Navigation books?

[THOaken]

Hello. I'm on the hunt for books today, some Bushcraft related. I'm looking for books to help me better understand and analyze the natural world. I have purchased two tracking books, but I'm also looking for a very good, reliable and comprehensive book on outdoor navigation. I'd very much appreciate any recommendations.

Thank you.

Edit: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=455344027&pf_rd_i=468294 This looks absolutley brilliant and exactly what I need. Anyone have this?

 

[Clouston98]

Haven't got one myself, learnt the basics in the scouts. This book gets good reviews and is a reasonable price. Hope the link works link hasn't worked, look it up on amazon.

If it doesn't its called the Collins ultimate navigation guide

Hope this helps !

 

[hiho]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-Na...tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1389286487&sr=1-1

that one ^?

 

[Clouston98]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-Na...tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1389286487&sr=1-1

that one ^?

That's the one, thanks for that mate! , IPad didn't like the link.

 

[santaman2000]

This is the best I've ever come across. I can't say enough about it www.amazon.co.uk/Be_Expert_With_Map_Cpmpass/dp/1446544133

 

[THOaken]

That's the one, thanks for that mate! , IPad didn't like the link.

Now that is what I was looking for. Look how many five star reviews it has. I like that. Looks to be a good reputable book and will be another book purchased today.

Thank you Clouston98 and Hiho.

 

[Clouston98]

Now that is what I was looking for. Look how many five star reviews it has. I like that. Looks to be a good reputable book and will be another book purchased today.

Thank you Clouston98 and Hiho.

No problem mate! Hope you enjoy it!

 

[demographic]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-Na...tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1389286487&sr=1-1

that one ^?

Got that, its well written and shows a lot of different techniques. Worth every penny I reckon.

 

[Joonsy]

heres some info for you http://www.naturalnavigator.com/ i had an intersting old book published in the 1950s on natural navigation (without a compass), can't remember author sorry but similar title to the one in your link.

 

[Tiley]

The Gatty book is great in general and an interesting read but can be quite flying specific. The Tristan Gooley "Natural Navigator" offers a different take on finding your way through a landscape and gets you looking carefully at your surroundings - never a bad thing. Lyle Brotherton's book is almost definitely the most comprehensive but is a bit 'dry'. The NNAS Outdoor Navigation book by Pat and Brian Mee is pretty good and definitely worth a look.

 

[THOaken]

The Natural Navigator also looks to be the perfect book, as well as the Ultimate Navigation Manual. Have many BCUKers read The Natural Navigator and can they attest to its authenticity? I assume the authors methods are accurate and authentic as he has a lot of experience. Worst thing would be to buy a book with mumbo jumbo content.

Thanks.

 

[Man of Tanith]

Natural navigator is worth reading.
its not mumbo jumbo.
also try finding your way without map and compass (can't recall author at mo I'll hunt out my copy when I get home) its an older book but very good. And influenced the natural navigator

 

[Tiley]

I assume the author's methods are accurate and authentic as he has a lot of experience. Worst thing would be to buy a book with mumbo jumbo content.

Thanks.

I spent a day with the author, up on the South Downs, during which he showed me how to put the things into practice. It was both instructive, very interesting and did actually work for the majority of the time.

 

[ged]

This one is well worth a read:

http://www.starpath.com/catalog/books/1830.htm

It's primarily intended for navigation at sea but it contains a lot of useful tricks, tips and basic background info.

 

[carabao]

+1 for the Natural Navigator, love this book as it slows me down and appreciate my route, I usually tab head down arms swinging, now looking all the time for indicators. He has a few things on YouTube, Tristan Gooley

 

[ozzy1977]

I have the ultimate navigation one, very comprehensive and easy to follow.

 

[rik_uk3]

Here is a handy little .pdf file to look at

http://www.967atc.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/acp32-2.pdf

 

[Headshed]

I use 'Mountain Craft And Leadership' by Eric Langmuir, as it covers most aspects of navigation and hill skills to!

 

[Uilleachan]

Mountain Navigation by Pete Cliff is the one single book that I'd consider "must have" for map and compass navigation in the UK using OS 1:50,000 or 1:25,000 series maps. It's a simple step by step guide to using a compass and how to read and interpret a map, how to plan a trip, how to go about learning how far you walk in given terrain. It's all you'd ever need, all the rest is practice.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mountain-Na...389602368&sr=8-1&keywords=Mountain+Navigation

 

[faff]

Mountain Navigation by Pete Cliff is the one single book that I'd consider "must have" for map and compass navigation in the UK using OS 1:50,000 or 1:25,000 series maps. It's a simple step by step guide to using a compass and how to read and interpret a map, how to plan a trip, how to go about learning how far you walk in given terrain. It's all you'd ever need, all the rest is practice.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mountain-Na...389602368&sr=8-1&keywords=Mountain+Navigation

100% agree. old book but best I've ever read.