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How to find a good compass? How can I find this out? Please help me understand this.

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Q. What is the difference between a good compass and a cheap compass?

"I believe a good compass is more reliable..."

On my cheap compass, the needle sticks. You have to tap it to be sure you are heading the right way. I believe a good compass is more reliable, and it built better to withstand all the knocks and bumps sure to happen while camping. Ted 13 Miller St., Toronto, Ontario

Otto

Q. What is the difference between a good compass and a cheap compass?

Construction materials. The magnet size, glass vs plastic casing... etc. Pay the extra bucks. Its well worth it. Jamie Trandell, Magneto Enterprises, 7 King St., Georgetown, Ontario

Gus

Q. What is the difference between a good compass and a cheap compass?

"That allows you to line up the compass with the map for orienteering..."

Functionally not too much except for a good compass will have a casing that allows you to line up the compass with the map for orienteering . It depends on your intent whether or not you need to spend to buy the more expensive compass.

Q. Where can i find a good compass knife?

"You find a good knife..."

You find a good knife, and then you go buy a compass at walmart. Having the two together looks good in the movies, but it is too easy to damage the compass when you use the knife. And you can't hammer things with the butt of the knife any more. Go get a $10 compass, and use your knife for knife oriented tasks. If you are that worried about losing the compass, get a couple of the pin-on ones, and attach them to your clothes and pack.

Q. I'm trying to better myself; is this a good place to find my moral compass?

"But this is a good place to find hoors &..."

Nope. But this is a good place to find hoors &; STD's

Q. Where is a good place to find a study guilde for compass testing?

http://www.etsu.edu/devstudy/compass.htm http://www.act.org/compass/sample/index.html http://www.westerntc.edu/getstarted/assessment.asp http://www.testprepreview.com/ http://www.flashcardsecrets.com/compass/ here are a few.

Q. Can you find bearings without a compass or specialized equipment, and if so, how?
i have two land features which have line-of-sight to each other but are separated by several miles. it's very easy for me to get to one of them, and very difficult to get to the other one. i want to plot both on a map. with a good compass it would be easy, just stand at the first one and shoot a bearing to the second, but i don't have a good compass (or any compass at all). is there some other way to find bearings within a couple degrees of accuracy with minimal equipment? things i do have: - plenty of time on my hands - a good knowledge of trigonometry, geometry, etc, and a graphing calculator. - google earth - sticks, stones, paper, cardboard, ruler, string, etc.......

No need to measure bearings. What you need to do it build yourself an alidade. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alidade And use it with a plane table. An alidade is like a straight edge ruler with a sight. If you stand in several known locations and plot straight lines towards your point of interest and each other (this helps to orient the plane table), you end up with a nice map of the location by triangulation. On this map you can then measure distances and calculate your coordinate for the inaccesible location (I assume you can get coordinates and distances for other known location from lets say google earth). This explains it a bit: http://chestofbooks.com/crafts/popular-mechanics/The-Boy-Mechanic-1000-Things-for-Boys-to-Do/Plane-Table-Surveying.html

Q. Where can i find a good sit for custom grills and for rim and tire packages for a jeep compass? if any....ty?

"The compass is pretty new..."

The Compass is pretty new, so that may be a bit hard to find. I would check mopar parts to see what they have. I know they have lots of cool stuff for the Jeeps. And they usually come out with the parts the same time as the car comes out.

Q. What would be a good math workbook to prepare for the compass assessment?
i need to brush up on my math and i would like to find a good workbook to help me.

You will find below study materials for the math part of the COMPASS assessment./

Q. Where can i find a world political map with a compass rose?
long story, short, i can't find anything good...

"The website http://www.mapsnworld.com/world-political-map.jpg the compass rose is a little hard to..."

Go to the website http://www.mapsnworld.com/World-Political-map.jpg The compass rose is a little hard to find, but if you look hard you'll find it just south of the southernmost tip of Africa.

Q. What is a good way to tell direction without a compass?
i want to know how i could find out which way to go if i was lost and didn't have compass, both during the day and at night. just figured this would be a good thing to know for survival and everything. any information helps, the more detailed the better. thanks!

night is tough if you don't know astrology Day: sun (goes east to west) so you can use shadows. i.e. in the morning a shadow will be pointing west. moss will grow on north sides (in northern hemisphere) of rocks, trees, etc. those are the simplest ways.

Q. Is the jeep compass a good reliable car to buy?
i have found a used jeep compass and i am very interested in buying this mini suv. but, a toyota dealor said to never buy domestic cars b/c they won't last. i think that he is just saying this to get me to buy a toyota, but i really want to buy a car that will last me!

"The compass and patriot are based on the same platform..."

I have a 08' Patriot and I love it. The compass and patriot are based on the same platform. If you look around you can find many Jeep Wranglers, Cherokee's and Grand Cherokees running around with many many miles on them. I know of a couple guys running around in jeeps older than me and I'm 30. I agree he is just trying to get you to buy a Toyota, they are good. BUT get what you like, what you can afford. Yes make sure it comes with a Warranty. I would guess it would have a 3 year on it. I had a VW and I put so much money into. I had a Ford and a Chevy product and didn't spend a lot on them. My hubby's old Toyota is still running on it's second motor. People are going to try to persuade you to buy whatever but it comes down to what YOU like, what YOU want, what YOU can afford.

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