I've tried different bars and, just like you, what seems nice for an hour doesn't always seem so nice for several hours a day. I keep coming back to this one:



It's the Nitto 176 "Dream Bar." There's nothing unique about it except its complete lack of gimmicks. There are no weird bends, ramps, wings, tucks, or grooves. It's the Ward Cleaver of handlebars. The oddest thing about mine is the 46cm width and that's what I like about it.

I spend a good deal of time on the handlebar tops while touring. I like to move my hands from the hoods to the area behind the hoods, to the bends, to the outer straight part, and to the inner straight part. I like to grip the bends with my palms down sometimes and with my palms up other times. Obviously, I can use the drops for yet another change.

There's nothing really special about the Nitto 176 except its "ordinaryness." There are probably tons of other ordinary drop bars I'd like as well, especially if they are wide.

The Woodchippers wouldn't appeal to me because of the narrow tops and the splayed drops:



That cuts down on the room I have to move my hands around on the tops. In fact, I try to keep the tops of my bars uncluttered of more than a small bike computer and maybe a bag strap or two. A fully instrumented cockpit takes up hand position space.

FSA makes several bars they call Compact. It's hard to guess which one you're referring to. The more normal shaped it is, the more I'd be likely to like it.