Show your compasses....What do you have?

[Winter]

That's cool as hell right there, Randy.

[Mertell]

Here are some really cool compasses:
Link: http://www.stanleylondon.com/sextcomp.htm

-Mert

[Rick]

If I understand correctly, "Brunton" is a US name, used to distinguish itself from cheap Chinese Silvas sold here. In Europe, Silva (Brunton) is Silva.

It's actually about international trademarks. Here's a post I made on them sometime back...

Compasses are a bit of a confusing animal. They shouldn't be but the corporate jockeying that has taken place makes it that way. Silva made Silva compasses in Europe and China. Johnson Outdoors, being the ever shrewd corporation they are, trademarked the Silva name in the USA. So even though Silva owned the compass name they couldn't market the Silva name in the US. So now it looks like this:

Silva AB sold Brunton, Nexus and Elite in the US. However, since that post, Silva was bought by Fiskars who then sold the Silva name to Karnall AB and the Brunton name to Fenix Outdoors.

Johnson Outdoors sells Silva in the US. You may know Johnson Outdoors as Eureka, Jetboil, Minnkota, Old Towne Canoes or by many of the other outdoor products they sell.

Silva has been making compasses for a long time. Brunton and Nexus are just names. They are Silva compasses and both good brands.

You'll see very distinct similarities between all three, however. Very competitive game.

[crashdive123]

I think I need a compass to navigate that.

[Echo2]

Modified compass housing.....

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[greatgoogamooga]

Echo2, I'm not sure what mod I'm seeing there. Did you remove he compass to hide a handcuff key?

Goog

[Echo2]

Echo2, I'm not sure what mod I'm seeing there. Did you remove he compass to hide a handcuff key?

Goog

Cuff key....spare watch battery....and a 16 gig micro SD.

The watch has a compass built in.......didn't need the small compass.

Battery is in lid.

[hunter63]

Pretty slick....all most 007-ish.

[Echo2]

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[DomC]

CAMMENGA MODEL 27.
Brunton O.S.S. 30B.
Silva 123 Starter.
Silva 426 Guide.

DomC

[finallyME]

Some of you may know that I am on a quest (a long term albeit) to make a complete kit with all homemade items. I have gotten pretty far with a tarp, a sleeping quilt, a tent, a hammock, a sleeping mat, a pack, a knife, etc. I am working on shoes, and clothes. But one thing that seems a little difficult is a compass. This might be something that needs machined parts. Anyways, just thinking out load.

[Rick]

Echo - Check the back of your compass/watch and see if you have a press on case back, held on by screws or a screw on type. If it's screw on then make sure you have a way to remove it otherwise the battery won't be of much use. They make a tool called a Jaxa Wrench, a friction ball or a case wrench to remove the screw on type. If you have screws holding it in place then you'll need something small enough to remove and replace them.

Suunto also uses some backs that just has a large slot. Any coin will fit. Maybe this is one. I'm not familiar with that particular one.

[crashdive123]

Some of you may know that I am on a quest (a long term albeit) to make a complete kit with all homemade items. I have gotten pretty far with a tarp, a sleeping quilt, a tent, a hammock, a sleeping mat, a pack, a knife, etc. I am working on shoes, and clothes. But one thing that seems a little difficult is a compass. This might be something that needs machined parts. Anyways, just thinking out load.

Needle or paperclip, cork and magnet. Might not be good enough for orienteering, but it will give you cardinal directions.

[finallyME]

Needle or paperclip, cork and magnet. Might not be good enough for orienteering, but it will give you cardinal directions.

Well, I kinda want it to be good enough for orienteering, and at least as light as a standard compass. I am not looking to do it right now, too many other things on my plate, but I will get back to it someday.

[dave fuches]

nice collection...i don't think you'll ever have to worry about being lost

[Nighthawk01]

Whats a compass ??

[crashdive123]

Whats a compass ??

If you're serious.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass

[Nighthawk01]

Sorry Crash , was pulling your keg a bit , but I am the worlds worst navigator. I can get lost in my home town.

[finallyME]

I can get lost in my home town.

Half my scouts are the same way. I just put together an orienteering course that was in our neighborhood. Some of the scouts had a hard time, despite growing up in the same area. They are learning though.....hopefully.

[hunter63]

Small sewing needle on a floating leaf....or can be suspended by a thread small piece of thread....

A needle can take a small amount of magnetism by rubbing/stroking in one direction on a knife, don't know if the knife needs to be carbon or not....

BYW, I carry a small needle under the scales of my SAK, inserted into tweezers or tooth pick hole.
Haven't seen it since....LOL, It's in there somewhere.