Does That Little Cover Thing On A Compass Make A Difference?

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Gizmo j

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I was looking at compasses on amazon, and alot of them has this cover on it and I'm not sure what it does. like below:
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I found this compass that doesn't have the cover that attaches to your watch strap and I really like that it glows in the dark:
 
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This is a decent compass for the average numpty...


I bought one for work. I used to have the real thing, but it disappeared somewhere over the years. That stupid watchband thing you linked is worthless. I can get as close as that by looking up.

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This is a good navigation program for android. It has a compass & clinometer. I liked enough to donate money to the dev...

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Trail Sense | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Use your phone's sensors to assist with wilderness treks
f-droid.org f-droid.org
 
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It is NOT military grade. Military grade costs about $500. I've had a couple of them. Factoring in cost, it's a 5 star compass, but it can't touch the good ones. Most people won't benefit from a pro compass. I've used the one I linked at work, and it's fine. If it gets lost or broken, it isn't a big heartache. I recommend it.
 
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lxskllr said:
This is a decent compass for the average numpty...


I bought one for work. I used to have the real thing, but it disappeared somewhere over the years. That stupid watchband thing you linked is worthless. I can get as close as that by looking up.

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This is a good navigation program for android. It has a compass & clinometer. I liked enough to donate money to the dev...

f-droid.org

Trail Sense | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Use your phone's sensors to assist with wilderness treks
f-droid.org f-droid.org
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I might get myself one actually, will be useful on my property. I find phone GPS can be decently accurate but phone compass is useless since it goes out of cal so much that you never can trust whether or not it's actually right. Something analog like this is pretty much always bang on.
 
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Not sure if this is a US UK thing but this is the sort of compass we use here...

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Unless I'm way behind the times!

No pop up bits!
 
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MrSquished said:
This is what I have when I go backpacking. Which I need to find a backpacking buddy because it's been too long, everyone had kids and sucks now. I figure someone out there will know how to use it thought, right?
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Not everyone gets stuck at dating stage.
 
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Not everyone gets stuck at dating stage.
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Oh I don't give a shit about the dating or not dating. or being partnered or not. I hope to be partnered again one day but anyway, it has nothing to do with being partnered or not. It's about the kids. It's not the partnership that makes people not have the free time to do things, it's the goddamn kids. That's the point.
 
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Gizmo j

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No one really answered my question....

I watched some YouTube videos but no one mentions that top peice and what it does
 
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I gave you a link that explained step by step how to use a lensatic compass.
 
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Gizmo j said:
No one really answered my question....
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Suppose you were standing in this photo and needed to go to the point that is exactly northwest. Are you walking to point A or point B? Which compass would let you know the difference? Hint: it isn't any of the compasses that you have linked. Heck, you probably would have a hard time telling where northwest would be vs north-northwest using those compasses.

That cover that you asked about (called a sighting optic) will tell you exactly if A or B is the correct destination because it lets you sight a specific object (assuming you know how to use it).
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