#AskPaulKirtley 85 – Water Purification Systems for Journeys; Magnetic Declination and Compass Choice

About this episode

Paul Kirtley answers questions about water purification systems and navigation techniques related to magnetic declination.

In this episode of #AskPaulKirtley I answer questions about water purification for self-propelled journeys such as back-packing and bike-packing. I also answer a question about an often misunderstood or ignored area of navigation related to magnetic variation and the necessary compass adjustments...

People in this episode

Host: Paul Kirtley

Topics covered

• water purification
• navigation
• magnetic declination
• compass choice
• self-propelled journeys
• back-packing
• bike-packing

Keywords

• water purification
• navigation
• magnetic declination
• compass
• back-packing
• bike-packing
• self-propelled journeys

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