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EXPLORER 500 BASEPLATE ORIENTEERING AND HIKING COMPASS - ORANGE
Product Features
Precision
Compass with a precise and quick universal needle
Easy transport
Baseplate compass with a lanyard
Ease of use
Finding a direction is intuitive thanks to its arrow-shaped design.
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For a tenner, having this as an emergency compass is excellent value.
This compass worked fine, and I originally thought it was an excellent product for the price I paid. It took me a while to notice the error, it even made me question myself. East and West on this compass are reversed in the wrong position, this feels like a fairly fundamental flaw to me! It’s a shame because other than this it’s a great product. I thought it might be printing error on my compass, but looking at the product picture online it’s wrong there too!
Hi Jonathan,
Thanks for taking the time to send your feedback.
Just to clarify to you, we have not switched the W and E on the compass. We actually use the scale "Declination Scale" where reads this "W" and "E"
It's used when in some places in the world, you have some degrees different between Geographic North and Magnetic North.
You can find a lot of information online to know if you need to use it depending on where you are.
Hope this makes it a bit clearer for you now. But do not hesitate to contact us again if you still have any doubts with this Compass.
Kind Regards,
Federico
UK Running Leader
These are fantastic Compasses. Very easy to read and very robust. We use them in my Scout Group for the Cubs and younger Scouts. There is nothing on these that is unused so the baseplate is uncluttered. Another great Decathlon product.
I bought this for the ultra-trail marathon that I was participating in as it was a mandatory items. Fortunately I do not have to use it but I am sure it’ll serve it’s purpose should the need arises besides it’s value for money.
Thank you for taking the time to write us a review regarding our product.
In Decathlon, we believe that to get this kind of information from our users is the best way to improve what we are doing.
We are glad that you are satisfied with our products :)
Do check out more variety of our products at Decathlon.sg
Again, thank you for the feedback, don't hesitate to come down to one of our stores in Singapore.
It will be with great pleasure that we will welcome you.
Cheers! See you around :)
BE SPORTY, STAY HEALTHY!
Ashley
Sports Leader | Decathlon Singapore Lab
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La brújula está imantada en sentido inverso. La flecha que indica el norte, no es la correcta
Hola Ángel.
Muchas gracias por tu valoración sobre nuestra brújula. Lo que nos comentas es algo extraño, en cualquier caso, te invitamos a venir por la tienda con la misma para que mis compañeros de la sección puedan comprobar el producto y si está defectuoso hacerte el cambio o devolución del mismo.
Muchas gracias por tu comentario.
Un saludo
ALBERTO MARTINEZ Director Tienda OLEIROS
En comracion con otras tiendas tiene muy buen precio.
Producto calidad/ precio justo..
Navaja comprada para realizar un treking de 10 días. Ligera y afilada para cortar todo aquello que te propongas.
No puedes salir sin preparacion minima, plano y brujula
Brújula decente y práctica pero con un limbo de lectura de los rumbos demasiado pequeña. Los números de rumbo no se leen bien
Muy fácil de utilizar y muy accesible para comprender para enseñar a utilizar.
Esta bien para funcinar con plano en escalas 1:50.000/1:25.000/1.50.000. Mejoraria la mira para tirar rumbos y marcaria mejor en norte del limbo con alguna marca, es dificil fijar un rumbo.
Additional Product informations
Composition
Base
- 100% Polymethyl Methacrylate
Strap
- 100% Polyester
Complementary parts
- 100% Rubber - Thermoplastic Rubber
3 steps to follow a direction from "a" to "b" or take a bearing with a compass
1 - Lay the compass down on the map. Line up the edge of the compass from point A to point B2 - Turn the rotating bezel until the lines on the baseplate line up with the longitudinal lines3 - With the compass held nice and flat in the hand and with the arrow pointing in the direction you're walking: Turn around until the magnetic needle of the compass is lined up with the north orienting arrow!Let's go, you can move forwards by following the direction of travel arrow!
Graduated 1:25000 and 1:5000 scales
Your compass has 3 graduations:- A 5-cm graduated ruler- A 1:25,000 scale- A 1:50,000 scaleIt will enable you to make measurements on your map and thus work on reading scales.
A more precise and intuitive wide needle
When designing this compass, we chose a wide needle to enable a more accurate and intuitive visual alignment between the needle and the grid lines on the map.
Lanyard to carry it around the neck.
For greater security and peace of mind, the neck strap comes with an opening system if snatched.
Correction of the magnetic declination
You will find a declination scale within the capsule.The magnetic declination is the difference in angle between magnetic north and the geographical north on your map.Find the value of this declination in your country on the internet.
Universal balancing
The needle of this compass is universal. It can be used anywhere around the globe!
Oil bath - yes or no?
Rest assured: all Geonaute compasses are filled with viscous oil to ensure optimal performance.
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