Brunton Classic Compass
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Description of Brunton Classic Compass
The complete compass designed for everyone. Cobalt steel needle, patented declination adjustment, and 2? graduation.The ideal beginner compass, the 9020G is another Brunton signature. With an optic green baseplate and tool-free declination adjustment for easy reading and more convenient navigating.
Feature Details
This classic, analog compass provides all the information that got explorers around perfectly well for hundreds of years, in a snappy, optic green package. It features 2-degree graduations (the series of degree markings on the azimuth ring used for taking bearings) and adjustable declination (the difference in degrees between magnetic north--the direction the magnetic needle on a compass points--and true or geographical north, which is the direction maps are printed toward. It also features 0-35 degree inclination scale (the distance between two points on a map as they relate to the distance between those two points on the earth) and displays this in both inches and millimeters.
Sports reviews of Brunton Classic Compass
Customer Review: Good Beginner Compass
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
This `easy-to-read' compass is perfect for map and compass orienteering. It has a tool free adjustable declination for easy navigating and gives you graduations in degrees. The scale is in both inches and millimeters and the clear plastic makes for easy use on any map. Unfortunately, there is no site-mirror, which makes for a more accurate reading. It's small size and price (under $10!) makes for a simple, efficient compass when backpacking or hiking. It's a good beginner compass, but remember that you get what you pay for. For a little more money you can get a nice "Lensatic" military compass with a sighting-arm.
Customer Review: Works
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
I just bought it to give my son a sense of how to use a compass while geo-caching and it was serviceable for that. You don't want to give a 10 year old something you really value afterall.Customer Review: Irritating... But it works.
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
I've owned a few Brunton Compasses. Why "a few?" I volunteer for a local S.A.R. organization. Over the years I have discovered that ALL of their liquid filled compasses WILL develop an air bubble in a short period of time. Even my 8099 has one. Sure, in the owners manual, they say that if a bubble develops it does not effect the accuracy and it is easily removed... Only to reappear (they don't mention) after about an hour or so. I would stick with a decent Silva. Rare to have any problems with the ones I've owned.Customer Review: For Absolute Beginners Only
Sport shop rating: 1 Stars
Any compass without a sighting mirror is virtually worthless for all but the most entry level forms of navigation. This item can be used to get a general sense of direction, but not for bearings or map and compass work. (Bearings without a sighting mirror are something like +/- 5-7 degrees, which translates to many hundreds of feet error for a distant object. With a mirror and care you can get +/- 2 degrees.)
If you are carrying something this big, you should expect it to be accurate enough for real navigation. If you need just general direction, there are smaller, lighter, and and cheaper items - or compass functions on watches of GPS units.
Customer Review: Burton Classic Compass
Sport shop rating: 1 Stars
This is a very poor product. The compass won't find north consistantly. It acts like something is interfering with the needle movement. I'm very sorry I purchased this product, a waste of money.