The FB 1605 NATO SAS Survival Button Compass ?

Edwood7

Edwood7

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Does anyone, have any experience with the FB 1605 NATO SAS Survival Button Compass, im looking for basic compass to put in my PSK and one to somehow attaché to my watch band.


 
I got one in all brass finish.

They are just way better than the cheapo liquid filled ones (then you pay the price I guess).
Also really lile being able to 'tip' the compass to hold/steady the needle.
 
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uhh.. maybe a stupid question..but why are all the compass pointing in different directions in the picture?
 
I've got one in my psk and it's hands down the best button-type compass I've ever used. Sometimes you have to tap it to get it moving freely, but it has provided me with quick and accurate bearings (as accurate as a button compass can be).

Prof.
 
Ive got the Recta Clipper which i had attached to my G-Shock strap for a couple of months. I wasnt too crazy about it, as it was kind of sticky ie. i had to shake it before taking a reading.

I think its identical to the Suunto Clipper. Silva also make a watchband compass. Ive since dropped the miniature compasses and use a Casio Protrek/Pathfinder. Much nicer package and its more reliable.

*Pic courtesey of Harayasu from wathcuseek.com

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I don't like the button compasses. I've always found the small compasses to be horribly inaccurate. I think I'd prefer to just guess which direction I'm going. At least then I won't be going in the wrong direction with confidence.
 
Professor said:
I've got one in my psk and it's hands down the best button-type compass I've ever used. Sometimes you have to tap it to get it moving freely, but it has provided me with quick and accurate bearings (as accurate as a button compass can be).

Prof.
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I've got one too, & this is the best answer. It IS by far the best button compass out there. However, as far as watch band compass goes, this is the one you want.

http://www.cammenga.com/product_p/j582t.htm

I've got it too, & it's absolutely the best wrist compass out there. However, it does rattle a bit due to not being liquid filled.
 
I like mine, I don't think they get much smaller than the nato compass :) I've never had to rely on it but I have taken it out while I was screwing around in the swamp one day and you can get enough of a bearing to pick a direction and feel pretty confident about it. I wouldn't try to navigate my way over the mountains and through the woods on purpose with it... I got my watchband compass from Countycomm, I don't know if they have them any more but it's pretty slick too...


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I don't own any yet, but its on my list of "must haves" for the kit. GKN
 
Bowman1911 said:
I've got one too, & this is the best answer. It IS by far the best button compass out there. However, as far as watch band compass goes, this is the one you want.

http://www.cammenga.com/product_p/j582t.htm


I've got it too, & it's absolutely the best wrist compass out there. However, it does rattle a bit due to not being liquid filled.
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I have one of these to, and love it. I went on Ebay and bought one of those ranger watch bands with the velcro cover..worked out great. My reason for the new band was to keep it from getting scratched up, and it seems to be working.
 
stanley_white said:
Hands down the BEST wrist compass. Years of military service and three deployments with this puppy:

http://www.suunto.com/us/en/products/Fieldcompasses/suunto-m-9

-Stan
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I work in a magnetic environment. Basically, I'm surrounded by big doors with magnetic locks. I've had one of those for less than 2 days (first day was my day off) & ruined it. I've since quit wearing any wrist compass, but the cammenga is the only one I can wear to work & not have to throw away when I get home. I still wear one camping though.
 
I keep a NATO compass in my mojo bad I wear around most days. It's small, convenient and will serve in a pinch.
Crappy cell phone pic.
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I use one as well and they are worth the money in my opinion. I wouldn't say they are necessarily more accurate than the liquid filled button compasses, but based on their construction they are definitely more reliable.
 
WWII trench rope lighter, plastic vial of tinder fungus chunks, small piece of flint, some dogbane cordage scraps, a kokopelli image squashed into a penny from a trip to the Grand Canyon with my kids, a panda image squashed onto a quarter from a trip to the Atlanta Zoo with my kids, a dime from my beloved but deceased granddad, and my NATO compass. Sometimes I add other more practical stuff but this is mostly just a small bag of sentimental stuff with a few durable practical things thrown in too.
 
Very cool :thumbup:

I appreciate the description, I had to look up what a "rope lighter" was. :)

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WWII trench rope lighter, plastic vial of tinder fungus chunks, small piece of flint, some dogbane cordage scraps, a kokopelli image squashed into a penny from a trip to the Grand Canyon with my kids, a panda image squashed onto a quarter from a trip to the Atlanta Zoo with my kids, a dime from my beloved but deceased granddad, and my NATO compass. Sometimes I add other more practical stuff but this is mostly just a small bag of sentimental stuff with a few durable practical things thrown in too.
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+1 on the Camminga wrist compass. I've used up 3 or 4 of the plastic ones. Either they develop a leak or the pivot fails. That NATO button compass looks like a quality item. I need one!
 
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