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Re: [MSAR] compass question

From: "E.S." <ES212@QWEST.NET>
To: "Mounted search and rescue" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [MSAR] compass question
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:39:21 -0700

the mirror is part of the topo navigating tools, compass it's not just to find the north..... a good $30 compass has everything you need for the job, sure you can buy $300 compass, but it will not do a better job....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Una Smith" <una.smith@att.net>
To: "Mounted search and rescue" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [MSAR] compass question

The price range for a compass is not $30; it is hundreds of dollars.
On http://www.thecompassstore.com/sighting-compasses.html the range
is about $800 ($22.50 to $819).

On some of the more expensive compasses the user looks in the mirror
to read the dial in the "usual" manner, or does a mental conversion.
This confuses many users who are far more familiar with the standard
baseplate compass.

Una Smith
New Mexico
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