Compass SK7

[puddlediver]

Where do people have their compass. I've been trying various places but am still not happy.

I have the SK7 on a wrist strap. If I put it on my wrist it sticks up too much. At the moment I have it attached to a ratchet thingy fastened to my waist strap.

Where do you have yours?

Lyv

[Twinsetmad]

I had mine in a deepsea housing... on my wrist... but to be honest, for the amount of occasions it gets used I could just leave it in my drysuit pocket...I found it was just something extra to put on... something extra in the way when I'm puting my jacket on etc...

I have instead got an SM36 pressure gauge with the SK7 on the back. Still low profile and its always handy and I don't have to search to get it out.

[big_si]

I don't use mine very often either... Not very good on those big chunks of underwater metal...

If I do (negotiating way back to getting out place in puddles when visited) then I wear it in one of the housings from Diving niknaks

Mounting for Suunto SK7, Mountings for timers and computers at divingniknaks 0121 707 5783. Frog, Dirzone, Agir Brokk Scuba Diving Gear

Best thing since sliced bread!

[turbanator]

Hiking compass, kept in wetnotes.

r
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[siltmonkey]

My SK7 sits on my wrist, with thin, depth-compensating bungee loops instead of the rubber strap.

It's right there when I need it, and I don't have to stow it somewhere.

Can't think of a better place to put it!

It's not THAT big - is your arm cluttered or something? Does it really stick up that much?

:-)

r

[Letz]

Never liked a compass on wrist, or console

For open water I have SK7 on one of those retractor thingies coming down from my shoulder and secured in the velcro hose holder so it doesn't flap about anywhere ( I have my wing corrugated hose under my arm so it's available). I can easily get it if I need it and it retracts completely out of the way because the retractor gadget housing is totally held in the velcro.

I have my SK6 on a snoopy loop so I can stick it up my arm and pull it down over my hand, gripping, and using in the hand if needs be

Works for me

[The Penguin]

for all i use it it never seems worthwhile having it clutter up my arm, so i stow it in my drysuit pocket until needed, clipped to a bungee. it looks like this...





and when deployed it's clipped off like this...



i can let it go and it hangs handily...



or clip it off to a D-ring or back in my pocket. easy to hand off to a better navigator too!

the piston clip is brass, even though 316 stainless steel is supposed to be austenic all of the s/s clips i tried deviated the needle slightly.

each of the loops of yellow 1mm cord is independent, so if one breaks it won't fall off. in theory.

Al

[Tin_Bum]

For open water I have SK7 on one of those retractor thingies coming down from my shoulder and secured in the velcro hose holder so it doesn't flap about anywhere ( I have my wing corrugated hose under my arm so it's available). I can easily get it if I need it and it retracts completely out of the way because the retractor gadget housing is totally held in the velcro.

I've done the same with my SK7, I got fed up with it on my wrist so I pulled the strap off and put a couple of bungee loops on it in place of the strap (similar to Al Kennedy's pictures).

Clip it onto a ratchet thingy-ma-jig which in turn is clipped onto a D ring near my shoulder, it's then out of the way but easy to get to when needed.

Hope this helps

TB

[puddlediver]

Thanks everyone for your input. Some more options for me to try.

Cheers
Lyv