An older thread but I just picked up a Suunto SK8 bungee mount compass. So far not overly impressed with the bungee mounting system. I was hoping it would be a quick adjust from everything from bare skin to a 7mm. Wrong. I’m thinking about just putting a loop of Dacron cord on it and securing it to brass bolt snap. If I need it I’ll pull it from a pocket and clip it off. Otherwise it can stay in the pocket. Am I misguided in my line of thinking? Hindsight has me thinking I should have gotten a standard wrist strap that I could simply affix to whatever I am diving.
The side window to read the heading is rather inconvenient in its use as it requires the arm to be perfectly perpendicular and there is no luber line to read from on the side window. Would be much easier to simply hold it in hand at a 45 like I would a normal compass.
I got mine as “used like new in box” for a considerable discount from new. I’m guessing the previous owner got frustrated at the inconvenience of using the bungee and just decided to punt. Overall the compass itself is of decent quality, smooth rotation and easy to view. It’s just the bungee system is a PITA.
The side window to read the heading is rather inconvenient in its use as it requires the arm to be perfectly perpendicular and there is no luber line to read from on the side window. Would be much easier to simply hold it in hand at a 45 like I would a normal compass.
I got mine as “used like new in box” for a considerable discount from new. I’m guessing the previous owner got frustrated at the inconvenience of using the bungee and just decided to punt. Overall the compass itself is of decent quality, smooth rotation and easy to view. It’s just the bungee system is a PITA.