Hi,
The global compasses actually aren't that expensive. It works out cheaper to buy one of them than to buy two zone specific ones, unless of course I went for christmas cracker variety but they don't have declination adjustment (useful so that I don't have to keep doing the maths) and clinometers (useful for improving my chances of winning bets about whether I can get up that hill) the small amount of orienteering I've done in the past was enough to teach me that really cheap ones that take ages to settle are annoying. It's a good point though, theres no need to spend loads. The Suunto one gets it's 'globality' by separating the magnet from the needle (how does that work then?) but the Silva Voyager just has an ME balanced needle and a deeper case. Don't know how the Recta does it.
I'm glad Recta didn't add an 'l', I don't like the sound of a Rectal compass.
Andy.
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