Yep - that's what draws me to Bushcraft - simplifying things! 
Ages ago I think someone asked about which compass to get?
Not as with it as some who have posted so I'll declare that up front. Like most, Silva is what I started with and hard to fault. About a year ago I bought another Silva and maybe it was just a one off, but it was not really the same animal. The quality feel wasn't there. Not a specific slight on Sliva as this seems to be a general trend with many products. At first use in cold weather bubbles appeared in the housing - now that's a first for me - and Ranulph Fiennes I ain't! Returned it and got a replacement that I havent really used to be honest.
Somewhere online - so take with the usually pinch of salt - I read Silva no longer produced in Sweden or wherever, but production was now done in the Far East?
I was recommended to look at Sunnto ( not sure if enough n's in there? ) M3. First glance at price I considered eye watering. Then discovered they do several M3 models - the top cost is for the Global version. Unless Artic/ Antartic travel is on the cards, save a packet and get the Northern/ Standard model. Not very cheapest, but got good overall service from Shaven Raspberry - no commercial link etc. But also plenty on Ebay.
M3 in my view is a much higher quality build than the Silva I got as above. Only real dislike is that the 1;25,000 scale - the one I use most is rather buried along lots of others that don't do much for me personally.
Have since read - again on internet and again pinch of salt etc - that the Recta - not sure of model - version of the M3 is pretty darn close as to not make much difference and tends to be a tad cheaper.
Just my view, not disrespect to views of anyone else.
Ages ago I think someone asked about which compass to get?
Not as with it as some who have posted so I'll declare that up front. Like most, Silva is what I started with and hard to fault. About a year ago I bought another Silva and maybe it was just a one off, but it was not really the same animal. The quality feel wasn't there. Not a specific slight on Sliva as this seems to be a general trend with many products. At first use in cold weather bubbles appeared in the housing - now that's a first for me - and Ranulph Fiennes I ain't! Returned it and got a replacement that I havent really used to be honest.
Somewhere online - so take with the usually pinch of salt - I read Silva no longer produced in Sweden or wherever, but production was now done in the Far East?
I was recommended to look at Sunnto ( not sure if enough n's in there? ) M3. First glance at price I considered eye watering. Then discovered they do several M3 models - the top cost is for the Global version. Unless Artic/ Antartic travel is on the cards, save a packet and get the Northern/ Standard model. Not very cheapest, but got good overall service from Shaven Raspberry - no commercial link etc. But also plenty on Ebay.
M3 in my view is a much higher quality build than the Silva I got as above. Only real dislike is that the 1;25,000 scale - the one I use most is rather buried along lots of others that don't do much for me personally.
Have since read - again on internet and again pinch of salt etc - that the Recta - not sure of model - version of the M3 is pretty darn close as to not make much difference and tends to be a tad cheaper.
Just my view, not disrespect to views of anyone else.
