Determining Wind Direction
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Section titled “Translated text”This is necessary for: setting up a kitchen, pitching a bivouac or camp; in water journeys, and often also for orientation.
We determine the wind direction by tossing dry grass or paper upward. Their descent, deviating from the vertical, will indicate the wind direction for us. To ensure accuracy, the obtained data should be verified several times.
When setting up a camp for a longer period in open spaces, the prevailing wind directions in Poland should be taken into account, i.e., NW, W, and SW.
Scan source: Polona / National Library, marked “Public Domain”. View scan — image 133.
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- Source: Jan Jasiński, Gry i ćwiczenia terenowe (Harce terenowe) (1938)
- Printed pages: 125–126
- Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
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- Read the source text: gct-064