Cammenga Compass Military Grade Phosphorescent - Lensatic Compass Shock, Sand, and Waterproof, Tactical, Navigation - Made in The USA

I read a lot of good stuff about the compass before I bought it but I didn’t know it was made like things were made back in the 80s, to outlast your heirs and their heirs. Opening the clam needed some effort, very strong joints. Tough thick metal encasing a free floating liquidless compass with phosphorescent tick mark and looking window. All you have to do is flash a flashlight on the compass for 5 seconds & you can read everything in the dark. Closing the compass - brakes stop the compass stops rotating in stow away mode. Also no need for a ruler. The ring rotates in clicks 3 clicks 1 degree. Once you take angles from a map all you have to do is count clicks left or right to set declination. Directions are to the T accurate when I compared it to iPhone compass app. Amazing stuff really. Even if you don’t use one..nice collectible.

this is a very accurate instrument. i bought 2 as gifts for land nav for up and coming youg men. these compass were tested on a compass prover i made some time back using a brunton and a compass of this type.these compass were on the line, zero error.these do not have tritium which dies at about 10 years. the one i use, i bought in 1994 if i remember, and have carried it on countless deployments and training missions. i can not recommend a better compass for land nav. if you are doing surveying and money is tight, buy a detuck

This is a very well built compass, I do wish that I had bought the one made with tritium but unless you are trying to hide in the dark, just use a flash light. I really like how the dial is held in place when closed up to keep it from getting damaged. Also the dial moves smoothly and stops nicely.

Pouch fastener broken upon arrival. Seller ignored my concerns. Cammenga customer service offered the GI version pouch for $5. Four stars because the compass is good, as well as the Cammenga customer service. One star knocked off for pouch and seller ignorance.

It’s legitimate. I will buy again. Super cool and b@mb proof as they say. I didn’t realize it was such thick metal framing. Very pleased!

made in the USA, which is always a bonus. And it feels solid, like, you can tell it's built to last. Honestly, if you're into outdoor stuff, or just wanna feel like a badass, this compass is a must-have. It's the bomb, period. Seriously, cop one, you won't regret it.This review represents my personal opinion and experience with this product. I am not affiliated with the manufacturer or seller, and this review should not be interpreted as an endorsement or professional advice. Any reliance on the information provided is at your own risk.

I've never in my life needed one of these and never saw one. I started a job as a land surveyor. We use all high quality gps junk. I had to learn how to Orient myself so I could set up a total station. This compass and ranger beads really helps me when I'm standing in the middle of 2 lane country roads while the guy training me is watching tik Tok videos in the work truck. Thanks dorin

The media could not be loaded. I really wanted, and expected, to like this compass, but the one I received is essentially unusable. Two major problems. The first is that the supposed damping is clearly not functioning at all. See the video; I put this down with a bit of a twist, and the thing just spins for ages. I wanted to use this on a sailboat at sea, but there's zero chance of this ever settling enough to get a bearing on a landmark.The second problem, (see the second half of the video) is that the little magnifying lens that's supposed to let you read the dial while looking at the distant landmark just flops about; there seems to be no way to get it to take up a position and stay in place. Problem 2b is that there doesn't seem to be any way--even when holding it in place with my other hand--to get the lens at an angle that would let me look horizontally at a distant landmark and yet see down at a meaningful angle to see the compass disk markings. I didn't work all that hard on that last problem, as I knew this was a dud from them moment i saw the lack of damping. Sending it back and will have to pay half as much again for something else it seems.It does, however, appear to be very robust. I noticed that when the protection ring thing is folded up, it locks the compass card so it won't get damaged by being flung around. So, in fairness, I gave it five stars in the durability category.