Rothco Black Tacticale Engineering Lensatic/Marching Compass

by Rothco

• ALUMINUM
• LIQUID FILLED
• DRY TYPE / EACH ON A BLISTER CARD
• 17X5.9X2.1cm ALUMINUM CAST CASE
• PP GLASS / SIDE RULER
• MAGNIFYING GLASS

Product Description

Rothco Black Tacticale Engineering Lensatic/Marching Compass

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B003XOP0OQ
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,230 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for daytime usage, but not at night w/o a flashlight. December 15, 2008

By M. Woody

Color Name:Black|Size Name:One Size

This is a fairly nice daytime compass, but don't plan on using it at night without a strong flashlight since the indicators are only marginally phosphorescent. They are not "florescent" (lights in an office) or "neon" (tubes in a sign) as described by some sellers. Other sellers say it has a "florescent (non-radioactive) needle for moonlight reading". I recently tested it under the nearest and brightest full moon of the year and the only way to read this otherwise fine compass at night is to have a flashlight. Hope this helps.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Lensatic Military Marching Compass October 20, 2007

By Hoot

Color Name:Black|Size Name:One Size

This is a very fine training instrument. It also would fit well in in a basic survival kit. Nothing Fancy ,it has a declination adjustment ,a good bearing line ,the fluid dampening is also very good. It dose not have luminous markings on it so you have to use a flashlight with it in the dark. I would have no problem navigating with it and a good chart (map). The shipping cost more than the compass.

28 of 33 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Lower quality than I expected September 20, 2008

By Kyle Randall

Color Name:Black|Size Name:One Size

I'm not sure what the story is with the 5-star reviews listed here. Maybe they got a different product. I tested this out five times in the same spot while out hiking (got it out of my pocket, opened it up and leveled it to find magnetic north, then closed it and put it back in my pocket) and it pointed four slightly different directions. My old Silva clear plastic compass, on the other hand, pointed the same exact direction each time. To its credit, this compass was apparently correct on the two occasions when it agreed with itself.

In a survival situation, this compass would be better than not having one, but that's all I can say for it.