Hiking Compass-Black

Great compass, solidly well built, reliable. Clear optical viewer. Decent weight and belt pouch means it's handy. good value for money. Has good functions for all experience levels for navigating. Great for night time navigating due to luminous dial.

This is a really great compass. when you open it it lays on surfaces perfectly, it doesn't wobble, the lid is level with the base. It is a really heavy compass, and the inclination indicator is accurate as well. The adjustable ring is much more sturdy than cheaper compasses have, and the thumb ring is easy to adjust and it is not in the way at all during measurements on the map. The pouch it came in closes with a velcro which I personally prefer, but the pouch needed fixing a bit as on the side the edge was longer then the bottom of the pouch and the tread was loose. The user's manual is interesting as this compass came with two. One said "contents" and it listed many languages but English. The other user's manual was English though. However with the part list I had issues a bit. There is a big list in the English version of the parts but on the picture of the compass nothing is numbered so you have to guess, or you just use the German part of the user's manual, as on that the list is there (in german) and it is connected to the parts of the compass. I found this interesting, but overall it is not hard to figure out what is what on the compass and for the money it came for it is brilliant. Made out of metal, easy to use and it is really sturdy. I have seen simplier less sturdy compasses for double the price than this. I can only recommend this compass.

Definitely Value for money. Very well built as far as I can see. But there does look like there is some ICE with the compass but very miniscule. Will update this review with more use. So far so good though.

Bought this for my daughter's DoE alongside the recommended compass which was more expensive but was a win-win. She chose the compact one recommended so I appropriated this one. I'll be honest, I only walk to the shops but if I ever get lost I know which compass I want to pull out and aim the cross-hairs at the nearest hill, measuring the inclination while seeing the bearing through the lens reassuring other shoppers that I know where home is.It's very well built and the lens is very clear. The price is very reasonable and you feel your getting a piece of engineering.

I own a couple other similar compasses, but this one is superior in construction. It's more accurate and better made, and I've ordered another one as a backup. It's good value for the money.The clinometer is interesting, but I have no use for it. Fortunately it is easy to remove, and the parts (the dial and two screws) can be saved in case I find a use later. Which I've done.

Got two of these for the kids to mess about with whilst we're walking and learn a bit about navigation along the way..... but not quite good enough really.The aesthetic and feel is pretty good, but it can be awkward to pack away and get out again. The viewing hole is also pretty restricted as it is dependent on the compass being almost exactly level - difficult to achieve when you're looking into it with one eye.Although the compass when used traditionally has a small bubble to assist with levelling - the reality is that it takes far too long to level off and move round to the correct orientation and even then it tends to overshoot and take time to settle.It's a shame really because it looks and feels nice - but let down by it's actual core requirement > an effective compass.

This was bought as a gift and was nicely presented and was in excellent condition. It was well received and they loved it.

Nice and versatile compass I hope I’m not going use it. (bought for emergency)