Do you dive with a compass?

[MNScuba]

Just wondering how many people here dive with a compass, or if it's all that necessary. If you do dive with one, is it wrist or console mounted and do you use it very often?

 

[Uncle Pug]

Suunto SK-7 left wrist mount...
Leave it on the suit (dry cuffs hold it in place)

 

[Iguana Don]

Yes
Suunto, left wrist
Often

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[DennisW]

It depends on the dive. I use a compass when I need one. Usually on a dive with low viz or I may be unfamiliar with the area. If it's a float dive, why bother?

 

[BigDiver]

I use the suunto console mounted compass. I highly recommend a compass even if you have good viz. Depending were you dive it can change quickly, therefore is a sort of safety blanket. In good viz it will just make the dive more effecient. hope that helps.

 

[VTWarrenG]

I almost always wear a compass. It seems that whenever I don't wear it, I find some reason underwater to wish I had (for example, because I found something I'd like to be able to find again).

I have a fairly dinky Dacor compass mounted in a rubber wrist boot, but with the rubber strap replaced with some bungees. Fits great, and is easy to use.

- Warren

 

[Drew Sailbum]

Compass on a console for every dive. I actually use it when diving an unfamiliar site, but once I have a mental map of the dive site, I rarely look at it unless the vis is shot.

 

[jmsdiver]

Compass ?? Oh, is that the thing on my dresser ??

I use the compass in my head mostly because the places that I normally dive have high iron content and tend to mess up the compass. However, if I do use it, I usually have it on the wrist, but mostly it stays at home.

 

[DivingGal]

Like Drew, mine is on my console. I tend to use it only for class demonstration, or at an unfamiliar site.

 

[Stone]

I have a buddy that has a compass.