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Brunton 8096 AR Compass
slow and large
By Todd Schmalhurst
April 20, 2009
I needed a new compass, and since my primary use for a compass are adventure races and orienteering events, this looked like the perfect compass. I would have liked to see a 1:10,000 scale UTM on it as well, since we are fortunate to have many areas mapped to that detail. However after using, I found that the needle doesn't settle to north very quickly, if at all. I had a few occasions when i traveled in the wrong direction because what the compass said was north, wasn't north at all,... easily 20-40 degrees off.
After only a few uses I have retired this compass, because what good is a compass if it doesn't point north?
View Details: Brunton 8096 AR Compass
Helpful Votes: 0 Yes | 0 No
Tech Specs:
- Declination Adjustable:
- Yes
- Global Needle:
- Yes
- Sighting Hole:
- No
- Sighting Mirror:
- No
- 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
- Size:
- 5.2 x 2.8 x .5in
- Recommended Use:
- Adventure racing
- Weight:
- 1.7oz
- Warranty:
- Limited lifetime
- Country of Origin:
- Afghanistan
Change me.