What brand of button compass have you found to be the most realible? Where's the best place to pick up a good button compass?

Go to the retail list and get Barry's email for Blueline Outfitters. he has the Brunton button compass as in Doug's PSK. He is moving into a new home and business, so be patient.

Doug mentions both the Brunton and the Pyser, which is more expensive and harder to get. <br><br>Both have tradeoffs. The Brunton at least has some level of degree indication, but is not luminous. The Pyser is luminous, but has no degree markings. <br><br>The only place I know of to get the Pyser in the US is Triple Aught Design at tadgear.com, but I'm sure there are others. <br><br>Anybody here have any feeling about the Brunton Glow-Mate? I know it's not a "button" compass, but it might fit into a larger PSK.

I use two, one is a suunto button compass that I removed from a thermometer.<br><br>http://www.tadgear.com/x-treme%20gear/compasses%20main/suunto_comet.htm<br><br>The other I use is a penrith SAS compass<br><br>http://www.tadgear.com/x-treme%20gear/compasses%20main/sas_compass.htm<br><br>The suunto has been remarkably accurate for about 1.5 years now. It is in one of my kits next to an infinity task light and is still accurate, I tested it against my Etrex vista and brunton eclipse 8099. The penrith one is also accurate, but is new. (about 3 weeks) Only time will tell if it will stay that way. Hope this helps.<br><br>GATOR

I have two types in both my kits. One is the Lektra Swiss Army button compass as found in the Victorinox Swisschamp Survival kit etc. and the other is a Silva button compass on a zipper pull. Both are very accurate. I have had the SAK Button Compass for about 8 years now. The Silva, I have had for about a year. Both have been checked against my Eschenbach Marching Compass of about 14 years and my Konustar, which is a recent acquisition. They have also been compared to my digital compass on my Casio Wademan G-Shock. They are all within a degree or so. Hope this helps. Oh, the Silva button compass is dirt cheap, about 2 US Dollars equivalent. The SAK button compass about 3 US Dollars equivalent.