compasses

Have you looked at The Compass Store?

It seems to me the Recta compasses are Suunto under a different trademark. I played with the Suunto MC-2G yesterday and found its sighting hole at the bottom of the mirror easier to align with the compass and potentially more accurate than using the notch at the top of the Ranger -- subjective opinion, my "Sylva" Ranger has been a very good compass.
 
I think the Silva Ranger is what you want, I had one and gave it away to family but I plan on getting another one. The best all around Compass I have ever had.

Rickj
 
kenk said:
Suunto MC-2D - I myself have the M3, which is the larger baseplate compass without the mirror. It is a VERY well made compass, especially for the price. I found that I did not like the global needle - much preferring the standard needle.
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What did you not like about the global needle? Beside price is there a "downside"? :confused:
 
Hi,

Are the Silva compasses sold in Canada made by Suunto? or are they considered "out of U.S." and therefore made by Silva.

Thanks
 
It is silly, but the only reason I don't like the Suunto global needle as much is its coloring - there isn't nearly as much contrast between the two ends of the needle because they tried to add a bunch of glow-in-the-dark stuff on it. I worry that in low light conditions that I may make a mistake. Heck, if I'm trying to use a compass and its that dark out I'll most likely have a headlight on anyway. The regular needle is red on one end and black on the other - much much clearer contrast.

If you have any chance of needing to use your compass in multiple global locations, then I'd recommend the global needle. If not, then the regular needle is my recommendation.

With all this said, if someone wants a mirrored sighting compass I really do suggest people take a look at the Brunton Eclipse 8099. I really like it and find it by far the eaiest to do mirror-sighting with. These days I don't do much laying of the compass on maps. Instead I use my GPS to get bearings and then turn off the GPS and use the compass to follow the bearings. The map is used to associate waypoints with GPS coordinates using a UTM grid card (comes with the 8099). If you are new to this take a look at http://www.maptools.com/ .
 
I bought a Nexus 25 from the Brunton website several years ago instead of a Silva. I don't know if I have this story right, but in the United States and Canada, compasses made by Silva Sweden AB are sold under the Brunton brand name. Silva's sold in the USA, which is unrelated to Silva Sweden AB, holds the right to the Silva name. I didn't like the details, so I bought from Brunton.
 
"Silva" compasses marketed and sold in the USA are manufactured by Suunto (Finland). (Silva of Sweden had sold the rights to the name in the USA many years back.)

"Silva" (of Sweden) markets their own compasses in the USA under the Nexus brand through Brunton.

"Brunton" compasses are manufactured in the USA by "Brunton" of Riverton, Wyoming which is owned by Silva (Sweden) or vice versa.

(BTW, I have a Nexus 25 as well. It's a great "Ranger" compass.)
 
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I was in the US Army and learned navigation. I have taken several compass classes from the Phoenix Park Rangers. I have several books and a video. I have also taught my 4 sons, who are Boy Scouts, how to use a compass. Here are my favorites FWIW: EDC SUUNTO Comet with glow in the dark face and bezel with a cord looped around a pant belt loop with a cow hitch. For a PSK a Brunton 3DLU is my favorite. It is a great compass for using with a map. In fact it is the one pictured on several map and compass books.
 
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