Silva Ranger – Compass

Silva Ranger – Compass is a traditional baseplate compass commonly used by hikers mountaineers, backpackers and hunters. It has all the features you need for your adventure.

If you are looking for a basic, yet functional compass for your outdoor adventure, Ranger should be your choice.

Description:

• Ranger features rubber grip for easy handling and comes with a use-anywhere declination scale inside the capsule, a magnifying lens, base plate map-measuring in mm and scales of 1:25k, 1:50k and a detachable safety-release lanyard.
• The baseplate is curved-up at the back-end for perfect fit in the hand.
• The red/black north-south lines in the capsule bottom ensures easy and safe settling.
• The distinct arrow and scales/markings in a clear contemporary font combined with lots of transparency in the baseplate makes navigating easier – when activated in light the luminous markings enable night time navigation.
• The needle is made from finest Swedish steel with high quality magnetic features.

Complementary products

• If you want to learn how to use a compass, we recoomand you buy Wilderness Navigation.
• The best way to use a compass is with a map. Visit our topographic map section to buy the map that covers your territory.
• Visit this page if you want to see our complete compass selection.