Suunto Clipper mini compass

[racegunner]

I don't know if any of you have tried to buy a Suunto clipper compass lately, but they seemed to be discontinued for a while.
I signed up for an email notification and last week they were back! I ordered two and they are great.
Most mini compasses I've tried are garbage, the Suunto settles right down and points north as you should expect.
I do have to move it away from my auto Seiko watch to work properly, just down the band a little...there must be something magnetic that throws it off.
Otherwise it's perfect. Thought you might want to know.

 

[VA27]

It's nice until you snag it on something and it pops off. I lost my first one that way. It's a good thing they're relatively cheap, cause I get about a year out of one before bubbles make it useless. I finally broke down and sprang for a Camminga wrist compass. It's a dry compass, so no bubbles. I've had it almost a year now and no problems. It is a little pricey, though.

 

[jonnyt16]

VA27, how do you like the Cammenga wrist compass? Been looking at one myself. Is it pretty accurate? I've read that it has a loud rattle...is this true?

 

[VA27]

Accurate enough to point me in the general direction of the truck. Dunno about the rattle, never noticed it, but then I'm hard of hearing.

 

[Mannlicher]

I'll have to look into one of those. I have two different small compasses now. A TruNord that I wear on a wrist band like a watch, and a little Marbles one that pins on my shirt. They are fine, but golly, I do enjoy buying compasses.

 

[mtwarden]

the little Suunto is what K&M matchsafe's used to come w/ until he had difficulty sourcing them, he tried several small compasses- none of them compared to the little Suunto

I have one Suunto in a K&M safe and two others, that I keep w/ small kits. They certainly aren't made for pinpoint navigation, but for a small compass I think you'd be hard pressed to find a better