Backcountry Navigation: How to Use a Map with a Compass

Continuing the Backcountry Navigation series, here we go into how to use a map and a compass together to plan routes, hike those routes in reality, and help find yourself if you get off route. ----- LINKS FROM THIS VIDEO ----- My Compass: Suunto MC-2 - https://amzn.to/3ZoBSLG Declination Map - https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/inline-images/WMM2025_declination_arctic_boz_large_0.jpg True vs. Magnetic North - https://mapscaping.com/understanding_true_north_vs_magnetic_north/ Earth's Magnetic Declination (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)) - https://sos.noaa.gov/catalog/datasets/earths-magnetic-declination/#next-generation-science-standards-data-source NOAA Declination Calculator - https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/calculators/magcalc.shtml 0:00 Using a Map and Compass Together 0:40 What a Compass Actually Does 1:20 Compass Orientation: Map vs. Reality 2:03 Compass Direction Indication 3:01 Compass Direction Declination 4:51 Map North vs. Magnetic North 5:50 Compass and Map Declination Indication 7:23 Compass and Map Route Planning 8:58 Compass and Reality Route Finding 9:34 Baseplate Compass Route Finding Tools 10:37 Baseplate Compass Features 13:22 Grid North vs. Map North vs. Magnetic North 13:54 Orienting Compass to Map or Reality 14:55 Orienting Map to Reality 16:08 Finding Your Location with a Map and Compass (Resection) 17:40 Map and Compass Basics LIKE and SUBSCRIBE and CLICK the BELL for #camping, #hiking, #backpacking, and the gear that goes with it! Using these product links helps this channel grow at no cost to you. THANKS! WEBSITE - https://www.BackcountryPilgrim.com INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/backcountrypilgrim/ FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082696370291 FREE BACKPACKING CHECKLIST: https://www.BackcountryPilgrim.com/2021/03/12/hiking-backpacking-checklist MY HIKING GEAR: https://www.BackcountryPilgrim.com/my-hiking-gear ----- MUSIC ----- Intro/Outro Music: "Happiness" Composer: Benjamin Tissot Standard License certificate #2232653 from bensound.com