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Brunton 15TDCL Compass

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Brunton Elite Mirrored Sighting Clinometer Compass 15TDCL

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Product Details

Product Length:	3.9 inches
Product Width:	2.5 inches
Product Height:	0.75 inches
Product Weight:	0.19 pounds
Package Length:	12.75 inches
Package Width:	5.25 inches
Package Height:	1.5 inches
Package Weight:	0.4 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 27 reviews

Features

15-mirrored map compass
It is declination adjustable
Wears luminous points and features a clinometer

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 4.0

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39 of 41 found the following review helpful:

excellent compass Jan 25, 2009 By Michael A. Rogers
The Brunton type 15 is an excellent compass. What I enjoy the most is having the protractors (both 1:50,000 and 1:24,000) cut right into its baseplate. This eliminates the need to carry a separate plastic protractor like we did in the Army. The entire compass has easy to read numbers, everything is sharply etched, including the glow-in-the-dark points, of which there are eight. The needle swings freely with no stoppages or hiccups. The azimuth ring moves smoothly too, but is built into the frame tightly enough so that it won't slip accidentally. The best feature by far is the declination adjustment. I think this time saver would have been considered cheating in the Army. The type 15 for Brunton is still made in Sweden where it originated. Most of their competition, even those that once produced military quality compasses like Silva, now have their instruments churned out of southeast Asian factories, despite selling them for comparable prices.

18 of 19 found the following review helpful:

Excellent compass May 27, 2008 By Chuck Thomas
The Silva Ranger type 15 used to be a very good compass, They changed it and is now an absolute joke. This Brunton Nexus Elite is the same as the old Silva Ranger type 15 and is an excellent compass. The person who rated it and complained that it was not digital does not know enough about a compass to be buying one in the first place.(Does it even remotely look digital?) I have done forestry work for a long time and I would take this compass anywhere. Very accurate for somebody that knows how to use a compass.

13 of 13 found the following review helpful:

BRUNTON MODEL 15 MIRROR COMPASS Mar 29, 2011 By Dallas C Lane
I recently upgraded to the BRUNTON MODEL 15 compass and am very satisfied. I am a Search And Rescue Technician Instructor and teach land navigation. I have been using one of the other high quality mirror compasses for about 15 years. Several students in the last SARTECH class had BRUNTON MODEL 15 compasses which I experimented with. By the end of the class I made the switch. Specifically I found the compass to be more sturdy, the bezel moves freely without binding, the mirror adjusts smoothly without binding, the needle sets more quickly with less swing, and the base plate has a built in UTM Grid Reader. The most important feature for those of us with aging eyes, the dial is much easier to read. The bezel is red so the numbers contrast more clearly. The numbers on the bezel are larger and clearer than other high quality mirror compasses. In totality, I have found the BRUNTON MODEL 15 compass to be more accurate, faster to use, and easier to read.

Thanks BRUNTON - GOOD JOB!

Dallas

7 of 7 found the following review helpful:

Excellent Compass for the Money May 05, 2009 By David
Over the years I have owned several compasses, and this one is, hands down, the best. It is well thought out, easy to use and has a fantastic array of features for a $50 compass. While I haven't abused the compass, it's construction tells me that it can take a beating. I'm really impressed and I recommend it without reservation. Hats off to Amazon.com for getting it to me in one day - shipped for free!

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

Excellent land navigation compass Nov 29, 2010 By Beau Raines
This is a great compass packed with lots of features.
Its easy to adjust the declination and the bezel numbers are easily read.

The sighting hole is a little smaller which made it difficult to sight on small objects over 4 miles away on a foggy day (some trees on the horizon), but that is a fairly specialized case. It is also shorter than some other compasses which can add some complexity for map work and the rounded corners make it difficult to use the lid as an extension.

However, there were some other features that just make this a killer compass in my opinion. In fact, I purchased and promptly replaced another brand of compass with this Brunton when I saw the Brunton in use at a Mountaineers workshop.

This compass has UTM grids (1:24k and 1:50k) printed on it as well as a inch and centimeter ruler. The UTM grids have a small hole so you can either look through the baseplate unhindered or make a small mark on your map at precisely the right point.

Amazon sells it at a competitive price to other retailers, both brick and online.

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