Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: Some good land navigation info

Alternatively, if you are male and 11 years old, y...

2016-09-14T20:07:28.047-05:00

Alternatively, if you are male and 11 years old, you could join a Boy Scout Troop and do this:

http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Orienteering

The 84 page pamphlet for the Orienteering Merit Badge is available as a .pdf file for downloading.

California Has Moved So Far Left They Might as Wel...

2016-09-13T15:09:49.527-05:00

California Has Moved So Far Left They Might as Well Hope An Earthquake Does Break Them Away From The US

On their November 2016 ballot is the following proposition known as California Proposition 63, Background Checks for Ammunition Purchases and Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban (2016)

More detailed information can be found at Ballotpedia. However, here is the gist of the mess:

What would Proposition 63 do?
Proposition 63 would prohibit the possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines and would require most individuals to pass a background check and obtain authorization from the California Department of Justice to purchase ammunition.

Ballot summary:
1-Requires individuals to pass a background check and obtain Department of Justice authorization to purchase ammunition.
2-Prohibits possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines, and requires their disposal, as specified.
3-Requires most ammunition sales be made through licensed ammunition vendors and reported to Department of Justice.
4-Requires lost or stolen firearms and ammunition be reported to law enforcement.
5-Prohibits persons convicted of stealing a firearm from possessing firearms.
6-Establishes new procedures for enforcing laws prohibiting firearm possession.
7-Requires Department of Justice to provide information about prohibited persons to federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System

http://hardnoxandfriends.com/2016/09/12/california-has-moved-so-far-left-they-might-as-well-hope-an-earthquake-does-break-them-away-from-the-us/

Being able to Land nav at night is a skill set tha...

2016-09-13T12:33:42.978-05:00

Being able to Land nav at night is a skill set that has many life sustaining advantages. The guy in the first video made a huge mistake/s referencing pace count. Everyone has two different pace counts, one for flat land, an one for rough terrain. I don't know how tall that guy was but NO ONE has a pace count in the 60's unless they are over 11-12 foot tall. The average for a 6 foot man carrying a pack an weapon is 105-120 (+ -) on flat, an it's not uncommon for that same man to be in the 150-170's over rough ground. I stopped watching right there. There are many ways to use a compass to get on target much faster. Land Nav is a never ending learning experience, and you can get 50,000/1 maps for any A/O on this rock. B-4

www.mytopo.com for custom maps in the scale you wa...

2016-09-13T11:17:03.294-05:00

www.mytopo.com for custom maps in the scale you want/need.

Here is a source http://www.natgeomaps.com/trail-m...

2016-09-13T08:40:24.198-05:00

Here is a source
http://www.natgeomaps.com/trail-maps/pdf-quads

Boy Scouts 101.

2016-09-13T08:14:20.056-05:00

Boy Scouts 101.

Great post! Thanks to anon for the tip.

2016-09-13T08:09:44.735-05:00

Great post! Thanks to anon for the tip.

Having never been in the military but having a hug...

2016-09-13T04:30:41.755-05:00

Having never been in the military but having a huge interest in land navigation, I learned a great deal from this Army publication https://fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-25-26.pdf In upstate NY we have tons of hiking trails through state park areas like Harriman, Shunemunk mountain, Appalachian Trail, and the list goes on and on. I hike some using topographic maps and a compass. Of course being on the trail makes it easy but it's good practice anyway for learning the basics of locating exactly where you are on the map, what direction you're heading and so forth. Idiots do get lost on some of these trails occasionally, like the Hasidic teens lost on Bear Mountain two weeks ago. This isn't exactly Alaska, so how anyone can get lost here is beyond me, but it does happen. Another site I've found is this one that will make a topo map of the A.O. you need http://www.mytopo.com/index.cfm

If only we could get DMA MGRS maps for civilian us...

2016-09-13T00:59:06.211-05:00

If only we could get DMA MGRS maps for civilian use, instead of craptastic USGS degree-based maps. :/

Sources for maps?

2016-09-12T18:57:16.976-05:00

Sources for maps?