Can you read a compass? What % of the population do you think can read a compass? Do you think they are important to have innawoodz?
>>2868921the red part points up and the bottom points downyou can find little gnomes inside metal if you get too close to the refrigerator or big knives
>>2868921I think 99% of people can read a compass. I think maybe 80% could use a compass. And I think maybe 15% could 'properly use' a compass.
>>2868921in can read a compass but i cannot into the adjustments to find true north
>>2868921Yes, I autistically try to navigate as little as possible with gps.A quick search suggests 3/4 of people think they can. That's frankly an absurd number.Yes, always bring a compass.>>2868923You're way, way overestimating that. Even amongst my sailing friends >>2868924 is the standard and that's people that should know.
You're "skilled" at compass and map navigation if you can sustain 2° or less at night over land.I raced offshore yachts and served as navigator on Maxis when I was seventeen. Loran C was a backup to traditional techniques and we didn't have gps. Today, I backpack long distances using map and compass, and I own no gps.All /out/ should own a Suunto MC 2 global needle, or a baseboard second-best, with clear base and learn to use it. The batteries never fail.- gramps
>>2869083I don't think that most people even know that magnetic declination is a think so they just assume that all they have to know is that the compass points north
