Originally Posted By: GoatRider
Originally Posted By: yelp
As a geologist, I usually have a magnet with me when doing field work. Of course, I also have two compasses and a GPS not to mention another compass in my survival kit, but still...


Like this?

http://picasaweb.google.com/goatrider/Camping2006#4968861253703565330


Whoa! Nice, though I wouldn't want to map that outcrop; it's throw the Brunton off. We typically carry a swing magnet, AKA a pencil magnet:

https://minerox.com/index.cfm?fuseaction...FTOKEN=11410494

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(posting this as someone that has unintentionally done a bunch of stupid stuff in the past and will again...)