Many of you have asked details about the compass stand that we used during our Greenland crossing. Finally, I will give you details and drawings, so you can build your own! We (our expedition) think that it is the best compass stand there is! And it’s also a nice DIY project!

The most important thing is that you have the compass stand attached to the harness high enough, at chest height. (See the pictures below.) In this way, you don’t have to ski with a bent neck, and at the same time you can see ahead and clearly the compass itself. It’s also really easy to build and lightweight! We used Fjellpulken’s harnesses and the carabiners of our compass stand were a perfect fit for the harness! The cord lock allows you to lower the compass stand down if you have a break, and you don’t want the compass to be in you way.

What you need:
– 74 cm plastic tube (I used 16 mm in diameter, electrical PVC pipe)
– 2 x carabiner (I used the Edelrid Wiregate Accessory Carabiner 40 mm)
– paracord 2-3 mm
– rubber band 3 mm
– cord lock (I used a cord lock like this)
– and of course the compass… 😉

In the drawings the rubber bands are marked with blue, red and green, and the paracord is black.

You can download the drawing as pdf here: