Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Topographic maps are one of the most useful things a person can carry with them on adventures out of doors but most people don't know how to read and use them and fewer still bring them along. The Redneck Preppy can't solve that second problem, but he can at least illustrate how easy it is to read them.
0:06 Introduction
1:44 What is a Topographic Map?
2:56 Map Scales in Detail
4:33 The Language of Contour Lines
6:48 Recognizing Landforms
8:05 Map Symbols and Colours
9:26 Orientation and North
10:59 Grid Systems: Latitude and Longitude, and UTM
15:20 Measuring Distance and Slope
16:19 Common Mistakes with Topographic Maps
17:03 Building Skill Through Practice
17:53 Concluding Thoughts
Related Videos:
Choosing the Right Compass - youtube.com/watch?v=KrMA638X6LU
Book Review: Be Expert with Map and Compass - youtube.com/watch?v=vh8yGKmup50
Turn Your Watch into a Compass - youtube.com/watch?v=A-Nw9Qb2dvI
Find The Redneck Preppy here:
Rumble - rumble.com/c/c-2744472
Odysee - odysee.com/@TheRedneckPreppy
Facebook - facebook.com/theredneckpreppy
YouTube - youtube.com/c/theredneckpreppy
X - https://x.com/ElRedneckPreppy
Reach out to the Redneck Preppy: TheRedneckPreppy@proton.me
Maps courtesy of the US Geological Survey (store.usgs.gov/)
"Short Guitar Clip" by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Artist: audionautix.com
#topographicmaps #navigation #survivalskills
Topographic maps are one of the most useful things a person can carry with them on adventures out of doors but most people don't know how to read and use them and fewer still bring them along. The Redneck Preppy can't solve that second problem, but he can at least illustrate how easy it is to read them.
0:06 Introduction
1:44 What is a Topographic Map?
2:56 Map Scales in Detail
4:33 The Language of Contour Lines
6:48 Recognizing Landforms
8:05 Map Symbols and Colours
9:26 Orientation and North
10:59 Grid Systems: Latitude and Longitude, and UTM
15:20 Measuring Distance and Slope
16:19 Common Mistakes with Topographic Maps
17:03 Building Skill Through Practice
17:53 Concluding Thoughts
Related Videos:
Choosing the Right Compass - youtube.com/watch?v=KrMA638X6LU
Book Review: Be Expert with Map and Compass - youtube.com/watch?v=vh8yGKmup50
Turn Your Watch into a Compass - youtube.com/watch?v=A-Nw9Qb2dvI
Find The Redneck Preppy here:
Rumble - rumble.com/c/c-2744472
Odysee - odysee.com/@TheRedneckPreppy
Facebook - facebook.com/theredneckpreppy
YouTube - youtube.com/c/theredneckpreppy
X - https://x.com/ElRedneckPreppy
Reach out to the Redneck Preppy: TheRedneckPreppy@proton.me
Maps courtesy of the US Geological Survey (store.usgs.gov/)
"Short Guitar Clip" by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Artist: audionautix.com
#topographicmaps #navigation #survivalskills
