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Review on 🧭 SUUNTO A-30 Compass: Your Perfect Recreational Hiking Companion with Luminescent Markings for Low Light Conditions by Ray Sheptock

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great little compass Easy to read in the dark Magnifying glass larger than most other compasses

Fast delivery. This is the A30 NH USGS model as described by the seller. At a slightly lower price than other vendors selling the Model A-30 compass. Excellent base compass, highly recommended if you don't need or want a compass with a longer base plate. It has everything you need including a built in fixed magazine. Declination correction scale that is quite easy to use. IMHO, adjustable wizard. The declination function is greatly overrated. Simply measure your bearing on the map with the compass protractor feature while setting the map bearing on the compass scale. Then if your magician. Declination 9°W, rotate until the magnetic pointer points to 9°W. on the magnetic declination scale (not on the N, i.e. not aligned with the alignment arrow), then hold the compass still and readjust (turn) the compass ring (bezel) so that the letter N is at the top of the die Needle. This also moves the orientation arrow so that it is located under the magnetic field arrow. Or, if your magnetic field declination is 7° East, rotate it instead until the magnetic field needle points to 7° East. on the east side of the declination scale of the fixed magnetic field. Then reattach the compass bezel as described above. Tip: Rotate the bezel counter-clockwise for western magnetic declination. Rotate the bezel clockwise for East declination. Additionally, the bezel has high-contrast black gradations on a white background that are easy to read and glow fairly brightly in the dark, better than most when charged with a bright flashlight. Compass accuracy is 2.5˚.A-30 NH USGS (USGS). [Sunto No. SS0121 00013], which has an inch ruler, a map scale of 1:50,000 and 1:24,000 miles used on USGS maps;

Pros
  • Stylish and modern design
Cons
  • Slightly wrinkled