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<blockquote data-quote="ntsqd" data-source="post: 2698435" data-attributes="member: 93138"><p>I've mentioned this before and doing that raised a cry about it, but when I tried Vaseline and dryer link it would not light. I say try it at home before you count on it.</p><p></p><p>That would be a good idea for a lot of the things that you carry in your pack (not all, god forbid your need to use your CAT tourniquet or something like it at home!). Make sure they work before you might need them to work.</p><p></p><p>I've also mentioned in various threads like this where I had a brand name compass that indicated ~15° West of magnetic North. This wasn't a misaligned declination adjustment, this was the needle itself. No idea how it got that way or how long it had been that way. Only found it because I used it in an Orienteering class. My instructors were amazed, neither had ever seen that before and the second one didn't believe it until we set it on a wood table with a 1/2 dozen of the class loaners. So word to the wise, verify your compass. I'd say at least annually if you don't use it very often and less so if you do.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Just saw Litehiker's suggestion to look up the Ten Essentials. +Eleventeen! Those will cover a lot of situations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ntsqd, post: 2698435, member: 93138"] I've mentioned this before and doing that raised a cry about it, but when I tried Vaseline and dryer link it would not light. I say try it at home before you count on it. That would be a good idea for a lot of the things that you carry in your pack (not all, god forbid your need to use your CAT tourniquet or something like it at home!). Make sure they work before you might need them to work. I've also mentioned in various threads like this where I had a brand name compass that indicated ~15° West of magnetic North. This wasn't a misaligned declination adjustment, this was the needle itself. No idea how it got that way or how long it had been that way. Only found it because I used it in an Orienteering class. My instructors were amazed, neither had ever seen that before and the second one didn't believe it until we set it on a wood table with a 1/2 dozen of the class loaners. So word to the wise, verify your compass. I'd say at least annually if you don't use it very often and less so if you do. EDIT: Just saw Litehiker's suggestion to look up the Ten Essentials. +Eleventeen! Those will cover a lot of situations. [/QUOTE]
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