Originally Posted By: thseng
You had me going for a minute there - I almost thought I found the holy grail of compasses.


LOL me too man. I like the ruggedness of the inductively damped USGI compass, and I understand declination well enough to get along without a mechanical adjustment for it. But like you so perfectly said:

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It's a pocket compass with a straightedge on it.


Yup. I was so disappointed when I figured that out.

Originally Posted By: Am_Fear_Liath_Mor
I prefer this Compass...


Same here, I use the Suunto M3G and MC2G. IIRC, Suunto makes the Recta. IMO you can't beat that global needle. The Recta is even better since it has the grid corners I use the most printed right on the baseplate. On my Suuntos I put a narrow strip of white vinyl electrical tape on the baseplate edges and marked it at 1:25,000 with an ultrafine Sharpie to make a grid corner tool. It's a little ghetto but I just can't bring myself to buy the Rectas just to get the convenience of the corner tools.