Rothco Carabiner Zinc Compass

by Rothco

Product Features

• 110 MM Zinc Carabiner
• Dual Useage: Carabiner and Compass!
• 1 Included

Product Description

Rothco Carabiner Zinc Compass is a professional carabiner compass made of 110mm zinc.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001CW9G3C
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,561 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #61 in Sports & Outdoors > Accessories > Electronics & Gadgets > Compasses

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY, July 20, 2009

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D. Hogan (MI, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rothco Carabiner Zinc Compass (Misc.)

This thing is a piece of junk. I'm not sure what 'professional' would be using it, because it can vary as much as 20 degrees east or west of north. I bought it because it had good reviews, but clearly those reviewers must have had a different compass entirely. Don't waste your money!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Compass, August 5, 2009

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Jori Glenn - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rothco Carabiner Zinc Compass (Misc.)

Small compass clips easily to a purse or pack and is easy to read. Takes awhile to settle down, and doesn't work well in vehicles, but that seems to be the nature of small compasses.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Needle does not point north except by coincidence., June 26, 2010

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Z (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rothco Carabiner Zinc Compass (Misc.)

I really don't have very demanding needs in a compass. I need one for helping to navigate unfamiliar city streets, which means I just need to know--generally--which way north is. So despite the poor reviews for this one, I ordered it anyway. The form factor was right--really quite perfect for my needs, and I figured, how bad could it be?

It's bad. The clip part of the carabiner was bent when it arrived, and the compass surface was a bit scratched up--but I could live with those things. I'm not putting my compass in a fashion show. I cannot live with the fact that the direction it says is north is not north, except by coincidence. Sitting here in my living room, tapping it to make sure it isn't stuck (it's not), holding it as level as possible, tipping slightly at different angles to REALLY make sure it's not stuck, making sure there are no magnets or anything around it.... no dice.

I have another compass (one that's not very convenient for my upcoming trip) and it takes a moment to settle, but clearly indicates the direction I know to be north. I sat the two compasses on the same table and my old one worked, this so-called "professional" one did not, so I know it's not an environmental factor confusing it. It just plain doesn't work.