any difference is durability, price or features on which you can comment?
On Tue, 7 Sep 2010, William Stephan wrote: > Ed: My take on this is that a compass is something you use when you'are > perhaps having a problem, like say being lost in bad weather. So, simple is > good. Yes, a GPS unit can give you a direction of travel, but moving around > when you're already lost or unfamiliar with the environment is not such a > good idea, particularly for blinks. I know a lot of people like talking > compasses, but again, they're subject to fail when wet etc. > > So, I've had good luck with two brands of Braille compass which are: > > Silva compass > > www.silvacompass.com/ > > > > And Brunton Compass > > www.brunton.com <http://www.brunton.com/> > > > > Both these outfits make or at least made Braille compasses, of the kind > where you have a free-floating wheel with cardinal directions on it which > locks when the lid is opened. I rarely leave home without one BTW. > > -----Original Message----- > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of Edward Przybylek > Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 15:14 > To: BlindHandyMan > 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] > >
