Orientation 101 and to continue what was left out from the last post, Lets say you're in the mountains deep, looking for the big plane drop from ww2, you are lost, the sun is not shining, it's getting late the guys that took you up there turns out are no goods and you are on your own. You don't have a military compass but yes you do.
Make a circle put your trusty fighting knife or your keys,whatever in the center and start circling it with your L rods. One will point to the target and the other will always point magnetic north when you are on the east/West. If you are south of the target they will both point to the target and north,if you are between magnetic north and the target, one will point to the target and the other north or they may both point north depending, not everyone is the same polarity, but east/west can not be misinterpreted it's the same for everyone.
All the best
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