What compass do you use and where do you keep it?

[O-4]

Sk6 on left wrist.

 

[simbrooks]

What is so special about the Suunto compasses? Almost half so far has an SK6/7, do these point to magnetic north better than others???

 

[lamont]

sk7 left wrist, suunto vyper right wrist.

no issues with them catching on bc straps because my drygloves are even more of an obstruction for that...

 

[diver567]

A cheap dive compass I think probably from 'A plus marine'. I wear it on my wrist. A lot of my buddies have these Suunto compasses, I don't see what is so special. After all it is only a compass and it does point to magnetic North.

 

[cyklon_300]

What is so special about the Suunto compasses? Almost half so far has an SK6/7, do these point to magnetic north better than others???

tolerates a very large tilt angle...a lot of compasses don't and give inaccurate readings when not held level.

I wear mine on the wrist with bungee cords.

 

[hantzu701]

SK7 on left wrist with bungee cords.

compass needs a few things:

ring needs to lock positively as u turn it - no worries if u accidently bumped it.
face needs to be big, numbers easy to read
needle (round center ball) needs to be able to swing freely - even if u're not level
face should glow (for nighttime uw nav) when u put ur flashlight on it.
Bungie allows for wetsuit compression.

 

[pufferfish]

SK 7 on left wrist.

Switched from Oceanic as it doesn't tolerate as much tilt angle . Just curious can someone describe or show a photo of the bungee setup.

 

[simbrooks]

My aeris one is quite clear to read, i can tilt it a good way, maybe 20 deg without any trouble, a lot further than i can tilt my backpacking compass, my kayaking compass, and my biking compass. It was still pretty inexpensive and seems to work well.

 

[gfisher4792]

Mares compass, on left wrist, bungeed. Came from my original console which I took apart. Hasn't let me down yet. As far as suiting up, it hasn't been a problem, I just turn my wrist while I put it through the shoulder strap.

 

[GoBlue!]

Suunto SK7 on L wrist, with the original strap removed & a 1" black elastic band, custom fit, put in it's place. Love it.

Jim