Now THAT is a review. No nonsense. No propaganda/advertising.Thanks you, sir. Just ordered one and looking forward to meeting it, on Friday! Thought I'd check some reviews. Thank you for this. Can't believe some of the previous reviews I have watched on this instrument, on youtube. This is what I was looking for.

The addition of the degrees on the rotating bezel does make this an improvement over a, say, Cammenga lensatic. Also, the bezel is free moving rather than clicked, and the degree scale is accurate to the degree, rather than to 5 degrees, all of which are pretty big improvements. The clinometer is a tiny bit useless for hiking and orienteering (maybe only useful to measure the height of things). But the one thing that's missing from most compasses is the see through capsule with reference parallel lines, like you can see on all baseplate compasses, which make them ideal for map work.

The thing that makes those great compasses is how easy they are to use with the lens eye piece. I had to go into the deep dark mountains around my states that is the one I would take over all the others I have and I have many. They are a good value and low price for a great compass.

I actually just recently ordered this compass off amazon. I love it already, it's so thorough

#LIKE19. Excellent high quality compass unlike the cheap button compass, good to have in kit! Have a wonderful day.

By two minutes I was "I have to have this!!!!" Love the snow! The back baring feature is so great

Great vid and info. Thanks for sharing

Can't go wrong for a tenner, looks great, all the best mate 👍 Skye

It’s heavy because it’s made of cheap zinc, instead of aluminum which is both much lighter yet much stronger, tougher than zinc.

I got that compass it's pretty nice and relatively very inexpensive compared to other models out there.

Great info Nigel

I got mine a couple of months ago. I absolutely love it. I also have a Silva Ranger and a Garmin GPS.

Hello Nigel, I keep looking at them myself , I have an old U.S one dated from the sixties I still use . For a tenner a tenner online this new one is worth a try. Atb Nigel have a good week . Cheers , Darren.

A very good review and for ten pounds a very good price too thanks and atb..

Hi Nigel great review it looks great thanks for sharing, I have a similar collection of various compasses too one is none and all that 😉 Take care mate Roo

I used an exactly the same compass into the woods. It works like a sharm if you know what's you're doing.

Nice my friend Bushcraft Prepper

Hi Dumitru. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. I have just examined my compass once again and yes the black section is not much use as it is very difficult to read. You seem to have obtained a compass which is not as well made as mine. The problems you describe are not present in my compass. Perhaps your compass was made by another manufacturer. May I suggest that if your compass fails when it is new that you get rid of it and buy one that will last in the field. I have also made a number of map reading/navigation videos for beginners that are avaialable on my channel. I hope this is of use. stay safe. best wishes. Nigel

Thanks for the review, it's very useful. Do you know the purpose of the "reading lens or prism" located above the aiming line and how you would use it? Thanks

Hi. Just found your videos. Informative & clear. I have one of these exact compasses, the instruction manual that comes with it is vague to say the least. i am confused as to what the markings are from left to right on the sighting glass & as I mentioned already, the instruction manual is useless. Do you or anyone else have any idea how these markings are used?

Sir. Just saw ur video. By the way, very well done! I'm interested in how to identify the magnetic variation that I'm told is in all compares? Is there a field test that can be performed?

This is a copy of a much more expensive compass. It resembles a Francis Barker (UK) except maybe the inclinometer. For someone who wants to experiment a cheapo makes sense. They all point to magnetic north. It isn't like the cheapest are pointing the wrong way. You can check it against the North Star. The good ones are built better, but some are up to $500£. Your review was interesting, thanks from the US.

How you use the spider lines, for measuring angles or distances? I find for, but I don't find any information about these lines. I have the same compass model/issue. The graduation are single, ten lines at right and left of a major cross line with two little triangles for alignment. But what is the value for each step? are they on mils, or degrees?

Not the needle compass, but the bearing adjuster does not rotate. Is this a flaw or what am I doing wrong? Thank you.

Hi, First, I want to let you know that I am learning about land navigation (almost 0 knowledge). But, in my opinion it is a waste of money. At least mine. First, when I open it and I put it on a flat surface, is wobbling. At the back, the informations are written black on black wich make the reading almost impossible. The clinometer is also wobbling. I tighten the screws but the other part can't be because they install it without using screws. The aluminium bezel can be pulled out easily and the fluorescent disk fell off. The metric ruler from the side is 2mm short on the entire marked length. The markings on the disk are accurate on the left side but 2mm short on the right side. I didn't check the clinometer. Overall, heavy aluminium alloy case, maybe aluminium bezel and the rest is plastic

hi thanks for the video, do yoy have any details on the name of tge compass and where i can get it from please?

What is wrong with GPS and Google maps? Anyway, just kidding, silva make good compasses, I still have my one from my uni days. For the general public a compass is pretty worthless I would have thought, in the event of some major crisis what is one going to do with it?

nice compass but the accuracy doesn't come close to the Suunto MC2 .... Try it you won't be dissapointed

Is the compass accurate? 🤔

These China clones are cheap copies of a great german precision compass, the WilKie Meridian from the 1930ies. Is was one of the first compasses with a thermoelastic capsule to prevent bubbles. It was manufactured with small changes until a few years by Kasper & Richter an now as a cheap copy with an lens system instead the real prismatic system. Price of the original k&f was around 120€. And yes, you're right, even the copy is good.

Cammenga is the best compass

Oi Bom dia

These are not accurate, I believe I got pretty much the same one. Made in china, basically a ripoff of a Cammenga. If you use this outdoors and you are navigating over long distances more than say 10km the deviation will be huge.

This is made of cheap weak and brittle zinc instead of aluminum. The compass itself is cheaply made, inaccurate and certainly not dependable. This is also certainly not a Uk military compass. It’s a cheap Chinese knockoff of a camenga.

I'd rather stay with suunto..this china made compass is unrealiable