Thread: Navigation

I taught map and compass for years as a Ranger just stuck to magnetic - more emphasis on aligning one to the map you have - catchments peaks things one can recognise like a bluff waterfall large flat etc never over complicating it - true virgins make dull company has been taught for years

True = your compass course of your map
virgins = variation movement of magnetic North
make = magnetic compass direction
dull = deviaition error in a compass due to metal interference ( only general can be wiring say on a boat )
compass = your course once variation and deviation have been calculated

but for simple bush navigation just stick to magnetic

North with a watch point 12 at the sun North is half way from 12 to the hour hand -- digital just imagine a 12 point face with 12 at top all you really need is the time