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Check your compasses.

North is moving east fast. 2 degrees in a week? Shit.

At my house, we have drifted 10 degrees East over ten years, with two of them happening in a week.

Do not use your phone. Only magnetic compasses will work.

Here comes what we cannot stop. Djanabekov theory.

12,500 years per cycle.

Love and peace be upon all of my fellow patriots. It is getting biblical.

*you're Check your compasses. North is moving east fast. 2 degrees in a week? Shit. At my house, we have drifted 10 degrees East over ten years, with two of them happening in a week. Do not use your phone. Only magnetic compasses will work. Here comes what we cannot stop. Djanabekov theory. 12,500 years per cycle. Love and peace be upon all of my fellow patriots. It is getting biblical.

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[–] • 2 pts

If you know your location, and have a visible peak on a topo map, you can identify the bearing to that peak, then sight for it. It will tell you drift since the map was created.

[–] [deleted] • 2 pts

Thanks, I’ll try it. Just bought a land nav book and compass 2 weeks ago

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Here's a cool site that has greoreferenced PDF versions of the old USGS quad maps.

https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/rastergateway/states-regions/states.php

Those would be great to use if you're just getting started with orienteering.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Sweet, thanks. There’s a park with a permanent orienteering setup with like 60 locations near me. I want to give that a shot next week.

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Let me know how it goes, I'm ashamed to say I don't have a good set anymore.