Nick Schade wrote: > > I don't have a favorite compass, but I do have a least favorite. Those damn > orienteering compasses (Silva et al) are worse than useless on a boat. > Maybe there is some special trick that they do well when orienteering, but > even on land I don't like them. [snip] > > BTW, I have an "Aquameter", I'm not sure who makes it, but it works well > for me. > > At 10:10 PM -0600 6/4/98, Philip Wylie wrote: > > >For the readership at large what compasses would they rate > >as the best if they could be catagorized to be among the top three? I also like the Aquameter II. At about $50 US, it ain't cheap! But, it is easy to read, with large white numerals against a black background. There is a Ritchie model which is comparable in size and features to the A II, but it uses somewhat smaller white numerals against a blue background, which I find tougher to read. It is also a few dollars more than the A II. Another desirable feature of the A II is that it comes with a base that is firmly attached to the yak to which the compass "snaps" firmly. This allows the A II to be removed for safekeeping, or to be moved to another boat (likewise equipped with a snap-on base), saving the cost of another A II. (I can only paddle one boat at a time.) I used an orienteering compass for mountaineering for 20 years, and it worked well enough there. For maintaining a course on water, however, that style is definitely inferior. FWIW, there are "sighting" compasses made in the direct-reading style, and designed to be held at arm's length, which serve the orienteering compass' function (taking a bearing) better than the standard Silva orienteering compass. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jun 06 1998 - 18:51:28 PDT
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