Very good review. Someone looking for a new compass couldn’t have a better guide.

I would absolutely put your face on your channel. What sets you apart is your communication skills. Many KZfaqrs in the same space ramble. You are very direct and consice. Build yourself up, not the brand. Just my opinion

Very informative. Thanks for posting!

Gold brother, love your work. Thanks again.

Great job thank you!

Really good, very informative I like using my Camenga always works and very durable. 75 dollers

Excellent video!!! I have several compasses. While I’ll use my Suunto MC-2 global mirrored version on a 7.5 minute angle USGS to draw and find bearings with the terrain, I still feel that my military Camenga lensatic compass is much easier to shoot an azimuth with AND… it’s more accurate when acquiring a sight target bearing than any other compass I’ve used now for the past 35 years. I’ve hiked the PCT twice and parts of the Great Divide trail in the Rockies. The Camenga is much more durable, precise and faster to attain a correct bearing.

For users of American USGS 7.5 minute angle topo maps, you want the compass with the 1: 124,000 scale and NOT the 1: 125,000 scale version.

I've watched for almost 7 minutes so far, and I don't think I've heard you mention the exact models of the compasses you're discussing. Watched to the end, and I didn't hear a mention of the exact models. That would've been useful info. Thanks.

Great video Thank you for doing this channel. I've never done compass / map reading before, so your guides are very usefull. Only thing I'm worried about is being "Lost" and trying to triangulate where I am. This really worries me. Not sure how to triangulate & hope I can do it right

The answer is Cammenga 3H.

Hi have a baseplate compass which dial line is not aligned with bazel north line 4 degree offset from north line. Looks like declaration of compass. How to fix this issue

Hi, I just want a compass, preferably liquid free, that can show accurately the direction of magnetic north WORLDWIDE, that lasts preferably a lifetime. Does such a compass exist? Thank you

I'm happy with my suunto mc2, it got me home numerous times doing the last 17 years. But hey that navigation courses, where can I join here in Denmark 🇩🇰 🤔

I have a Suunto MC-2 global and the magnetic needle sticks quite a bit. I’m constantly having to tap the dial until the needle finally comes to rest. Do you know if there is a way to fix this problem apart from chucking it in the bin? So unreliable it’s practically hard to trust this compass so I don’t use it anymore. It’s also out of warranty.

I think I'll stick with my GPS compass thanks all the same,

Here are some other facts about using a compass so fasten your seat belt this will be a rough ride for most people. So bare with me while I explain the FACTS. North and South lines all run straight, but east and west lines are curved, yes its true. All surveyors know this is true. A meridian must always be taken from the North or South but never from east or west. Picture the world not as a ball but as a flat disk and you will begin to understand why this is true. You can walk east or west straight up to around 3 miles after this you will begin to drift heading either northwest or northeast depending on how you started. People in high places in land management know this is true. Now why must a compass have a balanced needle? Well it does matter because the magnetic field is strongest in the north but weak in the south. Picture a huge magnet at the north pole on a flat disk and you will begin to understand. Now for the last fact that will blow your mind. There is no magnetic core at the center of the ball earth. Why not? Iron is none magnetic until it cools down on the surface of the earth. When metal is molten it has no magnetic field at all. If you doubt anything I said is true talk to a Surveyor and if he is honest he will agree with what I have just revealed to you.

I have an MC-2 and it's horrible, It sits in a drawer, I wouldn't even carry it as a back up compass.