Survival skill #4 – Navigation

April 2011

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April 2011

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Ace navigator Tim Farrant can help you out of just about any predicament I’ve got a compass, but I don’t know how to use it! Your compass has two essential functions. Firstly, use it to orientate your map. Hold the map so that your line of sight (on the map) is in the direction that […]

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