Denise |  Q. What is the difference between a good compass and a cheap compass?
On my cheap compass, the needle sticks. You have to tap it to be sure you are heading the right way. I believe a good compass is more reliable, and it built better to withstand all the knocks and bumps sure to happen while camping. Ted 13 Miller St., Toronto, Ontario
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Otto | Q. What is the difference between a good compass and a cheap compass?
Construction materials. The magnet size, glass vs plastic casing... etc. Pay the extra bucks. Its well worth it. Jamie Trandell, Magneto Enterprises, 7 King St., Georgetown, Ontario
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Gus | Q. What is the difference between a good compass and a cheap compass?
Functionally not too much except for a good compass will have a casing that allows you to line up the compass with the map for orienteering. It depends on your intent whether or not you need to spend to buy the more expensive compass.
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 Q. Are the yamaha compass series good guitars? i know this is stupid but i bought a yamaha compass series guitar and i want to know if its a good guitar i really don't know what makes a guitar good because i'm just a beginner.
Yamaha acoustics are not bad values for the dollar. Look on harmony Central and read all the reviews of your guitar
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Q. What is a good hiking compass to buy? i need to purchase a compass for hiking and i want it to be affordable, but not a piece of crap...any suggestions.
Look for a large, liquid-filled capsule for the needle, it will settle quickly. Get the kind with a plastic backing plate. A bright color is always smart, to avoid leaving it behind. Put a lanyard on it, when in constant use, you'll put it in your shirt pocket, and make it long enough to go around your neck for the late-night walk out to the bushes. (Which is when many people get lost) Rounded corners are nice, especially for Women. This way, you can tuck it into your shirt, when no pocket is available, and it won't swing around banging. An adjustable declination compensation is handy, but if you do math in your head, it is not needed, and if you don't do precise work, it is a bit extra. Consider this an advanced feature. $20 buck will get you a nice unit, and for beginners, a $10 unit from Silva works great.
Avoid the "lensatic" , "engineer's", and little ones.
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Q. What is a good inscription on a compass for a wedding present? we are going to give my brother in law a compass as a wedding gift, and we will have te back inscribed to him and his wife. we want it to say something like "may you always be each others' compasses in life", but we need a clever (but short) way to say it. any ideas on a good inscription? you don't have to use my idea - you can make up your own if you have a good one!
May you always find your way
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Q. What is a good quote dealing with a compass/directions/navigation? my fiance and i are having week-long destination wedding festivities, during which we are throwing a party in honor of our guests as a token of appreciation. the invitation is shaped and looks like a compass, however there is room for a good quote. what is a great quote (with author) dealing with thanks, love, and compass/direction/navigation?
I could find a few. Hope its what you're looking for:
We must travel in the direction of our fear.
John Berryman
A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it.
Frank Howard Clark
A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea.
Honore de Balzac
History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.
David C. McCullough
As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.
William Shakespeare
At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.
Plato
I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.
Walt Whitman
Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?
Richard Bach
Do all things with love.
Og Mandino
God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?"
William Arthur Ward
Have a lovely day =)
~αηgєℓα~
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Q. Can you reccomend a good compass? i am looking for a handsome compass, preferably one with a lid you open. i need it to be durable, for long range hiking trips. i need it to be accurate, not like those cheep kinds that take a different reading of north every time you take it out. oh, and i would like for it to be semi-affordable. ten points to the one i choose to buy!
You never said what you`ll be using the compass for, there are reasons for different shaped compasses. You have engineering lensatic compasses that are made to shoot bearings at object in the distance, so you can bushwack to them and there are the flat base plate compasses for Orienteering, makes it easier to use with maps. Then there are hybrids, I know silva and Suunto both make them where they have flat base plates but have a cap with a mirror in it to make it easier to shoot a bearing
Lensatic Compasses:
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&source=hp&q=lensatic+compass&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=mLCXS5S9AoG1tgf8tfzkAQ&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQrQQwAA
Orienteering Compasses:
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=base+plate+compass&spell=1&oi=spell
Hybrid Compasses:
http://www.google.com/products?q=silva+trekker+compass&hl=en&aq=f
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Q. What are good speakers for a 2007 jeep compass? i want to put new speakers in my 2007 jeep compass, the factory ones suck! i like to play my music loud so i need good ones, but don't really know what to buy. also what would be a good stereo as well?
i would get an Alpine or Sony CD Player and go whith 6 inch Polk DB's for the front doors and Polk Coaxils for the back doors and 2 10 inch Directed studio subs. Get a directed a404 amp for the door speakers and directed audio 1200D monoblock amp. you will love the sound of it i guarentee it.
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Q. What is a good way to tell direction without a compass? i want to know how i could find out which way to go if i was lost and didn't have compass, both during the day and at night. just figured this would be a good thing to know for survival and everything. any information helps, the more detailed the better. thanks!
night is tough if you don't know astrology
Day:
sun (goes east to west) so you can use shadows. i.e. in the morning a shadow will be pointing west.
moss will grow on north sides (in northern hemisphere) of rocks, trees, etc.
those are the simplest ways.
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Q. What is a good inscription for the back of a compass as a wedding present? we are going to give my brother in law a compass as a wedding gift, and we will have te back inscribed to him and his wife. we want it to say something like "may you always be each others' compasses in life", but we need a clever (but short) way to say it. any ideas on a good inscription? you don't have to use my idea - you can make up your own if you have a good one!
put some thing like to...... this is so you will never lose your way home lol
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