Evasion - Celestial Navigation >
Many of the things you will need to know are covered in Site Selection 
and Patrolling. Remeber these things:



Do not cross open areas

Don't walk across the tops of hills, walk around them.

Freeze if you see or hear an aircraft.

Cross roads in curves, not on straight-aways.

Parallel streams, rivers and roads if neccessary, but be very cautious 
when doing so

Avoid all habitated areas (traditional method).

Travel at night, sleep during the day.

Sleep in thick inaccessible wooded areas. Crawl under bushes to get into 
the center of thickly wooded areas.

If traveling through populated areas you must adopt the customs of the 
people.

Don't linger in one area. It arouses suspicion and authorities may be 
called to investigate.

Alternate Method - Steal clothing from houses when no one is home. Try 
not to let them know what you took.
Keep a clean, neat set of clothes rolled up and protected. Change into 
these when you come to a populated area. Keep your sleeves rolled down 
and wear gloves when traveling through woods and fields. It is not hard 
to keep from getting cuts and scrapes when you are out for a day or two 
camping. It is much harder when you have to traverse hundreds of miles. 
After a few days you will be covered with scratches, insect bites, and 
torn, soiled, clothing. It is very hard to look like anything but a 
vagrant but that is what you must do. The authorities will be looking 
for someone who looks like they have been traveling on foot. You want 
to look clean cut if you are in a town, like a farmer if you are in 
the country, or a factory worker if you are near shipyards, factories, 
etc. 

The alternate method allows moving from one habitated area to another. 
If you have the balls to pull this off it could be much simpler than 
trying to avoid the enemy in the woods. You can't go around asking 
directions in a foreign tongue if you don't want to be noticed. You 
must find a place where you can blend in and observe the actions of 
others. If you are sitting outside, it helps to have a newspaper or 
book to pretend to look at. Get one from the trash. be very careful 
when trying to steal. If you are caught it will mean more than a jail 
term. If you are caught by a homeowner or proprietor, don't just run. 
Try pleading your situation to them. If you are a foriegner fleeing 
from an occupying army or unpopular gov't troops you may find sympathy. 
In Central America, you will be viewed as a rich yankee and shot for 
your shoes! It all depends on the situation. Rural farming people are 
distrustful of outsiders in any country. If you can win them over, 
they are also more friendly. They work at farming, animal husbandry, 
etc. and don't depend on nor expect the kindness of others. Poor 
urban dwellers will probably rob you or turn you in for a reward.  
Use your knowledge of the people to survive.  You can see why there 
is less danger if you choose to make your own way through the 
wilderness. But it has it's own difficulties, shelter, clothing, 
food and other necessities are very difficult to come by with a 
knife, compass, and the clothes on your back.
If you are armed you may be able to take a road checkpoint, or 
other unaware small party of soldiers/civilians. Take their clothes, 
vehicle, food, weapons and simply haul ass as far as you can. 
Then strike out over the country again.



If you come to a road check point it may be a good idea to watch 
them for a while. Sit back in the woods and see what they do. 

Celestial Navigation
Now is the time to learn to do this. Don't wait until it is 
necessary to learn basic constellations.
In the northern hemisphere you will need to find only one star. 
The hardest thing for some people is to forget myths they have 
learned over the years about certain stars and constellations. 
The ones we will discuss are the North Star, Big Dipper, Little 
Dipper, Cassiopea, and the Southern Cross. Many people if asked 
to find ANY constellation will point to the Pleides and call it 
the little dipper. If you don't know the difference, get a star 
chart and find these constellations.


The North Star is important because it never moves. It is always 
in the same place -- the north sky. It is the very end of the handle 
of the little dipper. You can find it this way, or if the dipper is 
below the horizon, locate it by using the big dipper. Measure the 
distance between the two stars that form the end of the 'pan' 
Now draw a straight line through those two stars. Measure along 
that line 5 times the thickness of the pan. That is where the 
North or Pole star is located. To check your work, if you are 
close to 30 degrees latitude, the north star should be three 
hand widths above the horizon. The farther north you go, the 
higher it will be in the sky. On the north pole, it would be 
almost over head. Near the equator it is invisible, and it's 
location must be approximated by looking for the big dipper or 
cassiopeia.

In the southern hemisphere, you can find due south by looking for 
the southern cross. It rotates around the south pole. If you draw 
a line from the top of the cross straight through the bottom and 
on across the sky, the line will pass through a due south point. 
Remember this, if you are about -30 degrees latitude, the imaginary 
'South Star' will about 3 hand widths above the horizon. There is 
no southern pole star. 


Sun Navigation
Take a stick and push it into the ground straight up. Place small 
rock on the tip of the shadow that is cast. Wait about 20 minutes 
and place another small rock on the tip of the 'new' shadow. Now 
draw a straight line between the two rocks. This line points east 
- west. Stand with your left toe on the first rock and your right 
toe on the second. You are facing north. Think of it this way -- 
if the sun moves from east to west, then the shadow moves from 
west to east, right?

Take a small stick, pencil or something in the fold between your 
thumb and hand. Hold your palm up and flat. Tilt the stick about 
15 degrees toward the center of your hand. Face due east. Look at 
the point on your hand where the shadow falls. Divide the hand 
into 12 hours, starting at the wrist and moving clockwise around 
to your index finger, 12:00 noon being about where your little 
finger meets your hand. The place where the shadow falls is the 
time of day.

