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Cammenga Official US Military Tritium Lensatic Compass, Accurate Waterproof Hand Held Compasses with Pouch for Hiking Camping Navigation Survival Backpacking Orienteering

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  • MILITARY GRADE - Cammenga's Tritium Lensatic midnight black hiking compass has been trusted by the US Military, making them the ultimate choice for reliability and accuracy.
  • TRITIUM LIGHTING - Each camping compass is equipped with 7 tritium micro lights, providing illumination for over 12 years without the need for recharging, ensuring visibility in low-light conditions.
  • GLOW IN THE DARK - Tritium microlights illuminated tactical compass provides non-battery light for 12 years. Carry this compass for hiking which is the top US military grade compass.
  • TOUGH NUT - This navigation compass features a shockproof and damage-resistant design. It is also waterproof and sandproof, ensuring durability and reliability for all outdoor activities.
  • COMPLETE PACKAGE - The survival compass comes with a waterproof pouch, lanyard, warranty, instruction booklet, and clam shell storage case, providing everything you need for navigation.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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Customers like the quality, ease of use, pouch and carrying case of the navigation compass. They mention it's extremely well made, reliable and functional. They appreciate the value, accuracy, and brightness. However, some customers report issues with the movement and markings. They say the needle card hardly moves and the degrees markings are difficult to see.

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369 customers mention312 positive57 negative

Customers like the quality of the navigation compass. They say it's extremely well made, reliable, and functional. The case is made of aluminum with a good solid lid and a great locking mechanism. Customers also mention that it'd be a nice addition to any collection.

"...These compasses are capable of saving your life. learn to use it properly, jut remember.....When technology fails......!" Read more

"...this as a tactic and not an honest mistake. The Phosphorescent compass is good quality and I have no complaints about it but it is not what..." Read more

"...Again, reliable in any conditions.So what do you give up vs a flat plastic map compass.....1.) The flat plastic protractor...." Read more

"...and I wouldn't trade it for anything else; if you're looking for a reliable and functional compass, especially during nighttime adventures, this..." Read more

97 customers mention78 positive19 negative

Customers like the brightness of the navigation compass. They mention the tritium was incredibly bright, the Tritium Lensatic always illuminates, and the glow is faint but useful. They say the comPASS is well made and the tri-tium markings are bright at night. The luminescent lines and dots are much brighter than what they remember from their service time, and it stays bright through the night.

"...Built to be used and abused love the glow in the dark parts and not to bright" Read more

"...The tritium lensatic feature is nothing short of amazing...." Read more

"...It's bright and easy to see in the dark and of course does not require activation by a light like a phosphorescent model does...." Read more

"...tritium, which, while not bright enough to be a flashlight, is plenty bright enough to keep the dials lit constantly...." Read more

60 customers mention52 positive8 negative

Customers like the value of the navigation compass. They say it's a great buy, with great quality for the price. Some customers also mention that the needle gets stuck.

"...If you wander around in wilderness areas this compass is well worth the money. It came with a long neck lanyard and a canvas carrying case." Read more

"...Best price around and works as intended. This will be my main compass and other cheapies as back ups." Read more

"Liked the look and feel. Price is high." Read more

"...The quality is great for the price if it wasn’t for the needle getting stuck." Read more

43 customers mention40 positive3 negative

Customers are satisfied with the accuracy of the navigation compass. They mention it's super robust, accurate to within one degree, and easy to read. Some say that it feels like a precision instrument and that it has no miscalibration issues.

"...Precise. Super easy to get precise readings. Map compasses are not less accurate but harder to get precise readings from.2.) No fluid!..." Read more

"Exactly as promised. Brand new and a precision machine...." Read more

"...These compasses are very accurate & the coil induction dampening keeps the compass pointing true with very little "settling in" time...." Read more

"...The tritium glows brightly, very easy to read. I have had no miscalibration issues...." Read more

35 customers mention28 positive7 negative

Customers find the navigation compass easy to use. They mention that it has basic yet thorough instructions. Some say that it's simple and reliable, making it easy to navigate the course.

"...In short, this lensatic compass is a simple device that will last a long long time and give reliable, precise readings time after time...." Read more

"...there are videos about this for beginners and it's not overly difficult to learn the basics...." Read more

"...The compass comes with a new pouch and lanyard and basic yet thorough instructions for its use. Buy this one, forget all the others...." Read more

"...There were no instructions, no retail packaging, just the compass, the nylon bag, a single insert all stuffed 'neatly' in a plastic bag with a bar..." Read more

17 customers mention17 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the pouch that comes with the navigation compass. They mention it's handy, has a lanyard, and is allowed at Ranger School. Some mention it comes with a military case and canvas carrying case.

"...The included pouch is a nice touch, protecting the compass when it's not in use...." Read more

"...It came with a long neck lanyard and a canvas carrying case." Read more

"...The compass comes with a new pouch and lanyard and basic yet thorough instructions for its use. Buy this one, forget all the others...." Read more

"...Came with the standard pouch with the metal attachment clip...." Read more

18 customers mention4 positive14 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the movement of the navigation compass. They mention that the direction is off the pin, the needle moves constantly, and the internals do not move without rocking. Some customers also say that the dial does not free-float and the disk drags across one side.

"...moving part of the compass to tell direction is off the pin and doesn't move/spin freely...." Read more

"...article, but it does not have tritium illumination; the needle card hardly moves and when it does, it rarely points north..." Read more

"...The needle is frozen/stuck in one position and will not turn." Read more

"...the overall construction is true to the original, the movement of the dial is better and the illumination of the sighting line and dial is far..." Read more

17 customers mention5 positive12 negative

Customers find the markings on the navigation compass difficult to see. They also say the comPASS is incorrectly marked or counterfeit. Some customers also mention that the N and S indicator and directional arrow are barely visible.

"...No, it is not stamped all over like a billboard. If this is lost or captured you don't want "made in USA all over it...." Read more

"...I can barely see the N and S indicator and the directional arrow. The dial is not illuminated at all. I had a Tritium in the military...." Read more

"...Markings on the sides for measurements which is necessary when plotting courses on a map, guide wire allowing you to target specific things in the..." Read more

"Advertised as tritium but phosphorescent and even that is lame and barely visible even after being exposed to bright lights" Read more

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I was puzzled by the negative reviews reporting some garbage knock-off so I went back and examined mine. This is definitely the same compass I used in mil land navigation - definitely USGI with the NSN which is why it only gets 4 stars. Anything military-issue is over-built, heavy, and depending on the item in question, gets a functionality grade of A- on the upper end (this compass, the Gore-Tex parka) or an F - only because we don't go to G, H, I, J...Z - to indicate greater degrees of suck. SO, YES this is the issued lensatic, Tritium gas charged model with the floating dial which locks to retain your last bearing. Good. The lanyard and the case both suck. Recommend buying the leather case for it sold by the Forest Service. The compass has a1K meter ruler on one side which is scaled for 1:50,000 MGRS maps making it pretty useless for USGS 7.5 minute maps (even in USGS UTM format which is 1K squares) because 7.5 minutes equates to 1:24,000. The less detailed MGRS scale allows a single page map to cover a more reasonable area but you have custom order your map from TOPO.COM in order to get MGRS. The common USGS map can be had from the USGS site although finding the grid you need is tedious; again US government website. (C+). The Tritium works provided your eyes have adjusted to the dark already and if you need glasses to read, bring those with you. The numbers are microscopic; government wisdom again. Enjoy with the confidence that this is the typically pretty-good-not-awesome-functioning issued item of high quality. Not spectacular, lasts forever, provides the best experience if you count paces with beads for 7 hours (in the era GPS/laser-guided bombs that can literally hit the front doorknob.)
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Calibaetis
5.0 out of 5 stars Accurate and sturdy design
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2024
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This dry, air filled compass with its copper induction-damping ring is far more reliable than liquid filled bezels. Cheaper, liquid filled compasses can and most likely will develop bubbles inside the compass which renders them useless and non-reliable. Bite the bullet. Pay the higher price and buy this compass. You’ll be glad you did. I bought two cheaper compasses before I learned my lesson.
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John14733
5.0 out of 5 stars I've used it extensively but it's hard to shoot an azmuth because of a darkening of the wall at the aiming point and my eyes jus
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2016
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This is the real deal!! I've wanted one for years but the price has been to high. I bought one at a garage sale almost twenty years ago for $5.00 it is a Korean war vintage non luminous by Fee & Stemwedel, I've used it extensively but it's hard to shoot an azmuth because of a darkening of the wall at the aiming point and my eyes just aren't that good anymore. I can't find a problem with this new compass by Cammenga. I've read the negative reviews and it seems to me that there is some kind of damage through shipping or people are expecting too much. With the exception of some Army vets it seems like people think this is suppose to be some kind of magic GPS. If anybody has doubts about what these are capable of in the right hands, let me enlighten you. I am a Viet Nam Army vet and served with a LRRP (Ranger) company. When I was new to the company one of our classes was Map reading, much more extensive than Advanced Infantry Training stateside. After the class we went out side where to the west there was a couple hill tops any where from two to three Clicks (Kilometers) away. We were told which one to shoot an azmuth to then compared numbers, as long as everybody was within three deg. or so our compass was a keeper. Our AO (area of operation) was in the central highlands. Sometimes the triple canopy and surrounding hills made it seem like twilight in the middle of the day. Our distance was recorded by dead reckoning and obvious terrain features. But where the compass came in handy was calling in our position or for gun fire support. We would climb a hill then our Team Leader would climb a tree and shoot some azimuths to hill tops or prominent terrain features and triangulate to get our position. Some guys were better than others at doing this and when calling in fire support you really had to know what you were doing.
To this day I like to go out with a map and compass and yes a 301 Foretrex and do some triangulating, get my position and then read the position off the 301 and see how close I am. If I'm within three hundred meters I'm good to go, that's about all you could expect in Nam and from the air three hundred meters isn't much. These compasses are capable of saving your life. learn to use it properly, jut remember.....When technology fails......!
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Harold
5.0 out of 5 stars Best one you can buy
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2024
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Miltary use this one. Built to be used and abused love the glow in the dark parts and not to bright
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troy pennington
1.0 out of 5 stars Bait and Switch?
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2023
Color: Olive DrabVerified Purchase
My wife ordered the compass for me as a gift in November for Christmas . Packing was as she expected so it was set aside as a present.
However when I opened it you can clearly see it is not what was paid for. I have read the compass written reviews and several other customers have had the same experience, enough so that I am concerned they do this as a tactic and not an honest mistake.
The Phosphorescent compass is good quality and I have no complaints about it but it is not what was paid for… please buyer beware… i uploaded a picture to show it is not hard to miss the labeling.
Sadly since she purchased in November by the time I received it we missed the return deadline, so please double check yours on arrival.
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troy pennington
1.0 out of 5 stars Bait and Switch?
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2023
My wife ordered the compass for me as a gift in November for Christmas . Packing was as she expected so it was set aside as a present.
However when I opened it you can clearly see it is not what was paid for. I have read the compass written reviews and several other customers have had the same experience, enough so that I am concerned they do this as a tactic and not an honest mistake.
The Phosphorescent compass is good quality and I have no complaints about it but it is not what was paid for… please buyer beware… i uploaded a picture to show it is not hard to miss the labeling.
Sadly since she purchased in November by the time I received it we missed the return deadline, so please double check yours on arrival.
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old81bmw
5.0 out of 5 stars Cammenga 3H Civilian Contract model
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2012
Color: Olive DrabVerified Purchase
I was one of those guys who served in the the early 70's and trained on a similar lensatic compass with basically the same specs as the current (1992+) contractor (Cammenga.) Here's some caveats...

1. Tritium is not a neon glow which backlights your compass and can serve as an emergency flashlight or locator beacon. Only the basic indicator lines and East and West markers glow - faintly. The picture that most vendors (and Cammenga as well) use to illustrate the 3H Tritium lighting is grossly exaggerated.

2. Whoever posted "my compass was made in 1977" didn't bother to take the time to fact-check with the manufacturer. The date code on my Cammenga compass is 12-01-77. Per Cammenga, this indicates it was manufactured in January of 2012. The "77" is a standardized code indicated it was made for civilian market distribution. Simple as that.

3. Make sure you're capable of either learning, or are already skilled at the use of a lensatic compass. When you take a sighting it doesn't get held out in front of you, it goes up on your cheek. Also, if you suffer from any sight issues, as I do with reading glasses, bifocals, etc, you might have difficulty using the magnifying glass viewer. Using a lensatic compass with eyeglasses is a bit tricky. It's not designed for old guys who can't read their newspaper without 'playing the trombone' to sight in the print..

4. The Cammenga 3H is the gold standard for compasses. Anything less is a dangerous compromise. Can you do without the Tritium? Sure. Until you need it.

5. Cammenga offers some great map & compass / orienteering resources, as does the US Army, for free. Don't pay for reprints which are available online for free. After all, your tax dollars helped to pay for the Army field manuals... why not use them? Simply Google "US Army Field Manual for [xyz subject]." There's lots of sources out there. Save yourself $15 bucks on a reprinted book.

6. The vendor who sold me the compass, OutdoorBunker.com, shipped it quickly and safely. Couldn't ask for more.

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Christine
5.0 out of 5 stars 🧭
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024
Color: BlackVerified Purchase
I was asked for a compass. I searched for a "real" one. He was amazed at it and loved his gift. His words, "Now that's a real one!"
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G.A.Wallace
1.0 out of 5 stars Beware
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 25, 2024
Color: Olive DrabVerified Purchase
Item received was not a branded Cammenga lensatic compass.
It didn't have any markings or printed batch number on the compass hood.
Was it any good as a compass?
Who knows, I'm certainly not going to risk getting lost on a walk because of an inferior build (especially when I've paid for the real thing).
This one is only slightly better than my Eurohike lensatic which was 1/6 of the price.
For what I'm paying I want to know it's a reliable compass.
Back it goes...
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GG
5.0 out of 5 stars Works great
Reviewed in Canada on September 3, 2018
Color: BlackVerified Purchase
Tritium: The one I received was dated 17-12. The radioactive tritium is a bit spooky, but really cool. I know it will fade over the years, but currently it provides enough lumination to read the dial in the dark. I don't personally need tritium, but this was cheaper then I could get a phorporous one.

Weight: The compass is lighter than I expected it to be, which is a good thing.

Fit and finish: The is a little bit of black paint missing at hinge. Also opening it up fully, it's not perfectly level, or maybe even along the bottom. The 0 graduation mark looks like it wasn't milled the same and is a little harder to make out compared to others. Maybe that's intentional? The hinge is currently working great. The scale marking do match up with a 1:50000 map. I personally care more about performance then fit/finish, but at this price range some might expect perfection.

Accuracy: To test this a did four readings of the goal posts from the corner of a socket field, and uses Google maps satalite view to look up their location. After figuring it all out I got errors of -0.4, -0.5, 0.4, 0.7 deg. That's a pretty good result and might even be a bit of a fluke. But point is its accurate, and I have no hesitations trusting it.

You can use this directly with a map if it's orientated correctly, or if you use the bezel, but I'm waiting for a protractor with these millirad units before taking it with me. Would be nice if it came bundled with something.
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Molon Labe
5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest navigation tool I've bought for a long time...
Reviewed in Canada on January 15, 2014
Color: Olive DrabVerified Purchase
This compass is one of the best navigation tool i've ever bought...

Keep in mind that GPS signals from satellites aren't available anywhere/everywhere and are always subject to being intercepted or jammed when a war begins or solar blasts erupts.
When GPS batteries are going down or if you're in an area where satellites are not available, you'll be glad to have this alternative tool.

U.S. Military made this compass with quality in mind when they've pass the contract to Cammenga. They didn't went with the lowest bidder and so this is one of the most expensive compass you can buy but there's a good reason for it.

Frame is made from good quality aluminium and the housing is waterproof. CAMMENGA lensatic compasses slow the needle via induction dampening and avoid the problems associated with liquid fill. So it's ready for operations in our Canada's cold temperature! The lighting from the tritium is made to glow for around 10 to 15 years without being exposed to light. This is perfect for night navigation.

If you're an amateur or professional hiker, survivor, police or military and need a good compass you'll keep for all your life and pass to your grandchildren, this is the best compass to buy.
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Kindle Customer
1.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy this compass
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2024
Color: Olive DrabVerified Purchase
Came from Delhi. The bezel was extremely hard to rotate . It is supposed to turn one click for every 3 degrees of rotation. I could hardly move it,! The north needle was very unstable - the slightest movement made it oscillate backwards and forwards for ages. Not fit for purpose. It was completely useless. I sent it back the same day. I suspect it is a cheap knock off.
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Neftalí Uco
4.0 out of 5 stars Artículo funcional , aún no compruebo las características de acuerdo a la publicación
Reviewed in Mexico on May 23, 2020
Color: BlackVerified Purchase
De entrada me gusto falta probar que cumpla con las caracteristicas técnicas
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