Dear Consumption Advisor...
Laird, given your position as de facto consumption advisor, and impeccable track record as same, please let me know which sextant I should buy.
The top-of-the-line? Or the budget lifeboat special?
Here is a "how to buy a sextant" article which I arbitrarily reject as sadly ill-informed and inadequate, whatever its merits.
My purchase criteria are:
- Good value for money
- Must look cool
- Must actually work
- Shouldn't cost a lot (TARP money, yadda yadda yaddah...)
posted by The Front at 7:55 PM
7 Comments:
That all depends. What sort of boat do you have?
I don't have a boat. I mainly want to use it for picnics. You know, it's a sunny day, you're sitting around with your friends, and you whip out your sextant and nautical almanac, and calculate your latitude. I imagine passing many happy hours this way.
I am aware of a fellow who uses only 19th century tools and machines in his works and who reworks priceless chronometers, sextants and steam engines.
And suddenly I wonder if he has a website.
I believe Aerostitch, purveyors of all things awesome, might have what you're looking for.
Ah yes, filed under analog GPS.
If the goal is impressing people, make your own sextant on the spot..
http://library.thinkquest.org/6169/sextant.htm
Here's a proper one made out of cd bits:
http://www.tecepe.com.br/nav/CDSextantProject.htm
You give them a perfectly useful nautical device and pretty soon the kids are sextanting each other hither and thither.
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