Coghlan'sCompass with LED Light

I love the light up feature. When in low light, you can press the button and it lights up. The light button can stick on, but if you test it out before hand, you can fix that by moving the metal tab.

Got this to be able to following a bearing in the dark. I do NOT go far in the dark, but a short walk from the tent for midnight needs can be scary without a lighted compass.By using the the rotating bearing indicator in the compass during daylight I can set a bearing to see and use in the dark with the light. That is why I give this more like 4 starts than 1 overall.But if I want to tell someone what my bearing was, I rate this below 1 start. The markings are mirror-image from what is needed for the compass needle to point at the correct marking under north when the compass body is aligned to line of travel!It's a shame. The markings seem VERY accurate, even compared to my pocket transit or sightings on benchmarked landmarks. But as it is, I have to know that if the north arrow is directly over the "W" for 270 degrees, I need to convert that to 90 degrees for the actual "E" direction of travel.It works for what I most need it to do.But I'm sad that it is backwards. I would rate it 5 stars if it did NOT have that fault.

This is one of the best of the inexpensive compasses and I have many to use for backups to GPS and boat compasses. It is very tight when closed, the light is very good and you must hold the button to keep it on so as to not waste batteries. My favorite feature is the magnifying glass lid that is very good quality for this price range. When the lid is lifted, you can use the magnifying glass for anything. Of course it would light a fire in an emergency as well. I believe that many products from Taiwan are more of the better type Japanese quality products rather than Chinese quality. I synced this compass with an iphone compass and also a $50 Silva Ranger and they were within 1/2 degree of each other. Amazing what you can buy for less than $10.00 !

Everyone I gave one to for Christmas liked it.

The led light does not work. No spare battery either.

First, I have to state that I like the design of this compass. The flip top, the lighted dial, etc. However, there was a serious flaw with the one I received. East and west are backwards! How the heck does that happen?? North and south are true. I am glad I discovered this BEFORE I got lost in the woods and NEEDED to know which direction camp actually was. I didn't return it as it is still usable as long as I keep this in mind when getting my bearings. If you get one, I strongly suggest verifying the readings before venturing out.

I work mostly in large petrochemical facilities; what I do requires that I list not only dimensional, but also conventional data in my reports. Keeping this handy has saved me plenty of time.

Works as advertised

Easy to read and the light is a useful feature. Protected by its cover. Just what we wanted.

die eingebauten Batterien sind leer, eine anleitung fehlt, der batterietausch ist tricky, weil das batteriefach unter einer geriffelten gehäuseoberfläche verborgen ist. öffnet man die falsche öffnung unter dem taster sind die batterien nicht zu entnehmen und der taster kann kaputtgehen.also gleich batterien mitbestellen:SR1131LR54SR54V390

Item as describe but a few degree off but ok for the price

The compass is a good size, the light makes it handy if it's dark and so far we are happy with it.

Does it's job well, great as a back up or "E" kit