If you have a compass in your possession, you have what you need to determine your direction of travel. The trouble is, knowing how to use it. It is possible to learn how to use a compass alone for survival.
The red and white arrow on your compass is called the compass needle. The first thing you need to know, is that the red arrow is always pointing to the magnetic north pole of the earth. Don’t confuse this with the black or white arrow on your compass. This is a common mistake.
If you want to travel north, you have it made. But, what if you want to travel in another direction? Now, what do you do with it?
The compass housing is the thing on the compass that turns. There is usually a scale on the edge of the compass housing. The scale typically goes from 0 to 360 or 0to 400. These represent the degrees or the azimuth.
The letters N, E, S, and W, represent the directions North, East, South, and West, respectively. Let us assume that you want to travel northwest in the direction of the nearest town. What do you do next?
Locate northwest on the compass housing. Turn the housing until northwest is aligned with the large travel arrow on...
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