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Silva Expedition 4. Usually goes with me when travelling, as I like to try to get some walking in when I'm away (even for work). Surprisingly handy in cities if you lose your sense of direction (which I frequently do - unlike my wife who, I think, must be crossed with a pigeon).

Got a watch, that's enough to find north, all simple from there really.
Don't need a compass unless I'm off on Dartmoor or similar, then I've got a silva somewhere and a couple of cheap knock offs. To be fair though, I don't NEED one, as I always know where I am, where I've come from and where I'm going.

Plus I never get lost, I'm just on an adventure until I know where I am again.

I carry a military style compass from Mil-tec in the side pouch of my 50 Lt bergen and I can find North with my watch and at night I can find North with the stars.
My buddies in my local Amateur Radio club don't quite get my bergen but they do enjoy my compass when they want to use their yagi antennas

WHB

thanks s13....

I've a couple of these
http://www.kmmatchcase.com/content.php?page_id=1 which come with a suunto compass built in, handy bit of kit. I've other types of compass but don't carry one on an everyday basis

I keep a military issue Suunto compass on my watchband as EDC and an orienteering map compass in my get home bag.

The Suunto I was issued in the 1970s became the M9, shown here:

http://www.suunto.com/en-US/Products/Com...cro-strap/

Current US issue is the Camega, shown here:

https://cammenga.com/product/compasses/t...ass-j582t/

This 1989 article from the Marine Corps Gazette reviews use of the wrist compass for situational awareness as taught during the Vietnam era: http://www.combatreform.org/compass.htm

I usually have two compasses, the Cammenga tritium wrist compass for basic directions: Constructed with a machined aluminum casing for durability in the most demanding conditions. Easy to read 10-degree phosphorescent graduations are enhanced with Tritium Micro Lights for visibility in total darkness, maintenance free, for over ten years. Includes a heavy-duty nylon wristband. http://www.thecompassstore.com/camwristt.html

this is in edc bag or on my wrist/neck lanyard depending on needs...this is perfect imo, for urban/suburban needs

and the traditional milspec lensatic compass in my ruck for when i absolutely f-ing have to find fence posts:
http://www.thecompassstore.com/military3h.html

this unit is the one i and my fellow land nav trainees were trained on and used to great effect to find a fence post hammered in the ground of our beloved make believe country of Pineland, day or night, rains or sun....

this thing simply works, and sine i trust it, is what i carry and use.....

with this compass, we could find said post using terrain association, pace count and a good topo map, from many clicks away...

that phase of training was perhaps some of the best i received, and use it quite often when traipsing about the mountains of western north carolina stalking trout....

both are expensive pieces of kit, but proven under the most extreme conditions....

find what is affordable, quality and works for you and get out and practice....

I have two in each of my BO bags, with maps, and two in each vehicle, again with maps.

Revival of a thread. Still a good one.

Seems I am still carrying the same compass on the keys that I was using back then.

In fact most of my EDC is the same. Not showing the EDC pistol just to keep from shocking all the more sensitive souls.