SportneerCompass Hiking Survival Military Grade Waterproof Boy Scout Compass for Kids Gift Backpacking Camping Hiking Navigation

Very nice compass. Feature laden and sturdy. The case is not great, but the compass itself is fantastic.

Well built, sturdy, accurate & good looking

I bought this compass because the magnetometer/compass in my phone is terrible and always gives incorrect readings. This is an ordinary magnetic/mechanical compass. It has the usual features, a cover that protects it and when raised gives you an aiming line and a few notches that can be used to find object sizes if you know its distance, or distance if you know its size - not a direct read, some mathematical work required for this, the numbers table included in the manual, can be copied into your phone. There is also a bearing bezel. A little lens magnifies bearings for a more accurate reading. The manual says this little lens can be focused, but I did not find that to be true. For me, the lens works fine without my glasses on but is useless with them. Still, there is little point to this feature unless the compass is held steady and level on a table or tripod. Hand-held (because of wobble and tilt) the lens is no more accurate than merely looking down on the top of the compass disk. The manual also mentions a vertical angle measurement feature, but that is not available on this model.The metallic case is solid and protective. The glass cover is also protected, and the nylon case is fine. Overall a decent tool for the money.

This is a reliable compass.It’s easy to use.Great for a weekend camping trip or a day hike.

Nice quality, heavy duty and very legit!

A genuinely cool and what appears to be a solidly made military-style compass. It has great features that I really love. Sighting the compass is very easy, as is taking a bearing. I like the sighting lens that clearly shows the azimuth, the really cool leveling bubble, and the fluorescent dial and arrow. The carrying pouch is well-made and appears to be waterproof (or at least water-resistant) -- all in all this should have been a great purchase, and would have been except for one thing -- when I checked it against four other compasses,* I found that this compass is off by about ten-degrees, which in my opinion makes it worthless for any sort of serious navigation.*Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counselors there is safety. Proverbs 11:14Update -- 24 May 18 First let me say that my review was an honest appraisal, and it is a truly cool and what appears to be a solidly made military-style compass. I do love the many great features this compass has and it seems to be very easy to use. Quite frankly, I didn't (don't) need another compass, but I actually WANTED TO BUY this compass, as it reminded me of one that I had seen in a book. My initial tests -- which I conducted several times -- led me to the conclusion that their compass was off by about ten-degrees; per the request of the Sportneer Customer Satisfaction Team (in the comments section of this review) I intended to send them an e-mail detailing the problem I had with their compass. However before writing/sending their e-mail, I decided to go out and conduct the same tests that I had conducted earlier to test the accuracy of their compass. This time I came up with different results. Perhaps because this compass makes sighting and reading the azimuth so easy, I am mistaking accuracy for inaccuracy (most compasses are only graduated in two degree increments as opposed to one). Since it now appears that I may be the one in error, I am changing my review appropriately.

Great to use

Although I am giving the back pack 4 stars, I would definitely purchase it again and am very happy with it. First with what I like. I love all the storage space, there are a lot of pockets. I have another water pack from costco and I like this one a lot more because of all the extra storage space. I like that the pocket for the water bladder is separate and that it is lined with an insulating layer to keep your water cold. Ive only used it on 3 hikes so far, but the build and quality seem good, no signs of any seams coming loose and I do tend to put a lot of stuff in it.A couple things I didnt like, but were definitely not a deal breaker in any way. The bladder seems to not be the best quality, it took a couple washes to get the plastic taste and smell out of it. It also doesnt have a quick disconnect for the hose, instead you actually have to screw it into the bladder. This means that you need to keep the hose plugged in to fill it...if the hose is not in it, water will come out of the hole where it is supposed to go. A lot of bladders have quick disconnects so you dont have to worry about that. Also the part where you drink from is ok...but not my favorite. Its just different from my old one. I do like that you can squeeze it with your hands and a good amount of water will come out, for example if you want to wet your hands or pour some water on your head or something when hot. These can be solved by buying a separate bladder...but again its not a deal breaker for me and its not that much of a negative for me to even purchase a different bladder. All in all extremely happy with it, and for the price, I will be buying a second one.