I have used a talking compass, a braille compass, as well as a Trekker/maestro. The talking compass was accurate as long as the battery was charged and the temperature outside was relatively warm. The braille compass I liked better because no matter what the temperature was outside, it was accurate. The Braille compass was accurate and never let me down, untill...one night I was coon hunting and got the unit soaked. Even now after it has dried out it is completely unreliable. The Trekker is relatively new to me and I haven't had an oppertunity to use it in all weather conditions so won't comment on it at this time.
I am not sure what the name of either the talking compass or the braille compass was. ----- Original Message ----- From: Edward Przybylek To: BlindHandyMan Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 4:13 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Reliable Compass Hi all, I realize this topic has been discussed before and I did look in the archives before sending this message but found the number of messages on the topic to be a bit daunting. I'd simply like to know if anyone is using a Braille compass that works reliably for them. I tried the Columbus Talking Digital Compass and I found it to be absolutely worthless. In a majority of the times I tried to use the compass it gave me readings that were completely wrong. I returned it yesterday. I've seen advertisements for a couple of Braille compasses but I'd like to know if they're any better than the talking compasses before I go through all the trouble of ordering one only to return it a few days later. Any advice on a reliable Braille compass will be greatly appreciated. Take care, Ed Przybylek [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]