Interested in improving your navigation skills? Join Backpacker’s Backcountry Navigation online course today. The difference between true north (how your map is oriented) and magnetic north (where ...

When you try to set out for a lucky direction using Qi Men Dun Jia, there is a question everyone encounters at least ...

Sure, not all who wander are lost. But when you’ve been walking in circles for hours and your day hike is stretching into an overnight, that saying is cold comfort. The solution? Don’t get lost in the ...

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This material is taken from Chapter 6 - Wilderness Travel from The Backpackers Field Manual by Rick Curtis. For more details on this exciting book check out The Backpacker's Field Manual Page. This ...

Loaded with bells and whistles, the Silva Ranger 2.0 has everything you’ll need to orient in the wild. This budget compass has most of the features of high-end models, including night navigation ...

For the first time in more than three centuries, your compass might finally be about to point true north. At some point over the next two weeks, compasses at Greenwich will point true north for the ...

I BEG to call your attention to the enclosed reprint from the May Pilot Chart of curves of magnetic declination as recorded at the United States Naval Observatory at Washington. This reprint admits of ...