Silva RANGER COMPASS - Compact Baseplate Pocket Map Reading Hiking Walking DofE

Designed for serious outdoor use, the Silva Ranger Compass is great for outdoor navigation during a wide variety of outdoor activities including backpacking, mountaineering and hiking. It is also the choice of many defence forces around the world. DofE Recommended Kit which features on the DofE Expedition Kit List .Impressive outdoor compass from SilvaLarge base plate and integrated magnifierRubber bezzle - can be operated even with gloves.1:25,000, 1:40,000  and 1:50,000 scales to the sideDofE Recommended Kit - Manufacturers part numbers: 451067|Silva_0000101556093|4157

• Silva only use highly durable acrylic plastic. The blend has a lot of transparency which increase the map visibilty and ensures quicker navigation. The scales and other information on our compasses are hot stamped, which makes them exceptionally durable. On all Silva compasses, the direction accuracy for Magnetic North is 1 degree. The size of the base plate is 10.7 x 5.4 x 1.1 cm.
• The Luminous markings of the compass enable night time navigation when first activated in light. Equipped with a detachable safety lanyard.
• The compass house offers a rubber bezel for a secure grip, even in wet conditions. The baseplate is designed with a curved back end for comfortable holding and a magnifying lens for precise map reading.
• The compass housing features a stable, easy to read needle and the red/black north-south lines in the capsule bottom ensure easy and safe settling. The capsule also feature a built in clinometer used for measuring inclination of slopes.
• Silva Ranger is a traditional allround base plate compass suitable for basic outdoor activities, it is commonly used by hikers, mountaineers, backpackers and hunters. The rotatable compass housing makes it compatible with the Silva 1-2-3 navigation system and it is filled with anti-static liquid that ensures clear reading, fast settling time, perfect dampering, stability and accuracy of the needle.