How to Make a Compass with Your Own Hands (Video)

The modern traveler sets off on a hike armed to the teeth with technology: smartphone, navigator, portable charger, camera - this is probably not the complete list of tourist gadgets. But, as they say, rely on technology but don’t be careless: knowledge of the basics of survival in the wild has never hurt anyone. Therefore, today we want to tell and show you how to make a compass using improvised means.

So, you will need: a container for water, a needle, and a piece of any floating material (foam, sponge, cork, or a simple leaf, as in our case).

Next, the actions are simple. Take the container and fill it with water. Then take the needle and magnetize one end of it: you can use a magnet, and if you don’t have one - fabric or even your own hair. Now place the magnetized needle on the piece of floating material and lower it into the container with water. After a while, our needle will stop oscillating, and its magnetized side will point from south to north.

Watch the video on how to make a compass in practice.

Тепер ви напевно зможете зорієнтуватися на незнайомій місцевості, адже змайструвати такий компас не складе ніяких труднощів.