Movement is shaped long before it is seen. Terrain dictates options. Options dictate decisions. Decisions create patterns. Barriers reduce freedom of movement. Vegetation, slope, water, and ground conditions force people to adjust. They do not move where they want. They move where terrain allows them to. That creates predictable behavior. Movement follows the easier…
Tag: Land Navigation
Map And Area Studies: You Need to Read This
Map And Area Studies: You Need to Read This Solid information as always from the BCE. Here is one of his older post that contains a link to make DIY Hard Copy Maps. Here is a link to QGIS, an Open Source Geographic Information System where you can make your own maps.
The Power of the Area Study
The Power of the Area Study As the tragedy unfolds in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, I ask you to pray for some miracles. There is tremendous loss of life and horrific property damage. We could use a miracle here. As usual, we can use the event to learn. This event really highlighted why you need to…
Land Nav Basics with Pat Mac
Land Navigation
Green Beret Tips on Land Navigation Drill Time. We just got an EMP dumped on our heads so your precious cell phone and GPS are nothing but expensive paperweights. All is not lost however, because you DO have a compass and a good set of maps including a Randall Road Atlas (remember those?) Time…
Orienteering
If you are not familiar with using Topo maps and a Compass, I urge you to get some instruction. DO NOT become dependent on that GPS! Knowing how to get from Point A to Point B using a map and compass is Survival 101.
AP Land Navigation Basics Twofer
Land Nav Basics This is something EVERYBODY should know. Teach Your Kids and your Wife! DO NOT depend on that Garmin GPS unit! One EMP Blast and we are back in the stone age.