Customer Reviews

407 BLACK TACTICAL MARCHING COMPASS

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

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.

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.

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.

I don't think the reading on this is accurate at all because it doesn't give the correct orientation of my house. I verified this another compass as well. Besides it looks really cheap. Of course for the price I cannot expect anything sophisticated, but it should at least point correctly to North. I would not trust this one to find directions if you need to do so on a hike, camp etc.

I bought this after reading the previous reviews. This compass was a disappointment at first sight. The needle barely moves, and it doesn't always point to the same 'north'- you can't really trust it with your life can you?

Also, the packaging was pretty lousy, as if it was opened ten times before.

This is the same type of compass I trained with for orienteering during my high school ROTC days. When I decided I wanted a compass for an upcoming trip, I searched for comparable models at a couple of stores.

I found a number of chintzy plastic models that cost nearly twice as much at the big box store, and I found a nearly identical model for six times as much at the army surplus store.

Even without orienteering experience (I'm having to reteach myself) this is a sturdy, reliable compass that anyone can use.

This compass first of all is plastic instead of the metal ones I am used to in the military. Most importantly the magnet they have used for this product is a very very weak magnet. Took at least four attempts to orient the device to finally get a reading of north on it. For 8$ I got what I paid for; If you want the item that the military uses save yourself the trouble and go to the surplus store in your area. Lesson learned

I needed a good compass FAST for a Scouting project for my son. Searching through all the different ones out there, i came across this one. Two things attracted me to this - fuctional product that demonstrates how a compass works, and the great price. At less than $2.50, tied with all the features, this compass fit the need perfectly! It arrived quickly and enabled me to cover the topic i needed to cover for the Scout meeeting. Kids loved figuring out how it works!!

I bought this as a backup to my Sunto. This is not your cheap discount sports store lensatic compass. The material quality is on par with products in the $100 range. There is no play in the hinge parts, and lens isn't just a cheap piece of plastic like I am used to seeing in other cheap compasses. This is a killer deal!

Don't think its of a great quality as anticipated.
You get what you pay for....
It's not super accurate either and looks fancy from the outside....