U.S.SFC_RET
Member
I know that some of you probably know this but to others who don't..
If you get lost in the wilderness during daylight hours (Northern Hemisphere) you can use a analog watch to find direction provided that you can find the sun.
a. Hold the Watch level (as if it were a compass) and point the hour hand towards the sun.
b. Between the hour hand and the 12:00 hand is the general direction of south.
I know some of the questions are coming "but what if the hour hand is before the 06:00 AM position?" Answer is treat the hour hand the same as you would at anytime in the morning as it is coming toward the 12:00.
What if the hour is past the 6PM and it is still daylight? If it is in the afternoon and the evening just simply track the hand backward to the 12 from whence the hour hand came from.
This method is taught by the military and the task was called as I knew it "Finding Direction without a Compass"
The next question people ask me all of the time is what if I have a digital watch? My answer is always "just imagine that you are wearing an analog watch with a normal watch face and use your head.
This method keeps you from walking in circles.
If you get lost in the wilderness during daylight hours (Northern Hemisphere) you can use a analog watch to find direction provided that you can find the sun.
a. Hold the Watch level (as if it were a compass) and point the hour hand towards the sun.
b. Between the hour hand and the 12:00 hand is the general direction of south.
I know some of the questions are coming "but what if the hour hand is before the 06:00 AM position?" Answer is treat the hour hand the same as you would at anytime in the morning as it is coming toward the 12:00.
What if the hour is past the 6PM and it is still daylight? If it is in the afternoon and the evening just simply track the hand backward to the 12 from whence the hour hand came from.
This method is taught by the military and the task was called as I knew it "Finding Direction without a Compass"
The next question people ask me all of the time is what if I have a digital watch? My answer is always "just imagine that you are wearing an analog watch with a normal watch face and use your head.
This method keeps you from walking in circles.