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Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2025
I’m just gonna come out and say it. This thing does not suck sure it’s Bill quality is pretty cheap and it’s nothing but a plastic copy of the standard military lensatic compass. It’s made of plastic, but I’ve had cheap metal ones that don’t work nearly as as well as this one does. It’s functional with an accurate bezel and needle, clear magnification and fairly high-quality printing as far as the markings are concerned. No one was more surprised than me so yeah you can get a metal one for 20 bucks but it won’t work as well as this one. It will be much heavier and you pack too.Now I wouldn’t go out into the bush relying on this to save my life, but I dare say if it was your only option you could be in worse hands. My standard kit includes a high-end Silva baseplate compass and an actual model of this that I kept from the army both of those do different things so if you’re orienteering, you’ll want a map compass. If you’re way pointing and need precise azimuth, this thing will do you better. It does have a straight edge on one side for mapping on one side, not all of them do.Note: the basil is a soft plastic that uses a metal detent to click off degree markers. I expect that to wear down pretty quickly so you will no longer get positive clicks on the bezel. And the inclinometer is a simple pendulum type with no lock so you won’t get a precise siding unless two people are around where one can sight and the other can read the scale on the bottom.So no, I wouldn’t use this on your first day of BUDS, but in a pinch, you might be surprised at how good this thing would work. Great training, compass for kids accurate enough that they don’t get frustrated but cheap enough that you don’t care if it gets damaged if this thing came with a case, I would be tempted to give it five stars even but I would still need to make sure it is only in comparison with the price.I went on a bit, but I’ve compared the readings of this from really expensive compasses and it is accurate and it is precise and I am a little shocked. But the build quality is such that it might not hold up. But for $14, I don’t think you can do better as a beginner compass. It’s also significantly lighter than my metal beast of the same design. When I take my grandkids out on their first real hike, this is actually going to be used in a practical real world manner.
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