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I ran across this compass the other day. It weighs only 9 g(!), a third the weight of my Silva Polaris. For basic map checking while on trail, do you think this would suffice? Nearly all my hiking is done on trail. I mostly use my compass in those rare instances where I need to make sure I’m on the right trail. I do normally bring a map and compass with me on every trip.
Anyone have experience with this or know of any better alternatives?
They are well known, and not very good. Because they are so small and cheap they are poorly balanced and tend to stick at any angle. I found the ones I tested far too unreliable. YMMV.
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Does anyone know of a reliable baseplate style compass that weighs around 0.5 oz?
I often carry one of these, for simple direction finding. I believe it weighs right around 1/2 ounce.
Neither is really a ‘baseplate’ compass in any useful way?
Not that that matters if just doing direction finding on trails rather than crucially accurate bearings when travelling off trail.
Suunto Clipper is a good quality option for general direction finding
5g (0.18oz)
http://www.suunto.com/en-GB/Products/Compasses/Suunto-Clipper/Suunto-Clipper-LB-NH-Compass/
The Brunton TruArc 3 compass is quite flexible: it has a good sized housing for taking bearings, a declination adjustment, and a detachable and re-attachable base plate. Wt. without base plate is 0.78 oz on my scale (1.1 oz with base plate).
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