Be Expert with Map and Compass: The Complete Orienteering Handbook by Bj?rn Kjellstr?m Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Be Expert with Map and Compass: The Complete Orienteering Handbook
Book Review: A Must Read
Summary: 5 Stars
This is THE book on the subject, there are none better. If you know nothing about using a map and compass, by the time you are done reading this book and working through the exercises with the accompanying map, you will be able to navigate in the woods. A must for anyone interested in the subject.Book Review: Good Introduction
Summary: 4 Stars
Be Expert with Map and Compass provides a good introduction to land navigation and the sport of orienteering. The first two sections discuss how to navigate with a map alone and a compass alone. Separate discussions of these two components give the reader a strong understanding of how they work and how they can be useful. The third section then deals with the combined use of map and compass. These sections gently move up in difficulty and make navigating with a map and compass easy to learn. The last section is an introduction to the sport of orienteering and provides information on how to get involved, the rules of the game, and how to set up a competition. Even if you are not interested in competitive orienteering, the book is a good way to learn how to get about with a map and compass.Book Review: "THE ORIENTEERING BOOK"
Summary: 5 Stars
I have several books on land navigation. And I consider this book to be "The Orienteering Book". It is written by one of the pioneers who developed the "Silva" compass, who is also a former world champion in orienteering. The basic techniques are well discussed and the advance techniques are well presented with a lot of exercises. I read the book from cover to cover and did not find anything that is useless and un-important. I will surely buy the next edition of this book if there would be one.Book Review: Very easy to use and understand orienteering book
Summary: 5 Stars
Completely foreign to this subject I was searching for a book to use to teach our homeschool group about orienteering and map reading. The book has an excellent method of learning about mapping and using the compass with hands on projects for a group. The kids had a grand time with the classes and the parents learned a lot, too. Loved all the references that were included to order maps and supplies.Book Review: How do you use a compass?
Summary: 5 Stars
A good guide on how to use a compass to navigate in the backcountry. It also goes into details of the sport of orienteering. Many practice examples, and orienteering exercises included. If you plan on using a GPS with a compass, and aren't interested in orienteering, get 'GPS Land Navigation; A Complete Guidebook for Backcountry Users of the NAVSTAR Satellite System,' it tells everything you need to know to use a compass, plus how to use it with a GPS.