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Compasses
Compasses are made of durable materials and have liquid-filled capsules for steady needle operation under the most severe weather conditions. All the compasses are individually balanced for five geographical zones, with the exception of some models that have global balancing and thus can be used all over the world.
The standard compass purchased in New Zealand will normally be balanced for Zone 5 only (NZ and Australia). If you want a compass that works everywhere in the world, be sure to get a global compass.
Field Compasses
Suunto A-10 a general purpose base-plate compass
Suunto A-20 extended base plate compass with control marker holes
Suunto A-30 luminous bezel with large magnifier
Silva Ranger 3 classic base-plate compass
Suunto M-3G durable compass with magnifier and extended base-plate
Silva Field Compass (7) has 1:50,000 scale to match NZ topos
Silva Field Compass (11) small compass with built-in whistle
Silva Expedition 4 a baseplate compass. Available in mils
Silva Expedition 54 a baseplate compass. Also available in mils
Eclipse 97 Compass (grip) disc compass with ergonomic grip and built-in whistle
Mirror or Prism Compasses
Silva Field Compass (26) with sighting mirror
Silva Ranger Compass (15) mirror compass
Silva Expedition Compass (15) mirror compass
Suunto MC-2 professional mirror compass with adjustable declination
Specialist Compasses
Silva Jet Spectra fast dampening easy to read compass
Suunto Arrow20 a competition compass
Suunto Arrow30 a super fast competition compass
Multi-Purpose Compasses
Silva 58 - Car/Boat Compass compass with LED illumination and deviation compensation
Silva Kayak Compass compass with bungee clips
Silva Multipurpose Compass 70UN steering compass on bracket or bearing compass
Suunto Orca an easy to mount kayak compass
Suunto Pilot an direct-read compass for cars, small boats
Suunto Pioneer an compact easily mounted compass for kayaks, small boats
Micro Compasses
Carabiner 9 small compass with carabiner
Carabiner 10 small compass with thermometer
Carabiner 28 small compass with base-plate
Carabiner 40 small compass to go on a watch strap
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Compasses
Compasses measure direction in degrees, which, on a compass, increases clockwise:
East is at 90 degrees
South at 180
West at 270
North at 360 or 0 degrees.
Compass ABC
How to use a compass
How to use a map and a compass.
Compass FAQ
All you ever wanted to know about compasses.
If you've got a question to which you can't find an answer, then email and ask us. We'll do our best to answer.
Compass Types
Baseplate compass
Gyro compass
Prismatic compass
Thumb compass
and more
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