Tips about How to Use a Compass

You can also hold the compass square to your body by holding the sides of the baseplate

between both hands (making L shapes with your thumbs) and keeping your elbows against

your sides. Stand facing your objective, look straight ahead, and square yourself with the

object by which you are taking your bearing. The imaginary line extending out from your

body will travel through your compass along the direction of travel arrow. You can even rest

your thumbs (against which the end of the compass is resting) against your stomach to steady

your hold. Just be sure you aren't wearing a big steel belt buckle or some other magnetic

material close to the compass when doing this.

Magnetic (as opposed to true) north is currently around northern Canada, which means that

magnetic deviation changes depending on where you are in the world. Many compasses have

a means by which you can adjust for magnetic declination: either on the fly (by using a

declination scale inscribed on the baseplate) or semi-permanently (by adjusting the compass

housing within the baseplate. Read your instruction manual for instructions geared toward

your compass.

Most of compass can be use easily, such as this one Compass for measuring direction

Protractor compass for measuring direction, Large font size, easy to read. Easy to Operate:

Red points to north. And N stand for north, T for east, D for west and B for south. Suitable for

most indoor like home maintenance and outdoor activities like camping, map reading, fishing,

hiking, night fishing, night flying, hiking backpacking, skiing.

And there are also some Paracord Parachute Cord Survival Bracelet With Compass which are

usually A survival bracelet with plastic buckle stylish

•A movable compass through the cord

•Knitted up by several feet of parachute cord which can be used in an emergency or

packaging

•Ideal accessory for camping, boating, hunting, hiking, and other sports activities.

•As decoration wearing in daily life

•Length of Bracelet: Approx. 9 6/8 inch

•Material: Parachute cord and plastic

•Color: Black