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Whistle Stopper - Brunton Classic Compass
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List Price: $12.99
Our Price: $8.62
Your Save: $ 4.37 ( 34% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Brunton
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: Sports
Brand: Brunton
EAN: 0080078902017
Feature: Classic, analog 3-1/2 inches by 2-1/2 inches by 1/2 inch design
Is Autographed: 0
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Label: Brunton
Manufacturer: Brunton
Model: 9020G
Publisher: Brunton
Special Features: Compass
Studio: Brunton
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Features
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Classic, analog 3-1/2 inches by 2-1/2 inches by 1/2 inch design
Weighs only 1.1 ounces
Provides 2 degree graduations and adjustable declination
Features 0-35 degree inclination scale
Displays scale in inches and millimeters
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Compass dead on target
Comment: The Brunton Classic Compass is a good choice for the price. It delivers everything that you'd expect from a maptop compass... plastic base, bearings marked around the housing, easily rotating needle color coded for north and south, it even has a place for a lanyard or string to be attached.
The size is just about right for either a shirt breast pocket or to be carried in the hand in the field. The adjustment for declination and graduated measurements along the edge make it a most versitle tool.
In short, I am very pleased with this unit, and will recommend it to my students in the upcoming compass orienting and map reading class I am about to teach next month.
You could do a lot worse by buying a cheaply made compass. This one works well for the right price. Thank you Amazon.
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Summary: Excellent
Comment: This an excellent, inexpensive compass which I use in the car for navigating. I understand that one needs a sighting mirror for serious work, but I just use it in the car. It has good visibility, is lightweight, accurate, and best of all, doesn't cost that much. It's cheap enough so that if I lose it, I can buy another one, and it's more than accurate enough for my needs. I like the green baseplate, which allows me to find it in low light if I drop it. The needle is quite responsive, and you don't have to jiggle the case to get it to move as in many cheap compasses. All in all a good, decent quality, inexpensive compass.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Basic compass
Comment: I found this compass to be easy to use as we go geocaching. I would recommend it as a Basic compass.
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Summary: dont leave home
Comment: with the help of a decent map, this item kept us on track in both Rome and Venice, Italy - first day in Rome it was in the Hotel room - we walked in circles - after that, it was always in my hand - walked from the train station to our hotel...in the dark...we were on the track the whole time
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good design but durability lacks
Comment: Some of the reviews I read sounded like they were written by people who had little real wilderness experience. A compass like this one is exactly what Boy Scouts learn to navigate with. Contrary to one review, this compass does have a declination adjustment. It is a bottom plate with an alignment arrow that turns independent of the top. So, in my case, I set the alignment arrow so that it is +19 degrees off of of zero (N). Now all I have to do is align the magnetic needle with the off set arrow and the compass readings all read true. There are several types of compasses. This is what I call "Type A". A magnetic needle operates independently of the compass card. It is the most popular type. You should read a book or on line to figure out how to do a few simple things like orienting the compass and taking a bearing, and understanding declination. My only complaint on this compass is that after rattling around in my pack for a few years the letters and numbers on the base plate almost wore off. Perhaps you should purchase a case for your compass. I helped teach a mountaineering class yesterday and this is the type of compass is what everybody used. 4 teams bushwhacked through steep terrain following a compass heading for over a mile and all (independently) came out within 100 to 150 feet of their destination. Conclusion: this type compass is good for woods navigation, a site mirror or a lensatic type is not needed.
I gave it only 3 stars because there are so many brands that are similar I can't say it is better than average, except it looks pretty cool with the colored base, and is easy to read.
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Editorial Reviews:
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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.
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