Re: What kind of compass do you have?
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Young Marine officers in Nam didnt last long if they didnt follow battle hardened Platoon or squad leaders......especially the ones that wanted to wear their bars even IF they were flat black..... Snipers look for such things Life expectancy in combat for an new officer in Nam was measured in minutes.
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Re: What kind of compass do you have?
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Which model Suunto OKforester
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Re: What kind of compass do you have?
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12/27/17 07:46 AM
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Boy scouts is where I first learned orienteering. Coon hunting on dark nights without moon or stars can get turned around easy. I don't care how good your internal compass is. When the dogs got treed I took a look at my compass while at the pickup if I was headed into a big thick patch of timber with a lot of hills and creek bottoms. Was no problem then to walk right back to the pickup. When you have a couple hounds on one lead, a rifle, and a dead coon or three with only two hands, walking right back to the pickup is pretty nice. Trying to find the right softball size rock with a map and compass like scout competitions isn't something I ever need to do in the real world. Have used a compass and gazetteer to find terrain features that looked promising but pin point accuracy wasn't necessary. Pickup I have now has an overhead directional readout built in. Still keep a compass in the glovebox. Its a replica of current military issue. I could still find multiple waypoints and the softball size rock but never need to now. don't often need a compass but when you do its like a box of matches. Your awful glad you have it.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: What kind of compass do you have?
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Anyone interested in quality maps might want to check out http://www.mytopo.com/You can customize maps to suit your needs. I had one made that has my cabin centered on the map showing much of the area surrounding the site. You can get them laminated so they're waterproof and it makes it easy to mark your trap or treestand locations with a grease pencil and it rubs right off when you're done. This company is amazing in both quality and customer service. They'll put grid squares and MGRS marks on any map at your request. Will also allow you to customize to use a protractor with your compass/GPS.
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Re: What kind of compass do you have?
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The silver one? I've a few. My favorite is the boy scout compass that I got for Christmas 60 years ago. just
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Re: What kind of compass do you have?
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I just looked it up and according to NOAA our declination is decreasing 6 min/year. Interesting enough I can take two Suunto compasses of the same model and take a bearing on my township road and get slightly different readings. Maybe as much as 1/4 degree difference. But if I understand you correctly....if declination is changing ( at your location) by 6 minutes per year....how the heck does one get a 2 DEGREE change in 6 months ?? Lol...yeah that would be a pretty big jump. What I was trying to get across was the first time I checked the declination was in the ‘90s and it was 5 degrees. Then about 6 months ago I shot a bearing down the same township line and it was 3 degrees.
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Re: What kind of compass do you have?
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The silver one? NO. Its a redish brown plastic. Its the one the Boy Scouts was selling in the late 50s. However I have a silver one around here somewhere. I've a few. My favorite is the boy scout compass that I got for Christmas 60 years ago. just
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