TurnOnSport Orienteering Compass - Advanced Scout Compass for Hiking, Camping, and Backpacking - Best Survival Gifts for Kids

Item arrived quickly and works as promised.

Works great and is lightweight

I have been spending more time hiking lately and having a compass seemed like a good idea.When I go on hikes, I keep my phone with my keys and power bank altogether in my hydration pack. I do not want to chance having my phone in my pocket and have it drop in swamp water on the trail. Having said that, my phone was my primary source for orienting myself on the trail.Since I no longer use my phone I wanted something that doesn’t need batteries or a GPS signal to work. Hence, the basic compass.As a test, I went on a 6 mile hike with my group and we only used my compass when we went on new trails. It worked perfectly and it was easy to read. I have to admit, there was something a little special using an analog compass. It’s quite satisfying and I highly recommended it.The overall construction is nice and the color was vibrant (I selected the orange variant). It is super lightweight and compact, so throwing this in the pack was a no brainer.If I had a complain, it would be speed. The needle seemed to lag a little bit until it found north, but I’m not sure if it’s the needle or I’m just not used to old school tech.Summary: nice and cheap tool for a hiker that doesn’t want to drag more batteries out to the trails.

Great compass my son loved it! Works and always points north!

as advertised. Great quality and value for the price

Almost as good as the old Silva compasses of my youth. Bezel is a bit stiff, but otherwise very good. Liquid filling steadies the needle nicely.

Great little, inexpensive compass. Does what it should, nothing fancy. The ability to adjust magnetic variation/declination is critical and hard to find at this price point.Will it last forever? Does it hold up as well as expensive units? Probably not quite. But it's held up well to some abuse (backpacking and mountain biking excursions, it's my backup nav system should my GPS fail) so far. And at this price I'm happy to buy another if it lasts even a few years.Unless you're doing advanced navigation tasks - and instead you just need a basic compass (with settable mag variation/declination) - here's your next purchase.

I tested it out and I found that the compass is inaccurate. Usually about 15 to 25 degrees off where north really is.Also it needs a COMPLETELY flat surface to be somewhat functionally.Cool markings for maps but they are kinda pointless if the compass itself is inaccurate.