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Making Rafts Make a simple raft platform by collecting logs  of a uniform size and tying them together in any  of the three ways ...

When crossing moving water such as a river or stream, you should always face the current and lean your body upstream against it. ...

ones. You can also cross as a group with each member in line locking arms. The strongest person is always in front, with the wea ...

tent, also learn to read a map and use a compass. I highly recommend that you get some hands-on experience well before venturing ...

In a world where the techno­savvy are all too used to having elec­ tronic gadgets flash and beep at them, the simple compass som ...

Rotating compass housing: Rotates in either direction. Its border is inscribed with numbers and markings. It begins with N for n ...

Keeping your compass at the chosen setting, take your eyes away from the  compass and make your way toward the object. Once you  ...

The Topographic Map A topographic map is a scaled replica of an outdoor location. The aver- age topographic map has a scale of 1 ...

Taking a Bearing with a Map Using a pencil, mark on your map (a) the location from which you want to take a bearing and (b) your ...

pass’s magnetic north. Notice that the map below shows magnetic north, true north (T.N.), and grid north. (For the purpose of ma ...

Adjusting for Declination from Field to Map If you want to convert a bearing taken in the field to a map, use the magnetic needl ...

Shadow stick: The shadow stick method uses the sun to determine direc- tion. Stand with the west mark to your left. North is in ...

Watch method: Although it can be off by as much as 24 degrees and doesn’t work everywhere on the planet, a watch can sometimes b ...

Using Natural Features to Navigate WEATHER CAN BE A VERY IMPORTANT TOOL when navigating through the wilder­ ness, but remember:  ...

Celestial objects are good navigation tools, particularly the North Star. Although you may think that the stars are constantly m ...

the long axis of the cross. The intersection of these two lines is close to the South Pole.  You can also use the moon to naviga ...

While making one of my survival films, I once came upon a set of train tracks. Although I later received a lot of mail chastisin ...

The best choice for trailblazing targets are young green trees whose bark has not yet hardened. The bark of older trees is much  ...

see the marks if you have to turn around. Many adventurers have gotten  hopelessly lost because they forgot to do this.  If you  ...

Region­Specific Travel and Navigation Arid Regions, Deserts, and Canyons In these regions, the decision whether to move depends  ...