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Product Description
The Brunton Green Baseplate Compass with Declination Adjustment is the ideal beginner compass. This Brunton signature compass feature an optic green baseplate and tool-free declination adjustment for easy reading and more convenient navigating. The Brunton Green Baseplate compass measures in inches and millimeters.
Product Description
The ideal beginner compass, the 9020G is another Brunton signature. With an optic green baseplate and tool-free declination adjustment for easy reading and more convenient navigating.
Feature Details
Amazon.com Product Description
This classic, analog compass provides all the information that got explorers around perfectly well for hundreds of years, in a snappy, optic green package. It features 2-degree graduations (the series of degree markings on the azimuth ring used for taking bearings) and adjustable declination (the difference in degrees between magnetic north--the direction the magnetic needle on a compass points--and true or geographical north, which is the direction maps are printed toward. It also features 0-35 degree inclination scale (the distance between two points on a map as they relate to the distance between those two points on the earth) and displays this in both inches and millimeters.
- Classic, analog 3-1/2 inches by 2-1/2 inches by 1/2 inch design
- Weighs only 1.1 ounces
- Provides 2 degree graduations and adjustable declination
- Features 0-35 degree inclination scale
- This item is not for sale in Catalina Island
Brunton Classic Compass Reviews
Brunton Classic Compass Reviews
| 129 of 131 people found the following review helpful  Good, basic compass, By This review is from: Brunton Classic Compass (Sports) The Brunton Classic is a straightforward, easy-to-use, low-cost compass that works well in the outdoors. It is a bit clunky-looking and a little bulky in your pocket, but you will appreciate that fact in cold weather when you are wearing gloves. It comes with a TRUE declination adjustment that moves the north reference indicator to the desired declination. This is much better than some of the least expensive compasses that claim to have a declination adjustment but really don't. (They require you to manually offset the needle from the north reference indicator to achieve it, something you don't want to have to struggle with when you are exhausted after hiking for 10 hours.) The Brunton doesn't need a tool to adjust declination, which they claim as an advantage. In contrast, Suunto compasses use a tiny screwdriver attached to the lanyard to make the adjustment. Personally, I like the screwdriver adjustment as being more accurate and less likely to be accidentally moved, but they... Read more 46 of 46 people found the following review helpful  Excellent Basic Compass, By Bob Esponja (USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Brunton Classic Compass (Sports) A basic compass like this should be part of anyone's outdoor kit, and this model is an excellent choice. The highly visible markings on the bezel of this model, and the bright colored baseplate enhhance your ability to find and use this compass in the outdoors and set it apart from similar models. Brunton makes a quality product and this one does exactly what it is intended to do. While some people want a mirrored sighting compass for greater precision, that is a different type of tool. Many users are not looking for extreme precision in a utility compass, but instead just want an accurate indication of direction for use with a GPS bearing or to orient themselves in the outdoors. Those users also know that they should not rely solely on a GPS, compass watch or other electronic device when a quality, inexpensive compass like this can provide a reliable indication of direction without needing batteries. A non-mirrored compass like this is handy for rapid use because it does not have to... Read more 37 of 38 people found the following review helpful Good design but durability lacks, By Jim Morrison (Hansville, WA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Brunton Classic Compass (Sports) Some of the reviews I read sounded like they were written by people who had little real wilderness experience. A compass like this one is exactly what Boy Scouts learn to navigate with. Contrary to one review, this compass does have a declination adjustment. It is a bottom plate with an alignment arrow that turns independent of the top. So, in my case, I set the alignment arrow so that it is +19 degrees off of of zero (N). Now all I have to do is align the magnetic needle with the off set arrow and the compass readings all read true. There are several types of compasses. This is what I call "Type A". A magnetic needle operates independently of the compass card. It is the most popular type. You should read a book or on line to figure out how to do a few simple things like orienting the compass and taking a bearing, and understanding declination. My only complaint on this compass is that after rattling around in my pack for a few years the letters and numbers on the base plate... Read more |
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