Some mention that it is a very useful device that works very well, while others say that it simply doesn't work properly and failed entirely after 9 months of very light use. But if I wish to measure a distance on the map now, while sitting in a tent, pub or hostel, I often simply use a length of thin cordage. Three Points of the Compass sets out on a winter wander from London to Birmingham along the Grand Union Canal. In recent years however, as digital mapping comes to the fore, they have very much fallen out of fashion. The Suunto Tandem hand-held precision instrument is used all over the world by antenna installation technicians, surveyors, engineers, miners, architects and many others to measure bearings quickly, reliably and easily.

Given a known speed you can then also calculate how long it will take to cover the rest of the trip. The Silva Map Measurer Plus worked well for four years and two months before failing to measure accurately.

So I dismounted that spindle and measuring wheel and put small drop of glue inside of measuring wheel and than assemble it back. Lack of waterproof carry case / pouch which seems an obvious requirement given it's marketed to hikers and sailors. However, i may be wrong but perhaps always-on helps preserve the life of the screen for much longer where i like others experienced the failure of the screen to work after about 6 years of use.

For those wanting both a stove and light that will operate off a small gas canister, Coleman once produced what was probably the lightest lantern option. Not completely though- in 2018 compass maker Silva introduced a map measurement scale on some of their compass lanyards and in 2022 map maker Harvey introduced boot and shoe laces with measuring scales. Englishman Edward Russell Morris, of the Morris Patents Engineering Works, High Street, Birmingham, began manufacture of his ‘Patent Chartometer’ in the 1870s, the design being patented in 1873. But if I do use an analogue map measurer on my paper maps while planning, it forces me to look at the terrain, the twists and turns, the type of country being crossed- across bogs, through woods, traversing moorland, traipsing through the backstreets of towns.High quality analogue map measurer from one of the worlds most trusted manufacturers of navigation equipment. Whatever it may say, this is only useful for 1:50,000 scale Landranger maps, and essentially useless for Explorer1:25,000 maps. The card gauge is made of high quality metal and plastic, which is strong, wear-resistant, rainproof and durable.