congaman Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 Got GPS, maps, milk. Need guidance in buying a compass. No pun(ishment) intended. Thanks Quote
+the hermit crabs Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 You might want to check out the Buying A Compass, Need Advice thread from a few days ago. Quote
+briansnat Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 You might want to check out the Buying A Compass, Need Advice thread from a few days ago. That thread tends towards higher end devices. All the OP (or nearly anyone for that matter) really needs is a simple baseplate model. Any compass from one of the respected manufacturers (Brunton, Silva & Suunto) for $10-$20 should do the job. A good example of what I'm referring to is this one. Quote
+Ed & Julie Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 You might want to check out the Buying A Compass, Need Advice thread from a few days ago. That thread tends towards higher end devices. All the OP (or nearly anyone for that matter) really needs is a simple baseplate model. Any compass from one of the respected manufacturers (Brunton, Silva & Suunto) for $10-$20 should do the job. A good example of what I'm referring to is this one. That thread seems to be full of "compass-snobs" LOL Like I'm dropping $100+ on a compass when 99.999% of the caches I find do not even require a compass (I have used a compass exactly once in 700+ caches, and even that wasn't really nessesary). If you think you need a compass, go to Wal-Mart and you will find several acceptable compasses for less than $20. Quote
+Renegade Knight Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 BrianSnat nailed it. A simple compass from a name brand company in the 10 -20 price range will do the job. Quote
+bobbarley Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 (edited) Depends on what your are doing with the compass. Orienteering, travelling, surveying or just occaisional geocahcing use? Look into many different types and learn what the features of each do. Don't be out with the wrong tool. Basic baseplate compasses generally do not have an adjustment for declination(difference between true and magnetic north)critical for map navigation. Some don't even have the right scales along their edge for the maps you have. For fairly precise travel in wild areas you should have a sighting compass and KNOW how to use it. I teach kids basic orienteering with baseplate compasses. I guide trips with a mirror sighting compass. Edited December 18, 2005 by bobbarley Quote
+WxGuesser Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 i've been caching for over a year and haven't needed a compass yet.... but my 60cs has one Quote
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