A-30 Compass: Compact, hiking compass with luminous markings in low light

Item as described. I use it often. Still working.

It's an all-around great compass. This is my 2nd A30 and my wife and I use them for orienteering (I have an AIM 6 too). The A30 is great for any time of hiking/trekking in combination with a map. Simple to use, solid build, and multiple scales make it a winner for me.

Easy to use very simple and stable. It worked great for the orienteering race. I can’t wait for the next race.

Good sturdy compass

I picked the Suunto A-30 because it's not made in china, price range and more important the brighter luminous and larger magnifying glass because I don't see well in low light. The Suunto A-30 is especially well made and is accurate as far as I can tell, absolutely NO bubbles, sturdy, and easy to use besides the red print. I like that the markings are on the backside of base for more accurate map measurements. Only 2 stars because the red print is impossible to read esp when it is in your hand, the only way to read the red print is with a piece of white paper behind the base. It would be better printed in black or darker red with thicker print. For me it is unreadable , UPDATE: I am finding the precision and quality of this compass impressive and added 2 more stars though it is very frustrating trying to read this shade of red and the thin print making declination easily mistaken. For a younger person that isn't color blind and has perfect eyesight this is a great compass in this price range.

No problems four mile hike off trail new place came back within 40 feet of my truck! The other two "men" with me said we would never find are way out. I couldn't stop laughing. It works great!! Always study before any test.

Delivered quickly. It is the A30 NH USGS model as described by the seller. At a slightly lower cost than other sellers selling the A-30 model compass. Great basic compass, highly recommended if you don't need or want a compass with a longer base plate. It has all the basics needed. Including a built in fixed mag. declination correction scale, that is quite easy to use. imo, an adjustable mag. declination feature is way overrated. Just measure your azimuth off the map using the compass protractor function, thereby setting the map azimuth on the compass dial. Then if your mag. declination is 9˚ West, turn until the mag needle points at 9˚West on the mag declination scale ( not at the N, that is - not aligned over the orienting arrow), then hold the compass stationary and readjust (turn) the compass ring (bezel) so that the N is at the point of the needle. Which will also move the orienting arrow to be beneath the mag needle. Or if your mag declination is 7˚East, instead turn until the mag needle points at 7˚ East on the east side of the fixed mag declination scale. Then reset the compass bezel as described before. Hint : for West mag declination turn the bezel ccw. for East mag declination, turn the bezel cw. Plus the bezel is high contrast black graduations on a white background, it's easy to read, and it glows quite brightly in the dark, better than most, after being charged with a bright flashlight. The compass is rated as being accurate to 2.5˚. A-30 NH USGS (U.S. Geological Survey). [Suunto no. SS0121 00013], that has an inch ruler, 1:50000 & 1:24000 miles map scales used on USGS maps ;

Great!

Ease of use and portable

Merci!

Good quality compass. Will find it very useful for what I'll be doing. The distance ruler for 1:50000 and 1:24000 maps is my favourite feature. Four stars because it looks like it is not liquid filled like the package says.

Really wanted to like this product as it’s made in Finland but it broke within a year. Trying to find a way of returning it is also a battle.

Se ve bien, funciona muy bien y se ve de muy buena calidad 👌🏻