Silva Ranger CL Compass

This winner of the 2003 Backpacker Magazine 's Editors' Choice Gold Award keeps you moving in the right direction! This precise azimuth compass has a sighting mirror for taking accurate and quick bearings--great for serious and avid users. Liquid-filled rotating capsule with anti-static liquid stops needle swing in less than 4 seconds-- sapphire-jeweled needle for friction-free movement. Adjustable declination accounts for difference between true and magnetic north; lanyard key locks adjusted declination into place. Sighting mirror with vee notch allows quick bearing acquisition on landmarks and also folds down to protect compass. Includes a clinometer to measure slope angles- useful to winter travelers to help estimate danger on avalanche-prone slopes. Features luminous points for better viewing, silicon map grippers on base, and meridian lines to help orient compass to map. Uses 0 - 360 degree azimuth scale in 2-degree increments. Includes has a removable 15 inch lanyard (30 inch circumference) with declination adjustment screwdriver. Guaranteed to be accurate -40- +140 degrees Fahrenheit. Meets or exceeds all forest service and military standards.