| Brunton Eclipse Adventure Racing Compass | 
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| List Price: $39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3419
Category: Sports
Publisher: Brunton
Studio: Brunton
Brand: Brunton
Label: Brunton
Color: black, clear
Media: Sports
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.1 x 2.8 x 0.4
MPN: F-8096AR
Model: F-8096-AR
UPC: 080078809606
EAN: 0080078809606
ASIN: B000059HMJ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | The first and only adventure racing compass | | • | Circle-over-circle alignment system | | • | Fast settling needle | | • | Tool-free declination adjustable | | • | Magnified read-out for 1? accuracy |
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Product Description
The first compass built specifically for adventure racers. The patented circle-over-circle system ives this compass Eclipse status, and the UTM roamer scales take this tool to the next level. It's also the perfect GPS companion. Now features the strongest, most powerful magnet available. "It's easier to read while walking ... smart specialty details." - Backpacker Magazine. Limited Lifetime Warranty. Contact us for Customer Service, Technical and any other question at 1-800-443-4871 (or) support@brunton.com
Amazon.com Product Description
Take the versatile Brunton 8096 Eclipse compass with you into the backcountry as a companion to a GPS receiver. This needleless base-plate compass provides UTM roamer scales with confidence circles and template scales to compensate for GPS inaccuracies. Other features include a map magnifier, circle-over-circle alignment system, and magnified readout with 1-degree graduations. The reversible inch/mm slide scale ensures accurate navigation. This compass is declination adjustable with a NdFeB disk magnet and sapphire-jeweled bearing. The Eclipse 8096 is waterproof, measures 5.125 by 2.75 by 0.44 inches and weighs 1.7 ounces. It comes with a wrist lanyard and a limited lifetime warranty.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 1st time winner April 3, 2009
I chose this Eclipse Racing compass after doing a little product research online. I needed it to participate in my first ever orienteering race. I had never before found a location by way of GPS points on a map, but after a little instruction and practice I felt very confident. This compass was so easy to use! I only had one problem out of 50 plot points, and that's because the course setter mapped a point backwards. Even for a newbie, the Eclipse made it pretty easy to figure out the real location.
 Good Compass, a couple of flaws January 18, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this compass for adventure racing. I really like the circle in circle orientation method...that's what makes is worth $20. That one feature significantly reduces the common-when-tired navigational error of mistaking the north end of the needle for the south. I also like the magnification on the bezel that allows one to imagine that one is orienteering to 1 degree of accuracy. When one is tired, at night, those large magnified numbers are great!
In practical use, I would like to see a few different features.
1) Rather than an ergonomic baseplate, set up I guess for holding the compass in the left hand, I'd rather have two straight sides for more convenient map use. When one has one's map folded small to hold in one hand...in say a 3" wide by 6" tall rectangle, working with just one straight side near the top of the map is inconvenient.
2) Brunton's little red orienting lines are printed on the white bezel. They are really short and far apart and hard to see when trying to line them up with map grid lines. I much prefer orienting lines that run across the bottom of the liquid filled housing. This makes for a much easier time orienting the bezel with the map accurately.
3) I think for an adventure racing compass, Brunton could get rid of the GPS estimated error circles. Those are legacy feature from the Brunton GPS compass. By the rules current in adventure racing today, GPS is illegal for race use, so those are unnecessary. They don't hurt anything, but neither do they add anything useful in my view.
A previous reviewer complained that the compass housing/capsule snapped out of the baseplate when dropped hard. I've had this happen, too. In that moment it's scary, but the thing snaps back together pretty easily. In fact this is a good feature since grit gets between the baseplate and compass housing making it difficult to turn. One can snap the housing out, wipe off the grit and snap it back together for much freer movement.
This compass is not perfect, but it is a really good compass for adventure racing and general use.
 Great features, questionable durability and support November 11, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Prior reviewers have done a good job describing the many nice features of this compass. It has a declination adjustment, the markings on the compass ring are to one degree. It has UTM tools for 5 different scales and 5 different radius rings for marking targets on a map. It has a small ruled (3 inches) straight edge that has metric on the back. It comes with a short lanyard. Unlike some similar Brunton compasses, it does not include a whistle. The "circle in circle" design makes following a bearing about as easy as a compass can make it.
However, the very first time I raced with the compass, all the UTM markings washed off of it. So did the blue circle on the base plate, making the "circle in circle" feature hard to use, impossible in low light.
I contacted Brunton about the problem and did not get any response, not even the courtesy of acknowledging the feedback on their product.
Then I set down my pack on a hard surface and the compass came out of the base plate. I was able to replace it, but it didn't inspire confidence.
I really like the features this compass offers, but have been disappointed with the durability, particularly of the markings, and the lack of response from the manufacturer. If they get back to me, I will edit this entry.
Runcton Eclipse for Adventure Seekers August 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased the Brunton Eclipse Adventure Racing Compass in addition to Brunton 8099 primarily for taking "on-the-fly" bearing readings. This a great choice for a baseplate compass particularly if you're doing any type of amateur or competitive orienteering. The cirle-in-circle feature is quick to use, accurate, and dependable. The multiple scales accommodate using various size topographic maps commonly used for outdoor hunting, fishing, hiking or geocaching. This a must have for anyone looking for a dependable baseplate compass that will last for years.
Great compass May 19, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is my second Brunton Eclipse compass I have owned. I lost my first one last year while deer hunting. Just the fact that I bought another one is a tribute to the product it's self. I use the compass along with my GPS unit and a paper map to locate hunting areas in areas that I am not familiar with. Works great.
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