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Amazon.com Review
Any of the contestants on Survivor II would have welcomed Brunton's Outback Digital Compass. This compass-on-steroids offers more than just a point in the right direction. It lets you save leg locations and then keeps you on course with day and night navigation assistance. It stores bearings for location triangulation. It even offers directions for both true and magnetic north.
After we'd calibrated the compass and set the declination angle (so we could use true north reliably), it proved as accurate as other digital compasses we compared it with, and even as accurate as a good old-fashioned magnetic compass. But unlike your father's compass, the Outback offers a bright backlight on its large display, letting you get a reading in complete darkness.
It also holds info on different legs of a journey--either saved on the fly or programmed--and then keeps track of the direction you should be heading and the amount of time for each leg. You can set the angle of how off-track you can get before the compass displays a warning and shows the direction you need to head to get back on track.
The off-track warnings function at night as well. In the night navigation mode, the Outback displays a green arrow pointing straight ahead if you stay on track, or it shows a red arrow pointing right or left if you wander off track.
If you're carrying a map of the area, the Outback can also be used to store up to 10 bearings that allow you to pinpoint your location. After you've set a bearing, the Outback displays a flashing arrow pointing toward the bearing, along with its normal compass arrow for triangulation.
Promised battery life is 200 hours, which is good because the Outback uses watch batteries, and you'll probably need to make a special trip to replace them. Still, it wouldn't be a bad luxury item for anyone heading out on Survivor III or IV. --J. Curtis
Pros:
- Both magnetic and true north
- Stores up to 10 bearings
- Night mode
Cons:
- Takes some setup prior to use
Amazon.com Product Description
Advanced magnetic technology makes the Brunton Outback digital compass a smart buy for the outdoor explorer. The Outback combines the features of a high-end compass with memory functions, allowing you to store courses, preplanned routes, and bearing points. Your heading is displayed in digits, cardinal points, and on a compass rose.
The compass features azimuth accuracy of plus or minus 2 degrees with tilt compensation to ensure accuracy up to 15 degrees. It is declination adjustable with on- and off-course indicator lights, plus an ambient magnetic-distortion alarm. Other features include a clock, timer, and backlight with automatic shut-off. This compass is splash-resistant and runs on two CR2032 lithium batteries for up to 200 hours. It comes with a one-year warranty.
- Electronic compass with memory
- Store courses, pre-planned routes, and bearing points
- Heading displayed in digits, cardinal points, and on compass rose
- Tilt compensation ensures accuracy up to 15 degrees
- Clock, timer, and backlight--up to 200 hours of battery life
Brunton Outback Digital Compass Reviews
Brunton Outback Digital Compass Reviews
| 24 of 25 people found the following review helpful  Brunton Outback. Never Be Lost Again., By kelly rudd (Victor, ID United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: Brunton Outback Digital Compass (Sports) I was given the Outback as a gift, and damned if I wasn't skeptical. Generally, I avoid buying anything that requires batteries, and I wasn't sure I wanted to rely on a battery powered device to guide me through the wilderness. Furthermore, I already knew how to use a traditional spinning needle compass, and I wasn't sure if I was up to the task of learning how to use the Outback. But, I was proven wrong. The Outback is easier and more fun to use than a regular compass and it is loaded with features. As for performance, I have been using it quite a bit to learn all the functions and the batteries are still running strong (the instruction manual says it will run for about 200 hours on 1 battery ). Beyond easy to use, the Outback has a lot of different menu options but one of the neatest is the Trail Blazer Menu that tracks and memorizes your course as you travel. Once you get to your destination, you can program the Outback to reverse your course so you can end up standing in the... Read more 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful Excellent gift for backpackers who love their GPS!, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Brunton Outback Digital Compass (Sports) This was a gift for my husband, who is a fanatic about geocaching. He is also deeply involved in Scouting activities, and though I knew he would want to keep his regular compass to use with the boyscouts, I thought this compass would be great for him to use with his GPS and geocaching. Good guess! He is enjoying it immensely and it seems to be working well in tandem with his GPS. This is a great gift for hikers, backpackers, campers, photographers, etc. Sorry I can't give more technical information on it...but my husband loves it...Karen Sadler University of Pittsburgh 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful  A different viewpoint, By A Customer This review is from: Brunton Outback Digital Compass (Sports) To me the electronic digital compass is an answer to a problem that doesn't exist. Here we have an $... electronic device that is incapable of replacing a $...mechanical one, for several very good reasons: 1) It uses hard to find batteries that can fail at any time in the wilderness; 2)It has no 'protractor' function for use with a map (so you'll need that mechanical baseplate compass anyway!); 3) It is less accurate in taking bearings to a landmark than a baseplate compass that has either a sighting mirror or long baseplate for alignment; 4) Unlike several baseplate compasses available on the market, it has no UTM romer scales or map scales for use with either a GPS receiver or map; 5) Although it's as heavy and bulky as a GPS receiver it can't replace either a GPS or a mechanical baseplate compass, so what good is it? |
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