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Almost all of us carry instantly updated maps and GPS systems in our pockets these days in our phones, reducing the threat of being lost to almost nil.

But what would happen if you didn't have your phone, or the battery died, or your Tom-Tom took a swim? What if you just don't get any signal where you are?

Lets look at the old fashioned, never-fail navigation tool: the humble compass.

Updated November 2025

There are certain items which are difficult if not impossible to recreate from raw materials in the wild.

They are:

Knowledge Weighs Nothing

There are some fundamental survival skills everyone should know how to do but which many of us have never tried or even cared about. Do you know how to: