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#163538 - 03/08/12 07:35 PM Re: From one beginner to another. [Re: Dyingjohnnie]
TomD Moderator Registered: 10/30/03 Posts: 4963 Loc: Marina del Rey,CA	A simple base plate compass like this one- http://www.rei.com/product/727086/suunto-a-10-compass or this- http://www.thecompassstore.com/starter.html will work just fine. You also need to know how to read a topographic map like the ones the USGS publishes. Available online or at a good outdoor store like REI. The Compass Store website has about any kind of compass you could want. I have one similar to the baseplate Starter, plus several others including one similar to this one- http://www.thecompassstore.com/trekker.html For learning, there are websites with instructions or get a book like Land Navigation published by the Sierra Club; the newest edition also has info on using GPS http://www.amazon.com/Land-Navigation-Handbook-Compass-Adventure/dp/1578051223 Edited by TomD (03/08/12 07:47 PM) _________________________ Don't get me started, you know how I get.
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From one beginner to another.	Dyingjohnnie	03/07/12 09:37 PM
Re: From one beginner to another.	Dyingjohnnie	03/08/12 12:16 AM
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Re: From one beginner to another.	skcreidc	03/08/12 02:34 PM
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Re: From one beginner to another.	Dyingjohnnie	03/08/12 06:19 PM
Re: From one beginner to another.	skcreidc	03/08/12 06:57 PM
Re: From one beginner to another.	TomD	03/08/12 07:35 PM
Re: From one beginner to another.	wandering_daisy	03/08/12 07:50 PM
Re: From one beginner to another.	Dyingjohnnie	03/08/12 08:36 PM
Re: From one beginner to another.	oldranger	03/08/12 10:17 PM
Re: From one beginner to another.	Dyingjohnnie	03/08/12 10:34 PM
Re: From one beginner to another.	finallyME	03/09/12 10:16 AM
Re: From one beginner to another.	Dyingjohnnie	03/09/12 10:54 AM
Re: From one beginner to another.	Dyingjohnnie	03/09/12 11:14 AM
Re: From one beginner to another.	finallyME	03/09/12 11:58 AM
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