In this case you get what you pay for.

By Todd Cox April 20, 2004

You can tell right away that this compass has been carefully thought out. The magnetic disk is a nice touch. The fact that it holds a solid bearing when you're shivering is nice. The combination of two flippy tops works extremely well. The wacky look of the compass is actually designed so that you can operate the bezel no matter which top is flipped up. I particularly like that you have a choice between peep and open sights for taking a bearing, since through a tiny slit one tree looks the same as any other and my arm is steadiest at about half extension. The magnified bearing reading is absolutely brilliant though, as it allows for very high degree of accuracy and makes it easy to read in your peripheral vision while sighting.
I have to disagree with previous reveiws regarding the rubber boot and hinges. The rubber boot can indeed be left behind, but the rubber sits nicely on your skin under a shirt, so I feel the comfort offsets the extra couple ounces. I found the hinges to be crisp and reliable. Reference cards are handy for "brain fart" moments. The only thing wrong with the compass is the god-awful nylon lanyard it comes with. Whatever nylon rope Brunton used for it is the scratchiest, nastiest stuff on the plant. It's easily swapped out for a leather lanyard though.

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