GAOC - Using an orienteering thumb compass 🧭 at Joe Kurz WMA

Using a thumb compass for the first time at an orienteering meet. We did the brown (advanced) course at Joe Kurz WMA with the Georgia Orienteering Club on 3/5/2023.

[@EdwinWhitworth]

Weird looking fox. Lol. This looks like fun. Lost art today with GPS

[@JekabsJan]

That’s adventure racing, in orienteering you don’t have a gps

[@johnrobertson7583]

Biggest issue I have with one is my thumb doesnt point forward enough to keep the travel edge/ N arrow pointing straight ahead....additionally having to make constantly changing folds in the map along odd sections isnt very conducive to my continuity while navigating. I bought a cheap baseplate compass to try to cut it away at a better angle.

[@KI4ASK]

I also prefer a baseplate compass. My wife likes the thumb compass better