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<blockquote data-quote="dfanonymous" data-source="post: 1893586" data-attributes="member: 97050"><p>The ranger style compass is just a cammenga compass. Everyone in any branch you needs to do landnav uses this compass. This compass is used for specifically with the map ratios that work with the GRGS maps that are issued. It's similar to USGS but not quite. We use grid north and convert to magnetic north and plot points with a particular protractor if the points are issued for training or if using a GPS, I usually had the points backed up on paper if it was important. Any good compass you should be able to set a reverse azimuth.</p><p></p><p>I really think it depends if people think a compass is important, 9/10 times I can get buy just using 2 and 3 point resection with terrain association. However, I agree that terrain is different per location and places such as Colorado always has the potential to be gnarly. I've gotten of the beaten path quite away and had to follow a water creek path down hill to get to familiar area to nav back to the truck in the Rockies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dfanonymous, post: 1893586, member: 97050"] The ranger style compass is just a cammenga compass. Everyone in any branch you needs to do landnav uses this compass. This compass is used for specifically with the map ratios that work with the GRGS maps that are issued. It’s similar to USGS but not quite. We use grid north and convert to magnetic north and plot points with a particular protractor if the points are issued for training or if using a GPS, I usually had the points backed up on paper if it was important. Any good compass you should be able to set a reverse azimuth. I really think it depends if people think a compass is important, 9/10 times I can get buy just using 2 and 3 point resection with terrain association. However, I agree that terrain is different per location and places such as Colorado always has the potential to be gnarly. I’ve gotten of the beaten path quite away and had to follow a water creek path down hill to get to familiar area to nav back to the truck in the Rockies. [/QUOTE]
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