When afield I always carry a Silva/Suunto Ranger type 15 to use for navigation. It is usually in my field vest or pack, as I try to avoid wearing things around my neck.
I guess I may be lazy, but instead of getting my real compass out every time I need to get a rough idea of the cardinal directions, I like having a mini compass to fill this job. So far I have been using one of the mini Suunto Clippers that slide onto my watchband. This has been working perfectly for this basic need, I just raise my wrist and check it and I am good.
But I am tired of losing them.
As most of you know, since the Suuntos do not have a true slide through opening, they have a clip style that is open at one side, what I think happens is that it gets caught on my gear or brush, and then pops right off my band and is gone.
Anyone have a simple solution to this problem? I really like the watchband attachment idea, and love the mini Suunto, but cant figure how to keep from losing them. I know there are cheaper watchband compasses with true slots (not clip style with one open side), but I would like to stick with quality.
So any solutions to make the Suunto mini more firmly attached to my watchband (I thought about epoxying it on there, but I am not sure I really want it there permanently), or another mini-style compass that will fit the bill would be welcome.
I also thought about using a Suunto M-9 compass on my other wrist, but it is a bit large and more expensive but I might go that route. Especially if I can add a paracord band to it.
Thanks,
Brome
I guess I may be lazy, but instead of getting my real compass out every time I need to get a rough idea of the cardinal directions, I like having a mini compass to fill this job. So far I have been using one of the mini Suunto Clippers that slide onto my watchband. This has been working perfectly for this basic need, I just raise my wrist and check it and I am good.
But I am tired of losing them.
As most of you know, since the Suuntos do not have a true slide through opening, they have a clip style that is open at one side, what I think happens is that it gets caught on my gear or brush, and then pops right off my band and is gone.
Anyone have a simple solution to this problem? I really like the watchband attachment idea, and love the mini Suunto, but cant figure how to keep from losing them. I know there are cheaper watchband compasses with true slots (not clip style with one open side), but I would like to stick with quality.
So any solutions to make the Suunto mini more firmly attached to my watchband (I thought about epoxying it on there, but I am not sure I really want it there permanently), or another mini-style compass that will fit the bill would be welcome.
I also thought about using a Suunto M-9 compass on my other wrist, but it is a bit large and more expensive but I might go that route. Especially if I can add a paracord band to it.
Thanks,
Brome