| Don't get lost in the woods. Instead take the | | | | the same direction as the 'true north' as depicted |
| proper precautions with a trusty device that has | | | | on your compass. Now what is tricky at this point |
| been used for centuries. Soldiers have used them | | | | is trying to determine exactly where you are. |
| forever, and they have saved many a wayward | | | | More than likely, you probably have some idea. |
| life. In many ways military compasses are similar | | | | Take note of where you want to be, or where |
| to any old Boy Scout compass that you'd bother | | | | you started from. Also take note of how long |
| to buy and your local five and dime. Now those | | | | you have been walking hence far, and in what |
| kind are fairly commonplace nowadays. But do | | | | general direction. |
| you really need the military version of the | | | | If you walk in the opposite direction from where |
| compass? Well that depends on you. Let me try | | | | you think you currently are, and you follow a |
| to appeal to the warrior within you. Your out and | | | | consistent path, then you should reach one of the |
| about in the woods. Maybe trouble has happened. | | | | monuments that fall within a line perpindicular to |
| Maybe you are lost. Do you know how to use | | | | your current position. Once you locate a |
| your compass? | | | | monument on this perpindicular, pinpoint your |
| The procedure is tricky, but it can be mastered. | | | | position and, using the map's scale, compute how |
| Hopefully you have a trail map and you're able to | | | | many miles you will have to walk in order to get |
| find a smooth surface to lay it out in. Rotate the | | | | home. |
| map so that the map's north arrow is pointing in | | | | |