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Average Rating: 4 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 5
RRP: £20
Year: 1999

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Description: Compass

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Paul Cummings

Posted: 20/07/07

'EXCELLENT COMPASS, BUT WITH A FAULT'

Strengths:
Superb quality compass, robust, settles well

Weaknesses:
Sun cream and/or sweat has eaten most of the markings off the dials.

Overall:
This is a great compass apart from the fact that all the markings have faded / worn out very quickly due to sun cream and/or sweat. This happened within about 10 days use summer, so is not acceptable wear and tear. I used the same compass over the winter with no hint it was going to do this, which is why I blame sun cream and/or sweat.

Performance		100%
Reliability		40%
Value		60%

Overall Rating

67%

Ian Mackenzie

Posted: 12/06/07

'PERFECT MATCH OF FORM AND FUNCTION'

Strengths:
Stripped of all non essential features, crystal clear to use. The three "sticky" feet hold it steady on your map or mapcase. Surprisingly good in the dark, too.

Weaknesses:
Bezel could be a bit easier to turn.

Overall:
With its 50 and 25 thou scales, if you're an OS map user, there is nothing on this compass that you won't be grateful for, and there is nothing that it lacks. Harveys 40 thou map users will need to do a quick bit of mental arithmetic to measure distances accurately. Maybe the inch/mile romer, which I doubt is used much now, could be replaced with this new scale?

Solid as a rock: mine must be at least ten years old and still looks new.

Performance		80%
Reliability		100%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

87%

rowan gay

Posted: 03/01/02

'top quality compass'

Strengths:
strong robust (the NL is used by the military) a large base plate for those longer bearings !

Weaknesses:
hard to turn the bezel with thick gloves on

Overall:
A stunning compasss king of the hill

Performance		100%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

93%

rowan gay

Posted: 03/01/02

'top quality compass'

Strengths:
strong robust (the NL is used by the military) a large base plate for those longer bearings !

Weaknesses:
hard to turn the bezel with thick gloves on

Overall:
A stunning compasss king of the hill

Performance		100%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

93%

Ali James

Posted: 27/04/04

'I HAVE TO BLAME MYSELF WHEN WE GET LOST NOW'

Strengths:
Robust and faithful, ive had it 7 years and it has not let me down, I`m the one who does that now.

Weaknesses:
None

Overall:
This compass is faultlessly superb. Worth every penny.

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

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