https://survivaltek.com/?p=3053 Teaching the Ways and Means to Survive Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:53:52 -0400 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 https://survivaltek.com/?p=3053&cpage=1#comment-2019 Tue, 28 May 2013 09:23:25 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=3053#comment-2019 I know that this method works in the Northern Hemisphere as described. You may want to visit http://www.onebag.com/popups/wcompass.html to consider directional methods using a watch and how it differs in the Southern Hemisphere. I don’t know the shadow implications of this to the thumbdial.

]]> https://survivaltek.com/?p=3053&cpage=1#comment-2013 Mon, 27 May 2013 13:23:32 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=3053#comment-2013 Does this work anywhere in the world, or does it depend where you are?

]]> https://survivaltek.com/?p=3053&cpage=1#comment-998 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:02:01 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=3053#comment-998 Correct! You’re spot on!

]]> https://survivaltek.com/?p=3053&cpage=1#comment-997 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:28:06 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=3053#comment-997 So, if at noon, you can turn yourself to the point where the shadow is pointing straight at you, you are facing due South? Or am I completely confused?

]]> https://survivaltek.com/?p=3053&cpage=1#comment-987 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:46:17 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=3053#comment-987 Yes, on both assessments. The shadow is largest when the widest part of the blade faces the sun’s direction as seen in the photo.

]]> https://survivaltek.com/?p=3053&cpage=1#comment-986 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:36:13 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=3053#comment-986 So, from the illistration as an example; would the knife need to rotate until the shadow was largest? And is the example shown indicating that the person is facing ?

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