I would like to buy my childlet a compass...
First the really simple question...
If the are right handed do they get a Left hand or Right hand compass? I assume Left Hand.
I like the simplicity of...
Silva 6 Nor £25.95
but for only a few quid extra the pretty colours of...
Silva 6 Spectra £29.95
and can't understand the huge price difference of the...
Silva 6JET SPECTRA £54.95
Any opinions?
Thanks
FTGK
Which Thumb Compass?
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Re: Which Thumb Compass?
I like Moscow compasses - big needle easy to read, twisty bit if you need to take a fixed bearing and a bit cheaper than the equivalent level of Silva from my experience.
Other fans say they break less than Silvas but I have no opinion on that. Lots of people I see use and like Silvas so their popularity would suggest that they are pretty good!
The higher prices tend to mean that the compass needles settle more quickly and are more stable (this applies to the Jet according to the Silva website). So the faster you run & navigate, the faster your compass needs to be.
Other fans say they break less than Silvas but I have no opinion on that. Lots of people I see use and like Silvas so their popularity would suggest that they are pretty good!
The higher prices tend to mean that the compass needles settle more quickly and are more stable (this applies to the Jet according to the Silva website). So the faster you run & navigate, the faster your compass needs to be.
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Re: Which Thumb Compass?
I like my new Moscow too. Whoever will be wearing it ought to try out left and right -hand versions before buying. I'm right-handed but found the left-hand one too weird. (not that it matters too much - the compass housing is reversible)
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Re: Which Thumb Compass?
What gives a more accurate bearing, a Moscow compass using a fixed bearing (but a more wobbly needle) or a Silva 6Jet with a more stable needle (but no fixed bearing option)?
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Re: Which Thumb Compass?
FromTheGrassyKnoll wrote:If the are right handed do they get a Left hand or Right hand compass? I assume Left Hand.
A right-hander would normally wear a compass on the left thumb and visa-versa.
If you've still got concerns, then the thumb compass should be on the opposite hand from the e-card (SI / EMIT) and the same hand that the map is held in.
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Re: Which Thumb Compass?
The huge hike up in price will undoubtedly be down to a fast settling needle and for 99% of orienteers probably not worth paying.
you should be able to get a reasonable moscow thumb compass for about £20 and if you are prepared to pay up to £35 pounds you can get something which is pretty fast setting.
Suggest you try googling Ultrasport and Compasspoint and seeing what they have to offer.
http://www.ultrasport.co.uk/
http://www.compasspoint-online.co.uk/
you should be able to get a reasonable moscow thumb compass for about £20 and if you are prepared to pay up to £35 pounds you can get something which is pretty fast setting.
Suggest you try googling Ultrasport and Compasspoint and seeing what they have to offer.
http://www.ultrasport.co.uk/
http://www.compasspoint-online.co.uk/
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Re: Which Thumb Compass?
I'd been curious about thumb compasses for a while (I've been doing O-s for about 5 years, coming from a mountaineering background) and on Planner's Dogsbody duty at SOL1 I spent a bit of lull time at the Compass Point stall and Rick duly explained and demonstrated the workings for me.
One of the things that had put me off in the past was having only looked at the Silvas with coloured zones rather than degree increments and coming from a background where there are times when you want to take a precise bearing, but the Moscows on display got around that with an incremented capsule so I indulged in a little retail therapy, getting the basic "11" model (I'm not extra fast, so I felt I could live without the extra fast needle) for £19.50. I'm right handed, got a LH model as suggested but the Moscow is apparently reversible if you change your mind.
I then got to test it out, being asked to bring in 10 assorted TD5 controls from a bit of the area I'd not really spent any time in before, and I got on really well with it. Working with m&c as an integrated unit saved me at least one seriously wrong turn, and playing about with it I verified it really can be used like a "normal" protractor compass if you need.
So with 90 minutes experience of thumb compasses I'm certainly not an expert, but I was very pleased with my Moscow 11.
Pete.
One of the things that had put me off in the past was having only looked at the Silvas with coloured zones rather than degree increments and coming from a background where there are times when you want to take a precise bearing, but the Moscows on display got around that with an incremented capsule so I indulged in a little retail therapy, getting the basic "11" model (I'm not extra fast, so I felt I could live without the extra fast needle) for £19.50. I'm right handed, got a LH model as suggested but the Moscow is apparently reversible if you change your mind.
I then got to test it out, being asked to bring in 10 assorted TD5 controls from a bit of the area I'd not really spent any time in before, and I got on really well with it. Working with m&c as an integrated unit saved me at least one seriously wrong turn, and playing about with it I verified it really can be used like a "normal" protractor compass if you need.
So with 90 minutes experience of thumb compasses I'm certainly not an expert, but I was very pleased with my Moscow 11.
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