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Compass
A compass, something we are all told to carry, only tells you one thing. The direction of Magnetic North. Everything else you have to know or learn. Your primary compass should be the best compass you can afford. I carry a Suunto MC2 or a Brenton Ranger. I recommend a compass with a mirror sighting system attached to the base plate. The hazel should be graduated in degrees azimuth as contrasted with bearings. The circle is divided in quadrants for the bearing system with each quadrant divided into 90 degrees. Used by land surveyors and people such as conservation land monitors, the bearing system is better suited to survey plans but not general navigation. Other components of this type of compass are the dog house or Orienteering Arrow which is inside the rotating bazel ring. The other static arrow on the base plate is the Direction of Travel Arrow.
There are many great resources to learn more. Find them and learn them. Got to run, Jennie said time for dinner and I am very happy to have her cooking again. Out.
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