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

**Echo2** · 05-05-2013, 04:57 PM

What do you have in you drawer...

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I know there are a couple more around here somewhere....and I have a Suunto Core coming tomorrow.

I also have one of the best books for the basics....and a couple tools...

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The new map books are ordered and ready for marking up and laminating specific pages.

What do you have in the nav arsenal?

**crashdive123** · 05-05-2013, 05:34 PM

Nice assortment. I've gotta say - when I first read your thread - I got a little nervous. When I looked a second time I was OK, as I realized there was no "s" at the end of drawer.

**Winter** · 05-05-2013, 07:08 PM

I'm not gonna take a picture.
I have a Brunton Type 16, and a couple Silva "starters", and one affixed to my survival kit that I tore off a surveyors Brunton compass. One day I'll find a GI tritium lensatic for a good price.

I honesty use the Silva starters the most since most of my land nav is done by terrain association.

**ElevenBravo** · 05-05-2013, 10:04 PM

Just a USGI, official see in the dark issue type.. not the glow from light cheap knock off. Expensive, but well worth it!

EB

**Sarge47** · 05-05-2013, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by Winter

I'm not gonna take a picture.
I have a Brunton Type 16, and a couple Silva "starters", and one affixed to my survival kit that I tore off a surveyors Brunton compass. One day I'll find a GI tritium lensatic for a good price.

I honesty use the Silva starters the most since most of my land nav is done by terrain association.

I'd bought a Camenga Military Lensatic Titanium compass off of E-bay for $64 including free shipping. It's great!....

**Winter** · 05-05-2013, 10:53 PM

Cool Sarge, I bet I can get a better deal off of a supply Sgt.

They are tough compasses, just absurdly heavy.

**hunter63** · 05-06-2013, 11:32 AM

Nice collection, looks like you won't get lost.

Most likely have close to the same number, but I don't keep them in a drawer.
They are 'deployed" to bags, coats, fanny packs, hoodies (pin on's), trucks, car, gun stocks, kits.......

I find that when I need one I don't have the drawer nearby.....LOL...If I did, I wouldn't need a compass.

**Ken** · 05-06-2013, 11:34 AM

It would take me two hours to gather up my compasses from all of my packs and kits, LOL!

**hunter63** · 05-06-2013, 11:40 AM

I need to find a place where I can get the quarter sized little compasses in bulk, maybe a dozen or two....and spread them out some more.

**greatgoogamooga** · 05-06-2013, 11:42 AM

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My favorite is a Suunto M-3 with adjustable declination
I also have a few Suunto M-10's, without declination adjustment. They are a bargain for a very dependable compass. I learned on baseplate compasses and never got the hang of lensatics.

Goog

**greatgoogamooga** · 05-06-2013, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by hunter63

I need to find a place where I can get the quarter sized little compasses in bulk, maybe a dozen or two....and spread them out some more.

Amazon is your friend:

http://www.amazon.com/Wholesale-24pc...ref=pd_cp_hi_2

I dont' really find the little compasses very useful. Hard to take/keep a bearing on them. They'll give you a rough idea of which way to go, but are only a little better than using the sun.

Goog

**hunter63** · 05-06-2013, 12:27 PM

Thanks......

**Ken** · 05-06-2013, 12:49 PM

OA Guide to Map & Compass - Part 2

Using the Compass

http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/manual/....shtml#Compass

**crashdive123** · 05-06-2013, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by hunter63

I need to find a place where I can get the quarter sized little compasses in bulk, maybe a dozen or two....and spread them out some more.

Here's another source, and one that you know. http://safezonellc.com/compasses.html

**hunter63** · 05-06-2013, 05:44 PM

Thanks crash....nned a few more to tuck away into various kits.

Like the pin-ons:
http://www.trunord.com/compass-hikin...h-quality.html

**Echo2** · 05-06-2013, 09:31 PM

Arrived today.....Suunto Core....

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**finallyME** · 05-07-2013, 09:30 AM

I have a military issue lensatic that I use on occasion. When I became a scoutmaster, I was given a bunch of scout compasses. They are the run of the mill clear base compasses. None of them had a brand name, except for the BSA markings. I then wanted to get a good quality one with declination adjustments. I did a lot of research and found that the Silva Ranger was a clear favorite. Then I did more research and found that the old Silva Ranger is different then the new one. The old one was being made by Brunton as the 15TDCL. So, I bought that one. Now it appears that Brunton has changed their entire line.
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**greatgoogamooga** · 05-07-2013, 10:36 AM

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.

Goog