Brunton Eclipse Adventure Racing Compass

I bought this compass for adventure racing. I really like the circle in circle orientation method...that's what makes is worth $20. That one feature significantly reduces the common-when-tired navigational error of mistaking the north end of the needle for the south. I also like the magnification on the bezel that allows one to imagine that one is orienteering to 1 degree of accuracy. When one is tired, at night, those large magnified numbers are great!

In practical use, I would like to see a few different features.

1) Rather than an ergonomic baseplate, set up I guess for holding the compass in the left hand, I'd rather have two straight sides for more convenient map use. When one has one's map folded small to hold in one hand...in say a 3" wide by 6" tall rectangle, working with just one straight side near the top of the map is inconvenient.

2) Brunton's little red orienting lines are printed on the white bezel. They are really short and far apart and hard to see when trying to line them up with map grid lines. I much prefer orienting lines that run across the bottom of the liquid filled housing. This makes for a much easier time orienting the bezel with the map accurately.

3) I think for an adventure racing compass, Brunton could get rid of the GPS estimated error circles. Those are legacy feature from the Brunton GPS compass. By the rules current in adventure racing today, GPS is illegal for race use, so those are unnecessary. They don't hurt anything, but neither do they add anything useful in my view.

A previous reviewer complained that the compass housing/capsule snapped out of the baseplate when dropped hard. I've had this happen, too. In that moment it's scary, but the thing snaps back together pretty easily. In fact this is a good feature since grit gets between the baseplate and compass housing making it difficult to turn. One can snap the housing out, wipe off the grit and snap it back together for much freer movement.

This compass is not perfect, but it is a really good compass for adventure racing and general use.

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Brunton 8099 Eclipse Compass

I'm on my 3rd Eclipse. No matter how you handle them, they develop big bubbles in the face. Sure, Brunton will replace the compass, but who wants to go to the trouble of that when you can have a Silva Ranger that lasts forever? As an archaeologist who uses compasses to map archaeological sites in the field, the Brunton is useless because the orientation lines are only on the margin of the compass face and, to top it off, are horribly distorted where they cross under the magnifying lens built into the baseplate. These would be life threatening problems if one were trying to navigate the backcountry with a topo map without GPS (and batteries die sometimes!). All of this is surprising since the Brunton Pocket Transit is a time-honored classic of archaeological fieldwork. I must say that, when you only need to get a quick bearing, the circle-over-circle gimmick is really cool. Too bad this overpriced compass is a waste of time. Buy a Silva.

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Type S Digital Compass

I wanted a simple compass for my car and one that would not obstruct my vision in any way while driving. I saw this one on Amazon and I've found it to be just what I wanted. It is as accurate as I need and it is light enough so that I was able to mount it on the face of my dashboard in an out of the way spot with double sided tape. It works very well. It is battery powered so I can turn it on when I want to use it and leave it off when it isn't needed, saving battery power.

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Brunton Classic Mirrored Map Compass

This design is difficult to read in bright sunlight mainly due to the color design. I think the Silva Ranger would have been a better choice for me. I would have upgraded but Amazon would not allow the return because of the liquid fill? Thx........

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Brunton Classic Lensatic Compass

The first time I used it the little magnifying lens in the eyepiece popped out without even touching it! Luckily I found it and managed to superglue it back into place. Also, the compass seems very slow to respond to positional changes, as if over dampened or under magnetized. Although it feels very sturdy with the nice metal case, I have a plastic compass that works better. This is more of a showpiece than something I would want to be relying on when lost in the woods.

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Brunton Nexus 7DNL Compass (Colors may vary)

It's a basic compass that has everything that's needed for basic/casual orienteering. It's easy to read, and the rounded base makes it easier to hold in-hand for those quick bearing checks. I gave one of these as a gift to a friend who them took it along on a Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness trip. It served him just fine, and has proved durable. It is a little more compact, so it fits better in my wast pack, or in my cargo pants side pocket.

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Brunton Classic Compass

hi all
got Brunton Classic Compass a few months back.
a very decent basic compass for hiking and orienteering,...
the dial is clear, the needle stabilizes fast.
Only two things bothered me..i had a few friends having a Silva Polaris Base Plate Compass. right at where i need to read my heading ((((the directional arrow coinciding with the azimuth degrees on the rotating dial...they have a small white mark --- an extension of the directional arrow (index pointer) ...just below the transparent dial).)))
So if you want to head 140 degrees ON Brunton Classic Compass .you have to keep an eye on the dial and try to line it up to the directional arrow... you will face the same problem WHEN NOT having a sighting and signaling mirror....
if you want to Silva Polaris Base Plate Compass-- the small white mark just below the rotating dial will help you to keep your eye right on the degrees and to stop at 140 degrees the moment it coincides with the directional arrow
the other thing is : declination adjustment. i have to do it every time with Brunton Classic Compass....i did not see any adjustable declination. the product feature in amazon said ..adjustable declination.
i did not or could not locate any feature like that nor any screw driver type instrument to adjust for declination. i have to do the math in my head everything i wanted to go...i am a statistician and this did not bother me...but the product description on amazon should be changed

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