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  • From: Una Smith <una.smith@att.net>
  • To: Mounted search and rescue <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [MSAR] Compass for SAR
  • Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:50:33 -0700

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 05:27:31PM -0700, E.S. wrote:
>save on your lunch not on your emergency tools

I don't eat crap for lunch and I don't buy crap tools. Some low cost
compasses are fine tools for SAR.

I own a $500 compass, one of the best for some field work I do, but I
don't use it for SAR. It is far more accurate than needed for SAR, has
other features not needed for SAR, and lacks some features I want for
SAR, especially for MSAR. In particular, it lacks any way to attach a
lanyard. For SAR I want a compass I can use horseback, in rain, while
wearing thick gloves or even mittens, without danger of losing it.

Una Smith
New Mexico




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