mhagen wrote:

Geoff Kegerreis wrote:

Foresters:

I am looking to purchase a clinometer for another cruising
vest I'm putting together. I see that there is a $13
difference between the brunton and the suunto. I have a
Suunto now, but not a brunton. Anyone have any
experience with the Brunton one - Is it any worse for wear
than the Suunto is? Is the sighting aperature good
in it? Any advice is welcomed from those who have
experience with the brunton clinometer.

Thanks,
Geoff Kegerreis


You don't use a relaskop?



At 1/10 the cost (approx) a clino makes a lot more sense when wanting to
measure slope. A lot less bulky too. (It's been my experience that a
relaskop is best on steep ground with large trees - I don't really like
them on the smaller dbh trees (when doing variable radius plots)).

As for a comparison between the brunton and the suunto; I've used them both
and I can't really recommend one over the other. I've got suunto's that
are ancient and still work fine. We haven't had the bruntons for that long
so I can't speak to their longevity. So far, so good though. Personally,
I'd stick with the Suunto because they've worked for me for years.

If you're wanting to use the clino for tree heights, try a Vertex
hypsometer. They're sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

Probably not what you wanted to hear.

Joe