o/t pocket compass

JD2ACWD · Oct 17, 2018

can anyone recommend a good one.thanks

Russ from MN · Oct 17, 2018

I have a Silva made in Sweden, I am very happy with it. Mine is an older version of The Silva Ranger 2.0 Compass.

BURT · Oct 17, 2018

Brunton - Made in USA.

oldtanker · Oct 17, 2018

(quoted from post at 14:24:00 10/17/18) can anyone recommend a good one.thanks

Too many variables. The biggest is what features you want and how accurate it has to be.

You can download a pretty accurate one for free to your smart phone.

Rick

544hydro · Oct 17, 2018

I was going to say your iPhone if you have one has a good compass.

Richard G. · Oct 17, 2018

WWII army compass. Just don't sleep with it on your night stand. Very radioactive. Got one in my shop.
Richard in NW SC

Brendon-KS · Oct 17, 2018

Years ago when I did a lot of hiking and mountain climbing I carried a Silva Ranger. A nice feature of this model is the declination adjustment that you can set to indicate true north for any given geographic area. It worked by rotating the orienting arrow in the baseplate relative to the dial using a small screw - the tiny screwdriver was tied into the lanyard. Most compasses have the orienting arrow printed into the same physical piece as the dial so you have to mentally take account of the area's declination. But, as oldtanker said, it really depends on what you're wanting to do. The Ranger is a little bulky and expensive if you just want something simple to get an idea of the direction.

CGID · Oct 17, 2018

2X Silva Ranger. Used in conjunction with a map, its transparent base allows it to be used as a protractor to set the azimuth right off the map. It is also adjustable for declination. Check the map's declination, set the compass once and you are good to go. It has a mirror sighting system so the compass dial and your direction of travel can be seen simultaneously.

VicS · Oct 17, 2018

I'll second your phone.

Russ from MN · Oct 18, 2018

Last year my wife and I decided to re-establish one of our property line, through pretty thick woods. I sighted with my Siva, she went ahead as far as I could see her and put ribbons on trees. We went about 300 yards that way and came within 2 feet of the corner post that was driven in 1914. We were happy with that!

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