Silva Type-4 Expedition Compass Price: £27.79 RRP: £29.99  The standard in mountain navigation. Used by everyone from hillwalkers and mountaineers to Mountain Rescue, the military and orienteers. Don't head for the hills without one! Features: Baseplate Compass Magnifier Metric and Imperial Scales Romer Scales (1:63,630; 1:50,000; 1:25,000) Perfect companion for GPS users Supplied with neck lanyard Other customers bought: This product has no related products.

You shouldn't really be heading out into the wilds without a reliable way of finding your direction. The humble compass doesn't require batteries, works in the rain and is easy to get to grips with. All of the types of compasses in this catalogue are reccomended by outdoor instructors and are manufactured to the highest standards. If you want to learn to navigate with a map and compass then try http://www.originaloutdoors.co.uk/navigation