Compasses around the World

Now that this blog post has been translated into French, we wanted to share it with you again because we just find it so fascinating! Did you know that your compass is specifically balanced for the zone that you're in? If you're in North America and you want to travel south to orienteer, you may want to consider purchasing a compass that is balanced for the zone you'll be in.  Here at the O-Store we sell one for Australia/New Zealand and one for Brazil. If you're as curious about this as we were, take a look at the article we wrote for more information! Download the pdf document here