Got no responses over in the campfire, maybe I'll do better here..
Is today's compass of better quality than the compass of yesteryear?
I have a Silva Ranger, then two years ago bought a Brunton, the Brunton's needle settles down twice as fast as the old Silva Ranger did. Silva also leaked out all of its fluid, Silva sent be a new one, but am getting small bubbles again. I usually use mine in mild temps, I have read that extreme cold will cause most compasses to develop bubbles, But I'm never in that kind of extreme temps.
Do you all prefer the flat clear models, or the folders that have the mirror to aid and taking a bearing?
Have all of you retired your compasses that had the set declination scales for the adjustable declination models?
Can I see your favorite most reliable compass?
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