Silva Compass Starter 1-2-3 - AW22

Yup, it's a compass. Points to North accurately, is small, clear and the bezel moves smoothly. Good price, good quality.

Appears to be solar as it’s working fine without batteries, planning to try in the dark just in case. Otherwise it won’t keep still when I moves around pointing in one direction.Probably best for straight hikes and not circular walks.

My daughter used this on her Duke of Edinburgh adventures. It is light, the right size not too big but big enough to see. Fits in your pocket or map holder etc. Decent price. I’d recommend it.

Points north. Kids not got lost since. This is a good thing according to the Mrs.

had one years ago, always want to know which direction is which, this does that job fine,

Thank you 😊

Terrible compass. you have to rock it back and forth to get the needle to move, very disappointing for a Silva compass

Sick of using electronic aids for navigation, I decided to try and re live the days of my Scouting Youth, by purchasing an Old School compass. Armed with compass, map case and OS Map of Dartmoor, and primed by watching the SILVA 123 You Tube guide, I set out for Dartmoor. First mistake, the hunky Scandinavian and his foxy blonde companion faced navigating in snowy forests whereas I had several square miles of sphagnum moss quagmire, boulder strewn clitter and a minuscule cairn to navigate over. Whilst they expounded the delights of the SILVA 123 system, I was up to my knees in bog, being strangled by my map case straps and torrentially rained on. I eventually “Northed” my map and set a bearing on a small white rock about half a mile away and trudged on through the morass. After about an hour and feeling quite proud of myself, I had a feeling of deja vu. The Cairn I needed to RV at, was now about 35 degrees to my right, whereas the white rock I had sighted on, was happily munching grass to my left. At this point I decided that I needed to be back in the classroom, so reverted to my GPS App on my I phone. The little basic Silva is good value and does what it says on the tin. However being a 62 year old trying to experience Adventure Before Dementia, I don’t think my brain is receptive enough to re learn map and compass navigation. So I will carry it with my paper map, just to impress the youngsters and keep my GPS hidden in my pocket.