Coghlan's Compass – for Hiking, Camping, Survival & Orienteering – Map, Deluxe Map, Lensatic, Liquid-Filled, Pocket, Wrist, Trail, Carabiner, Pin-On & LED Navigation Tools

This is one of the best of the inexpensive compasses and I have many to use for backups to GPS and boat compasses. It is very tight when closed, the light is very good and you must hold the button to keep it on so as to not waste batteries. My favorite feature is the magnifying glass lid that is very good quality for this price range. When the lid is lifted, you can use the magnifying glass for anything. Of course it would light a fire in an emergency as well. I believe that many products from Taiwan are more of the better type Japanese quality products rather than Chinese quality. I synced this compass with an iphone compass and also a $50 Silva Ranger and they were within 1/2 degree of each other. Amazing what you can buy for less than $10.00 !

Got this to be able to following a bearing in the dark. I do NOT go far in the dark, but a short walk from the tent for midnight needs can be scary without a lighted compass. By using the the rotating bearing indicator in the compass during daylight I can set a bearing to see and use in the dark with the light. That is why I give this more like 4 starts than 1 overall. But if I want to tell someone what my bearing was, I rate this below 1 start. The markings are mirror-image from what is needed for the compass needle to point at the correct marking under north when the compass body is aligned to line of travel! It's a shame. The markings seem VERY accurate, even compared to my pocket transit or sightings on benchmarked landmarks. But as it is, I have to know that if the north arrow is directly over the "W" for 270 degrees, I need to convert that to 90 degrees for the actual "E" direction of travel. It works for what I most need it to do. But I'm sad that it is backwards. I would rate it 5 stars if it did NOT have that fault.

I love the light up feature. When in low light, you can press the button and it lights up. The light button can stick on, but if you test it out before hand, you can fix that by moving the metal tab.

It appears that the compass points North, which is a good start. I bought this for an England tour involving a lot of walking, including in the city of London. I am a bit 'directionally challenged' so wanted to go prepared. The packaging on back indicates the compass takes a battery replacement #389F 1.55V. The box includes 2 of these batteries. They are too big for the battery compartment (by a lot.) The instruction picture is for a completely different-looking battery compartment. (Note: must be a newer model? Not only, can you not get one battery in the compartment, you definitely cannot get 2. I even opened the case, reluctantly because I did not want to damage the compass, and the compartment underneath is still too small for 2 389F batteries. I searched "Rufus" here for battery requirements. The Rufus reply was the battery required was CR2032, a totally different battery. Since I don't know what time of day/night I will need to consult my compass, this is a major slip-up. I ordered the CR2032 battery for it. It is even bigger and certainly does not fit. It is also a 3V battery. So not only did the manufacturer get it wrong, but the Amazon AI-bot got it wrong also. Back it goes.

Package covered in dust and oil. Compass seems decent, lightweight, night illumination feature does not work currently due to corroded batteries inside, i cleaned it up and now need to purchase two SR1131 batteries.

This really covers what I needed. The light really helps if the forest is thick or if it's getting dark. The magnifying cover makes it easy for me to read it at a glance. I can attach it to the strap of my backpack easily.

Lighted compasses are very hard to find, if you're only planning to sue it during hunting season. My dad has one and loves it. I bought one for my father in law (has yet to receive it). The You have to open the lid to turn on the light, kind of a drawback, but prevents it from being turned on and off all the time in your pocket.

Was just what I was looking for and worked great until it stopped working after a few short months! The needle just stopped rotating. I kept this in my work truck so I can determine what direction the prevailing wind will be coming from when I set my Porta-Potties in wilderness locations for weddings, photo-shoots, family camping, etc.. This compass sets in my truck in the too-small-for-my-cell phone cubby in the dash of my truck. One day the needle would no longer move. I don't know if it was from the heat, got to over 112deg few days (no AC). Or the constant movement of riding in my truck. Either way, it quit working way too soon. So not too impressed with this item. I really liked the size and function of this compass, until it broke!

die eingebauten Batterien sind leer, eine anleitung fehlt, der batterietausch ist tricky, weil das batteriefach unter einer geriffelten gehäuseoberfläche verborgen ist. öffnet man die falsche öffnung unter dem taster sind die batterien nicht zu entnehmen und der taster kann kaputtgehen. also gleich batterien mitbestellen: SR1131 LR54 SR54 V390

Easy to read and the light is a useful feature. Protected by its cover. Just what we wanted.

The compass is a good size, the light makes it handy if it's dark and so far we are happy with it.

Item as describe but a few degree off but ok for the price

Does it's job well, great as a back up or "E" kit