>>1409842>compassesA Suunto A-10 will do 99% of what you want a compass to do. They're around $10 new. A Suunto A-30 will be slightly better for orienteering and comes with glow in the dark needle and runs around $25.
>binoculars>reliableA $15 pair of Tasco 8x25's from walmart will magnify shit, be rainproof, and be difficult to break. But it's got terrible eye relief, shit field of view, and shit image quality.
You're gonna have to use a different qualifier than reliable when it comes to binoculars.