Old 05-03-2005, 21:47   #46
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Thanks for such a high praise CCRN. I guess it doesn't mean much if you're still hunting for a compass.

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Old 05-10-2005, 12:09   #47
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Exclamation Rei Sale!!!

Just picked up a Silva Ranger at REI for $37.99 (Normally $55)! Sale is on for only a few more days.
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Old 05-23-2005, 18:50   #48
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I picked up one of the Silva Rangers through the REI sale. Thanks to all for your advice and input.
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Old 05-23-2005, 18:53   #49
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I picked up one of the Silva Rangers through the REI sale. Thanks to all for your advice and input.
you're still in deep shit...i advise skulking out of here before TS decides to wake up in a bad mood again...
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Old 10-23-2008, 17:44   #50
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Not your daddy’s Silva Ranger!

This is an update.

The Silva Rangers in the stores today are not the original Silva 15s!

I have a Silva Type 27 that developed a huge bubble. (In fact, a Google search for the warranty information on the 27 led me to this site many moons ago [I’m studying American Indian for the Adventure Challenge]. ) Silva USA (now owned by Johnson Outdoors) would not honor the “lifetime” warranty. I’ve only owned it 30 years or so. But, I did learn that Brunton bought Silva Sweden over a decade ago. I contacted Brunton and they will honor the warranty on my 27 or any other Silva Sweden compass.

Today, the Brunton 15TDCL (made by Silva Sweden) is the real Ranger. Confused yet?

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Old 10-23-2008, 17:55   #51
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This is an update.

The Silva Rangers in the stores today are not the original Silva 15s!

I have a Silva Type 27 that developed a huge bubble. (In fact, a Google search for the warranty information on the 27 led me to this site many moons ago [I’m studying American Indian for the Adventure Challenge]. ) Silva USA (now owned by Johnson Outdoors) would not honor the “lifetime” warranty. I’ve only owned it 30 years or so. But, I did learn that Brunton bought Silva Sweden over a decade ago. I contacted Brunton and they will honor the warranty on my 27 or any other Silva Sweden compass.

Today, the Brunton 15TDCL (made by Silva Sweden) is the real Ranger. Confused yet?

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Good to know....

I'll be purchasing Brunton from now on...

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Old 10-23-2008, 18:42   #52
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Good to know....

I'll be purchasing Brunton from now on...

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Well, TS, to add to the confusion, this is in the US only. Elsewhere, Silva is still Silva. (I was snorting Aleve sorting this info out! )

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Old 10-23-2008, 19:58   #53
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Well, TS, to add to the confusion, this is in the US only. Elsewhere, Silva is still Silva. (I was snorting Aleve sorting this info out! )

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So what is their web site?

Last month I ordered 200 Silva's for work. I bet they will not be honored by the company I got them through.
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Old 10-23-2008, 20:23   #54
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This is an update.

The Silva Rangers in the stores today are not the original Silva 15s!

I have a Silva Type 27 that developed a huge bubble. (In fact, a Google search for the warranty information on the 27 led me to this site many moons ago [I’m studying American Indian for the Adventure Challenge]. ) Silva USA (now owned by Johnson Outdoors) would not honor the “lifetime” warranty. I’ve only owned it 30 years or so. But, I did learn that Brunton bought Silva Sweden over a decade ago. I contacted Brunton and they will honor the warranty on my 27 or any other Silva Sweden compass.

Today, the Brunton 15TDCL (made by Silva Sweden) is the real Ranger. Confused yet?

Pat
Thanks for throwing that into the conversation! Working in the outdoor industry, I was trying to recall the details of this when someone was asking about other brands earlier.

Bruntons are definitely the recommendation, its what we sell in the store now as they are indeed the true Silvas. Johnson Outdoors is the same parent company of Eureka! tents, Old Town Canoes and lots of other stuff. They are large conglomerate and by no means focused on quality navigational tools any longer.

I would also second the recommendations for a wrist compass. As you get better and better with terrain association and a strong pace count, quick wrist checks will keep you moving more and stopping less. For the "average" Soldier doing land nav on a mainstream course on post, a wrist compass is the business.
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So what is their web site?

Last month I ordered 200 Silva's for work. I bet they will not be honored by the company I got them through.
PM, with contact info, sent. It depends on your source.

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PM, with contact info, sent. It depends on your source.

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Thanks Pat I got the info.
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Old 08-14-2009, 07:48   #57
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Which model did you get, the Geo Pocket Transit for $819?
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Old 08-14-2009, 08:10   #58
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S and Y 884

You used to be able to order a small pocket compass through the military system. Looked a little like a small Silva Ranger but reversed and without the black cover. Had/has a green cord attached.

It was marked
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Mine is as old as my Ranger and still no bubbles in either one of them.

Hmm. It appears "Sandy" is no longer in business.
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Hmm. It appears "Sandy" is no longer in business.
SandY, or Stocker & Yale, are now StockerYale and are involved in other areas.

http://www.stockeryale.com/company/about/index.htm
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Old 08-16-2009, 14:30   #60
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Silva Field: http://www.silva.se/outdoor/products...om_field26.jpg

This series is created to meet the demands from Boy Scouts/youth organizations, hikers to use on shorter day trips and schools. Patented red/black north/south lines in the capsule (Field 7 and 26) and a north indicator on the compass needle are standard on the Field series.

I still have my Silva Official Boy Scouts of America compass - "Made in Sweden, Assembled in the USA" that I purchased in 1954!!
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