This guide will get you familiarised with a map and compass, teaching the basics of how to navigate with them, laying the ...

An old map will show a declination that is no longer accurate, and all your calculations using that declination angle will be incorrect. As you will see, understanding this distinction becomes ...

In the days since GPS was invented, many of us have lost the skill of navigating by a good old compass and map. As a family ...

A spade, a tape measure, a metal detector, and his son Ethan with his trusty compass. The map says to start at the old climbing tree and walk north for ten metres. It’s Ethan's job to find north ...