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<blockquote data-quote="shooterdave" data-source="post: 1979038" data-attributes="member: 3128"><p>Below is a link to Silva Trekker 420. It is a great place to start. It is all I use and I've had opportunity to purchase some really fancy ones at a deep discount.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://store.silvacompass.com/products/345160/Trekker_420" target="_blank">http://store.silvacompass.com/products/345160/Trekker_420</a></p><p></p><p>They are around $25 plus tax. Silva makes a smaller, compact model, but they are hard to hold and sight through properly, especially with gloves on. Don't be lured into getting a compass/flashlight/pin on your shirt model, either. Compasses and metal do not play well with each other. Any compass that has metal in the housing or possibly a pin is a bad idea. Same goes for the ones that are on the base of knives. They can tell you which way North is, but you can forget precise navigation with one. An error as small as 2 degrees will screw you up over any significant distance. Also, the Silva models are adjustable if they get out of whack. I recommend buying one in person so that you can inspect it. Make sure there are no bubbles in the fluid. It happens. Also, fresnel compasses are more difficult to use than a baseplate/sighting model. I know they look cool, but the dials aren't as precise, unless you get a really pricy model.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shooterdave, post: 1979038, member: 3128"] Below is a link to Silva Trekker 420. It is a great place to start. It is all I use and I've had opportunity to purchase some really fancy ones at a deep discount. [url]http://store.silvacompass.com/products/345160/Trekker_420[/url] They are around $25 plus tax. Silva makes a smaller, compact model, but they are hard to hold and sight through properly, especially with gloves on. Don't be lured into getting a compass/flashlight/pin on your shirt model, either. Compasses and metal do not play well with each other. Any compass that has metal in the housing or possibly a pin is a bad idea. Same goes for the ones that are on the base of knives. They can tell you which way North is, but you can forget precise navigation with one. An error as small as 2 degrees will screw you up over any significant distance. Also, the Silva models are adjustable if they get out of whack. I recommend buying one in person so that you can inspect it. Make sure there are no bubbles in the fluid. It happens. Also, fresnel compasses are more difficult to use than a baseplate/sighting model. I know they look cool, but the dials aren't as precise, unless you get a really pricy model. [/QUOTE]
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