I've tried numerous compass types (slate, wrist, hose, console), but I keep going back to an analog one built into the spg console. I often have other junk strapped to my arm(s) that precludes a wrist compass, and I've adapted to just having one of the longer, 3-module spg consoless. For a while I tried using the 2-sided consoles where you could slip the compass on the back-side, but I found that the extra chunkiness was suboptimal compared to a flatter, longer console mount with all of the module slots lined up on one side.