Product Information
The Pocket Army style compass is ideal for use when camping, hiking, and other outdoor activities. This compass is easy to use and can be used together with a topographical map to guide people off marked trails into the off-map trails. The rugged metal case is made of sturdy, corrosion-resistant material. This lensatic compass features a magnifying viewer and thumb hold and an adjustable luminous marching line.
Instructions for Lensatic compass:
Taking a Compass Bearing
Step1
Open the lensatic compass so that the cover is at a 90 degree angle and the lens bracket is at a 30 degree angle to the case. Check to make sure the dial is floating freely.
Step 2
Insert your thumb into the thumb loop.
Step 3
Hold the lensatic compass so it is resting on your thumb and bent index finger.
Step 4
Raise the compass to eye level.
Step 5
Line up a distant object with the sight wire and the center of the sighting groove in the lens bracket.
Step 6
Read the course bearing (azimuth) while keeping your head and compass still. There are two sets of numbers; degrees are in red and mils are in black.
Set a Course
Step 1
Open the lensatic compass completely.
Step 2
Place the compass on a level map with the azimuth directly under the index line. If you want to follow a 90 degree bearing, put the 90 degree mark under the index line.
Step 3
Hold the compass in this position and rotate the bezel until the luminous indicator is over the north "N" arrow. The course is now set. To check your course, open the compass and line up the luminous indicator with the "N" arrow. Do not move the bezel.
Following a Course
Step 1
Open the lensatic compass with the cover at a 90 degree angle and the lens bracket at a 30 degree angle to the case.
Step 2
Point the compass along the desired course bearing.
Step 3
Line up an easily identifiable object with the sighting groove and the sighting wire.
Step 4
Keep this object in sight as you travel.