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What is the working life of a compass

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Eugene 18 Nov 2002

Hi all out there...

A lot if discussions on this forum are about the lifetime of gear especially ropes.... I was just wondering, what is the average lifetime of a compass? Or is there one?

Cheers
Eugene

GrahamD 18 Nov 2002

In reply to Eugene:

Sadly, its the time it takes me to lose it or break it.

Jonathan T 18 Nov 2002

In reply to Eugene:For me it was about 20 years, or about 3 years after it got a bubble in the liquid and started to crack. A very sad day that was...