Typ 1933 Compass lowstock Ethically Sourced Materials: The RDS

Ethically Sourced Materials: The RDS certifies down against animal welfare requirements and tracks it from the source to the final product

Minimum Weight: 820 g

Design-wise it's got much more in common with those natty little airline bags that folk used to take on business trips in the 60s

Versatile capacity makes it possible to cook for two people

How is it that backpacks designed for the outdoors are built to be comfortable and tough

Typ 1933 Compass lowstock Ethically Sourced Materials: The RDSSometimes they DO make 'em like they used to It's more than 90 years since four Swedes invented the Silva baseplate compass in 1933. And while the fundamental design has remained recognisably iconic, there's been an awful lot of innovation and fine tuning since then. Here, then, is a vintage style compass that looks like a classic model you might have inherited from your grandad, but boasts all the performance and features of its modern equivalents.