’s instructions or video it’s just the material for me is more difficult.
Some folks may be interested in researching the Bagnold Sun Compass
Hey David, gotta thank you man, stumbled across a video of u giving a presentation and it's opened up a new chapter in my life. Made me realise I'm too dependant! Most people wouldn't have a clue where to start when it comes to survival.
Mr. Dave Canterbury. You never cease to amaze me sir. You are by far the most skilled Outdoorsman and I've come across in a long time. Still wish you were doing Dual Survival on the Discovery Channel with Cody Lundin and wish I didn't cut it off the air you two made the best team of all survivalist. And for the record when I get the money, I'm coming out there to Ohio to train under you and hopefully my son will be old enough to join us. Have a good day sir keep your powder dry your eyes on the past, and good luck to you sir.
Dave, this is a brilliant video. Thanks.
and with 3 sets of lines, you can add TIME, Summer/fall-spring/winter..
Great video. Learned how to do this as a basic nav tool in 4H years ago, but never had a bezel to fine tune it. Never really even thought of it.
Dave, thank you for continuing to produce these videos and for keeping this trusty knowledge alive and well today. Keep living the dream!
I'd try to make practical examples on this one, and then zoom the camera in so we can see what's going on. Giving direction for stuff like this is tricky, too many assumptions are skipped over for those new to this tool. It might be great as a refresher course.
possibly a life saving video. well done
Excellent video!!! 👍 Thanks a bunch...
One more in my tool box of options.. thx
Good video Dave. I need to work on my navigation skills.
Awesome Dave
very well explained and easily understood...
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! thank you dave. :)
Awesome! I've useed L.U.R.D. but that really is only good for night time and it takes longer. I really like this idea for during the day I just always thought where the sun was kind of went by that just got me lost a few times lol thanks for the new lesson!
Oh how long I have waited. Thanks so much for this!
Good one Dave, that has always been of great interest to me, thank you for this video brother.....
Keith
Alabama Bushcrafters
That is very useful. I will try this one I have some wood laying around a nail and will use a coffee can to make the circle.
To navigate with that you wouldnt need to rotate your board at all, align it to North as you initially did, then "sight" along your pin in the direction you wish to travel - observing your marks along the edge in front of the pin - easy peasy, no need to do other calc's.
Awesome! I like it!
This is awesome. Glad to have subscribed to you :)
Good recap, has me seeing Pendleton.
Hey Dave, in your cooking videos you use a lot of dehydrated greens. Could you tell me how to make them, and what kinds of greens are in your mix? Thanks.
This stuff makes me crazy! I'd love to learn the star stuff better, though. How does someone know when it's the right stars?
Hi David, fantastic stuff. I would just love to get into this method but I'm one of those that needs to follow the instructions then make sure I can do it right over and over, continual practice, you may say. Do you have anything written down or is it only on video?
that is really neat!
I am going to make one of these and add it to my kit. On a different note, what’s your preferred way to water proof/make water resistant a tarp or any other cloth/leather?
I struggle bad with navigation even training myself lol not sure why I think my damn brain is broken on this for some reason. Thanks Dave for making these vids I still need much, much, much more practice.
david - where did you discuss 'local apparent time'? that's a new term to me.
RangerCaptain11A Think local apparent time has to do with sunrise and sunset times and not actual time on your watch. Sunrise on board would roughly equal 6am and sunset would equal 6pm. Sun is moving 15 degrees each hour.
How much is this dependant on latitude accuracywise? Say, the difference between the northern tundras vs the equatorial regions?
Depends on how good you are at Math
NICE
I'm so glad that this is not the stick stone method which is horse shit. Thank you thank you. It is complemented with a watch, of course.
Thanks, Dave, now my six year old wants, Grandpa to make him one. Got to stop watching while watching, Grandchildren. Think this lesson can wait.
Local apparent time goofed me up. Can you elaborate?
its the time on the clock where you are at. such as 12pm est in Virginia would be Virginia's local apparent time.
The easiest way to envision local time is to find that point in time when the shadow of any vertical object, flag pole, power pole, dowel rod etc. points to true north. This is local apparent noon. Thus knowing that the sun's shadow moves 15 degrees per hour local apparent time and the cardinal directions can be extrapolated. Simple as grits as Dave explains it! With just a little more math you can figure out Longitude and thus location on the earth.
ok. I live in Uruguay, in the south end of south América, my question is: this kind of orienteering tool is useful for me taking in count am in the southern emisphere?
Think he’s talking about sunrise and sunset in your particular area. Not necessarily what your watch says the time is. This area would be horizon to horizon and not include mountains or trees. Imagine a protractor running east to west. Zero degrees would be 6am and 180 degrees would be 6pm. Every 15 degrees would add another hour. You would use your hand extended in front of you to tell time. Don’t know if it’s your full hand including thumb or just 4 fingers. But think you use 4 fingers between horizon and bottom of sun which might also be 15 degrees giving you a rough calculation of each hour.
I made it by myself. I used woodprix scripts for that.