Silva compass navigation - EXPEDITION 4 - Scale 1:25k 1:40k 1:50k mm & inches - Navigation compass for advanced users and rescue professionals - Rotatable compass housing - Compass hiking

Very simply put, I have had a little time with this compass and it does everything I could expect at a good value price.This is more than adequate and certainly adequate for the Moor. On that atrocious pun I will bow out.UPDATE: I have had this compass for three years now and have only had to replace it because I was a klutz and shut my car door on the edge of the baseplate on a Sunday evening after the walk! I ordered a replacement the next day and got it (no special delivery) that Thursday. Absolutely top service and the replacement is just as ideal. (The original still works well and is used back in school)This is a superb compass - you won't need another, unless you want to treat yourself to one of the fancy £50+ prismatic ones to make taking bearings a bit quicker!It has so many simple features done well: long baseplate, 1:25000 Romer markings on top, easy to use Right-to-Left scale for the Romer, internal orientation lines on the baseplate to help set bearings, magnifier, and .... Robust!!

As an 'outdoor' type I have used Silva Compasses for decades. Their built-in utility is unsurpassed, in their own small way they are part of the definition of me..

I have had one of these for over 11 years and as it was getting worn I bought a new one.The Silva compass is the gold standard for a reasonably priced compass and invaluable for hiking, walking, and any outdoor activity that requires you to use a map and get from A to B off road.The measuring scales and romer scales are brilliant and easy to use.Buy One today.

Its great, it does the job perfectly, but unfortunately there was some slight scratch on the compass. The string on it is not those fancy ones, this one is rather ordinary, but it is by no means a poor quality string, its a ok string. Overall its a good compass.

Perfect, you can't beat a Silva compass for traditional mountain navigation.

Superb mid range hiking compass. Great quality and a trusted brand without breaking the bank.

Good quality

This is a very good, well built compass with built in romer scales for different scale maps, even if it is a bit expensive. However, you get what you pay for, and this is designed to last.

Was schreibt man zu einem Dinosaurier? Das man das kleine Teil immer dabei hat, wenn man weiter weg unterwegs ist, das er leicht und genau ist. Das die Aufteilung der Markierungen angenehm und nützlich sind?Oder, das man immer froh ist, ihn nicht benutzt zu haben?Für mich sind Karte und Kompaß heute noch ein Muß auf Langstreckenwanderungen, weil es auch heute noch GPS Löcher gibt, weil die beste Powerbank mal leer und das Handy platt ist, weil es auch mir passieren kann, das Gepäck verloren geht...Da mein Alter nach über 35 Jahren so blind war, das ich ihn gegen etwas neues ersetzt habe, habe ich mich wieder für einen Silva entschieden. Und er wird die nächsten Jahre auch wieder mit im Gepäck am Mann sein. Um hoffendlich niemals ernst genutzt werden zu müssen. Aber wenn, dann ist er da. Genau, zuverlässig...

Does what it says on the box. Perfect

Great compass. Second one I’ve bought from here as a spare. Recommend highly. Cheapest on the net for this reputable manufacturer/

Excellent modèle de C.O. ! Il serait même parfait avec le triangle départ des C.O. C'est absolument tout ce qu'il lui manque. Je recommande vivement.La balise des postes C.O. comporte une mire de centrage bien pratique pour centrer l'objectif précisément sur la carte. Je n'ai encore vu aucun autre modèle le proposer (sur cinq en ma possession...)La règle est suffisamment longue pour tracer un azimut.Les graduations des UTM sont présentes en 25 et 50/1000, ce qui permet facilement des reports de waypoint sur la carte sans se prendre la tête...Les patins antidérapants font aussi la différence, vraiment, même perdu dans la verte en position inconfortable, avec aussi les repères luminescents. Une boussole qui glisse pour un oui ou pour un non, ça peut devenir rageant dans certaines situations.Les azimut sont faciles à lire par transparence sur fond jaune/vert fluo suffisamment large.L'axe de rotation de la coupole est très doux, par rapport à un modèle d'entrée de gamme. Les visées sont meilleures.La coupole est suffisamment large sur les côtés, pas trop près de la règle, ce qui gênerait un traçage d'azimut.La loupe remplit son office parfaitement.Le prix est un peu élevé mais comparé à un modèle équivalent C.O, moins cher, celle-ci fait vraiment la différence.

North south reversed. So North red part of the needle actually points south. Also the north south line is off by about 5 degrees. Assume it must have gone through some wierd and wonderful magnetic machine when being posted and that this is not how it left the factory. Have had good experience in the past with Silva gear so hope this is just an isolated incident.Update. Had to purchase a return label to send back a defective item. Now after more than half a year and several non successful messages with support. I have never been refunded. So I’m out the purchase price plus the return costs which was 12 or 13 euro. Buy elsewhere