Posted: 6/13/2008 2:39:22 AM EDT
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Question for you guys, I need some honest feedback on the Brunton line. Do they make good products? Are there certain lines they manufacture that are better than others? I'd really appreciate your opinion on their stoves, navigation, weather measurement instruments and portable power devices. On the flip side, if there are companies out there that make a better quality item or give you better bang for your buck, Id love to hear about that as well. Thanks SW |
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I have a Brunton pocket scope that I've had for two years or so and a Brunton windmeter that I've had for over eight years. I'm very pleased with both. Their wind intruments have advanced considerably since I bought mine. Eight years ago, they were about the only game in town when it came to portable weather intruments. Check out sites (amazon, rei, etc...) that provide customer feedback on products and read reviews of what you are thinking of purchasing. |
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Depends on what products I guess. Brunton like many mass marketing retail suppliers buys as much if not more than what they actually manufacturer from their own suppliers who private label. Like most companies that do this they tend to put more QC emphasis on those products that are closest to their core competency. For Brunton, that's surveying tools. Tj |
| I live near their headquarters. The service and warranty department is probably the best I have seen. I have 2 pair of binoculars and both got broke while coming back from a fire I was on last year. I sent them in and they replaced both pairs with brand new ones and since the model I had was discontinued they sent me the new models. |
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It's good stuff with a complicated corporate history. Brunton started out making very highly regarded pocket transits (compasses) for field surveyors a long time ago. They were bought out by the Silva company from Sweden and the Swedish Silva products are currently sold under the Brunton name in the USA. The whole Silva company was bought out by Fiskars and is now part of Gerber. A different company owns the trademark rights to the Silva name here and produces similar products (compasses, etc) that don't correspond to the Silva products found in the rest of the world. |