Brunton Quick Reference Card Set

Useful item for camping and hiking.

This is a small format, multi-page set of durable basic instructions for using your compass. Though I would say most beyond beginner rank would find it simplistic, I’m not sure it would be appropriate to hand off to a newbie without some additional instruction. But it’s a nice and handy to keep on hand support for those who aren’t using their compass every day.Nothing fancy, but gives some reassurance to anyone for whom using a compass is not yet second nature. Worth the small investment.

Was an add-on to the TruArc20 compass. Fit nicely in the compartment. Loads of handy information and scales for the types of map you are using.

At nearly twice the price of other “survival” pocket card sets, I was worried that this card set might be overpriced. But I have good news for you – this set is worth every penny.Six cards that are chock full of info, lightweight yet sturdy and durable construction. The set comes in a small Ziplock bag, and I plan to always keep my cards in a small Ziplock for protection. The set is bound at top left corner with a small rivet and has clear plastic protective covers on both the front and back sides.I was disappointed that the Amazon listing for these cards didn’t offer an itemized list of the info printed on these six quick reference cards, so here goes:- Slope indicator guide with avalanche warning guide and avalanche safety tips.- Basic instructions for correctly using a compass (sighting a bearing, triangulation, etc.).- Instructions for using a UTM Roamer Scale.- Advice on what to do if you get lost, water purification, and common knots.- How to estimate hiking time, estimate time of day, and estimate distance.- Charts on wind chill, temperature conversion, and measurement conversions (Metric vs English).- Land navigation tricks and techniques.- Distress signals and instructions for using a signal mirror.- Plus two additional transparent sheets of universal topo map scale identification cards.

Brunton used to be a very well respected name in compasses and one of the few well-known US brands in that space. But then they went through a bunch of corporate buyouts, and reshufflings, overalls and rebrandings ect that tanked there reputation and product quality. Fortunately Brunton is now under new ownership by knowledgeable and passionate people who genuinely know compasses. Brunton has started to return to form and their new line of products has been great! Enough that I feel confident recommending them again.This reference guide is a good tool. It's sized to fit one of their new overhauled compass models but it works great standalone too. The sheets are for the most part double-sided and held together a non-removable non-magnetic rivet. The Brunton web page version of the listing is a lot more detailed than the Amazon one If you want more information about what you're getting. I'm a professional outdoor instructor and taught land navigation for many years. Creating two different land navigation curriculums that are now widely taught industry-wide. Seriously, there's Alpinist and Outside magazine articles about it and everything. I found these guides to be clear and informative with a lot of helpful information. None of this info is new to me which is good, these cards should not be the way you learn how to do these things. But land nav is a perishable skill, it's really helpful to have guides to refer back to in the field. Along with charts that do some of the calculations for you and navigation scale tools.One nice detail that other similar guides tend to neglect is the information is printed with the understanding that the sheets are attached to a non-removable rivet. It's easy to rotate the other sheets to read the guides without having them in their way. This does break down a bit on the last few sheets and the transparencies. The transparent protractors are helpful but they would have been more helpful if they could be easily removed from the stack. The rivet makes this a very compact reference guide but there is value to having individual sheets be removable even if it introduces a thickness and loss risk penalty.This guide is $25 as of writing. I think it's a better deal if it's bundled with one of their overhauled compasses. Usually it is, but helpfully it is also made available separately for those who want to add it to their existing compasses or just want the guide as is. It's a little pricey for flip guides like this. But it's American made, for the most part very well laid out and has a lot of utility. I wouldn't say this guide is essential, but if you have a little extra money for land nav tools, this isn't a bad $25 to spend.

These are a nice set of cards. First impression was that they were a bit flimsy but they're really not. They're _thin_ but they are still sturdy. Hate to admit that we still haven't used them "in the field" yet but they've certainly survived quite a bit of rough and tumble just around the house — because the kids still enjoy looking at them. They are chock full of good, serious, and helpful information.

This is a great set to keep in your hiking camping gear, in-case one of those situations comes up that you can't remember the answer, you have it with you.

These cards are a fantastic resource/refresher for land navigation with map and compass. The cards have a variety of information ranging from navigation, signaling, slope determination, conversion charts, and clear pages with map scales and roamers. The roamers are a little difficult to use given that the pages are held together with a rivet. For this reason, I will carry a separate standalone roamer for use with the map.The cards are printed on plastic so they are impervious to inclement weather. This set is so small and lightweight it will be a permanent addition to my outdoor navigation kit.