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Brunton 54LU Baseplate Compass - 2008

Brunton 54LU Baseplate Compass - 2008

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Brunton 54LU Baseplate Compass - 2008

Innovative direct sighting and simple map overlay makes the Brunton 54LU Combi Baseplate Compass a great choice for adventure racers and traditionalists alike. Old heads will wonder what happened to the 54LU's sighting mirror, but Brunton's Direct Sighting system makes things even simpler—all you do is sight straight through the viewing window on the tall compass bezel, and line up your point of reference with the black line reflected up from the dial. Transfer that bearing to your map through the transparent baseplate, and you're (almost) found.

Bottom Line: Find your bearing in a flash with the 54LU compass and Brunton's Direct Sighting.

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Rating for this product: 5

navigation for dummies like me

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December 9, 2009

The direct sighting feature is fantastic. It makes it easy to point to your desired target, stay on course, and to instantly get your azimuth from magetic north. No extrapolation needed. Point and go. You don't even have to align the window with the direction of travel arrow to get a reading. As far as your declination goes, and the 54Lu's lack of a means to preset it to your area-Even with my other compasses that have adjustable declination, I never use the feature. It's easier to do the simple math, and to have it ready to go no matter where you are. Besides, the procedure is only going to be necessary with mapping, not sighting (it really would screw you up, mightily). Generally speaking- if you don't know your declination, and how to calculate it, you probably shouldn't be off the trail anyway. Well constructed, easy to rotate the bezel, accurate. It's the best of both worlds...light as a baseplate, but every bit as functional and accurate for sighting as a lensatic.

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Rating for this product: 4

Nice Compass, but no Adjustable Declination?

By:
November 1, 2009

This is a pretty sweet compass. It's long enough to use on maps, has several scales, a magnifier, and glow-in-the-dark points (see picture). The most noteworthy feature is the sighting window in the bezel of the compass, which is capable of taking bearings accurate to ±.5 degrees.

The bad:
-No adjustable declination setting. I don't know about the construction of compasses, but it seems that it wouldn't be too hard to add this feature. It is fine to use, but you have to stop and think about whether you're adding or subtracting declination, etc. This is what kept this from a 5-star rating.

Edit: After thinking about it for a bit, I've decided that the reason they cannot include an adjustable magnetic declination is because that wouldn't work with the sighting window, and would lead to people getting lost once they got confused. Better that they're consistent, I guess.

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Tech Specs:

Material:
Plastic 
Adjustable Declination:
No 
Sighting Hole:
Yes 
Sighting Mirror:
Yes, internal 
Buoyant:
No 
Magnified Readout:
No 
Bubble Level:
No 
Slope Meter:
No 
Digital:
No 
Backlight:
No 
Battery Type:
N / A 
Battery Life:
N / A 
Low Battery Indicator:
N / A 
Dimensions:
4.9 x 2.4 x 0.6in (12.45 x 6.1 x 1.52cm) 
Weight:
1.4oz (37g) 
Recommended Use:
Traditional map reading, adventure racing 
Manufacturer Warranty:
Lifetime 

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