Mini Outdoor Map Measurer: Aluminum Alloy Distance Calculator for Camping, Hiking & Cycling – Bnineteenteam Mapping Tool Review

I was in a hurry and decided I was going to take a chance at this price. Should have read one star reviews from others who thought so. Revain sells a Scale Master for less than $25 that will conveniently do whatever you need it to do. It's worth the price. It's not like this.

Looks like a piece of crap out of the box. From there it gets worse. The wheel at the bottom, which you need to scroll around the map, will not move without STRONG pressure and will not roll on a smooth surface at all. Thought no matter how cheap it is I would give it a try. Not even worth trying for $0.05; Save money.

Much more complicated than it should be and there is no reset button. You have to reset it to exactly zero by hand, which isn't easy when it comes to scaling - it's a recipe for disaster. The product assumes a certain general scale, but does not give you a direct measurement in inches or centimeters. - So if you don't hit your sweet spot - you end up doing two conversions, choosing the manufacturer's scale, reducing to the standard measurement, and then converting to your scale instead of a…