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Accurate navigation, sighting and triangulation with a magnetic compass is a skill that the responsible outdoorsman should never allow to lapse. The accuracy of a magnetic compass and the information presented depends on land characteristics, the quality of the compass, and the …

I switched from a simple Suunto A10 base plate compass to a Brunton 15TDCL Sighting Compass last year because I wanted a compass that was more robust for bushwhacking, backpacking in open country across Scotland, and for avalanche prediction in New Hampshire’s …