Silva 340 or Suunto Clipper???

[thatmguy]

Anyone own both and able to give a head-to-head comparison??

I have a Clipper, and it hasn't failed me, just wonderin how the Silva compares.

Thanks germs....

 

[thatmguy]

Anyone have both??

 

[Alberto Salas]

I don't have any one, and know nothing about good compasses,
but I know that the guys in the Wilderness and Survival Skill forum can help you a lot!

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=692


BETO

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Sorry for my english

 

[Jamesh Bond]

I don't have extensive knowledge, but in my experience, Silva offers the best prices. Suunto and Brunto have higher prices for some of the same stuff.

 

[Rhesus Feces]

Having owned/tested a bazillion button compasses I have a definite preference for the Suunto Clipper.

It has proven to be more accurate, easier to read, and less prone to magnetic interference than all others.

Almost every other button compass I've used will be easily thrown off by close proximity to a metal object, and that is my basic standard for reliability.

I put the compass on my diningroom table with no other metal objects nearby and align it to read North. I then take a SAK and gradually move it in closer and closer until I'm directly above the compass, if the needle moves *at all* it can be considered useless.

Silva and Brunton compasses have failed this simple test almost every time, thus I have absolutely no confidence in either brand.

The only other button compass worth looking at is the PYSER NATO from Tadgear, very expensive but tiny and utterly reliable.

 

[thatmguy]

Thanks for the scoop guys.

Much appreciated.

Mike