[Paladin2]

Just do some orienteering courses a few times each year. Use your skillz or lose 'em.

http://www.us.orienteering.org/

[randomhero97]

What kind of beginner compass would you recommend?

[Texas resident]

Use it or lose it big time. When my kids were younger, I would take them somewhere that they were not familiar, then make them find our way home. After a few tearfull runs and missed dinners, they got real good at land nav.