
Originally Posted by
IanDarkpeak
the last FRA course I was instructong on one guy was really struggleing to use his compass...I tried his compass and also struggled. it took me a couple of miutes to realise the steel whistle attachjed to it was messy up his compass.
amongst other things. it is possible to re polarise it with a strong magnet or silva will do it.
map and compass are king gps are good fun as a back up. but they take the skill out of our sport.