SharpSurvival Military-Grade Glow-in-The-Dark Compass – Waterproof Metal Navigation Tool for Camping, Hiking, Hunting, Survival & Orienteering – Compact & Lightweight

Small works great for emergencies. Can place in the glove box

For some reason I have a newfound obsession with compasses, understanding them mostly but very much influenced by the "deeper meaning" of a compass: "You're never lost" or "Wherever you go, there you are" or something to that matter. A compass, and this lightweight, larger than I'd like to be (I wanted to make a necklace to be aesthetically pleasing and functional, which by the way, is almost impossible to find), but with leather cord and my imagination, I can make it wearable, like a talisman, which I have many of that have significant affects on my daily life. I play with it all of the time walking around a store just enjoying "knowing where I am" or hearing Moana in my head singing "Come what may, I know the way...". I have no camping or exploration background other than local state parks, but it has a different meaning to me and if I'm even in a situation where I'm actually physically lost, it's accuracy and the glow in the dark feature will make it much easier to be "found". Compass doesn't work for being lost in the heart and mind, unfortunately.As I had mentioned I was happy to see the top was blank and the logo was on the back, so if I wear it, I can engraved it to personalize it( most likely a quote from Moana, and then the heart symbol, yeah I'm more in love with that Movie than my 4 year old), but I need to practice first being new to engraving, polishing, all things I use to make polymer clay beads and pendants for jewelry I make myself. I take on way too many art projects, the downfall of having a creative mind. It's more of a curse than a gift.I thought it would be more like a pocket watch and have a button to snap it open, but it's not a deal breaker. I wouldn't give it a bad review or 1 star over something so minimal, which I've noticed a lot of negative reviews over the dumbest things. It's rude in my opinion. At the very least "I was able to return it for a full refund, despite my lack of use for it because I thought it would be more like an iPhone and have a digital GPS and also sync all of my maps..." Seriously, waste less time on saying "IT SUCKS!" and more time solving the idiot problem you have.Love it! I really do feel like I always know where I am in relation to the rest of the world. It's almost like a social network, allowing me to pinpoint my location in regards to where the Dalai Lama is or where my package from Amazon is coming from according to it's magnetic pull to the north(even though it's not "true north").So worth the more than reasonable price!

I started out to say this item was Basic. Fact is, it worked better than I thought. I took it on a 3 month hike through the desert southwest, and I only got lost 16 times. I kept trying to call my friend to find me on his compass to come find me, but I guess he didn’t have Find My loaded as an app on his. Thankfully this compass pointed me to a very high peak on the horizon, and I was able to climb up and look into the distance to see a small town. So I used the compass to find my way back down and was able to walk an imaginary line to the outskirts of town where I was picked up by a passing tree surgeon. I owe my life to this little beauty!! I would have given it 5 stars but I couldn’t get a cell signal on it. After nearly 3 1/2 mo in the desert wandering, I could really go for a pizza.

This compass arrived without damage and works as designed. Just a couple of instructional notes.1] The loop is not a handle. Do not hold or pull on it when trying to open the case.2] Opens easily if you hold by the bottom of the compass and lift the lid at the location of the offset. No, this isNOT a dent.3] Turn the outside dial to line up the N with the red N on the inside dial. Hold level and the needle willALWAYS point North. Turn the whole compass so that the N's are lined up with the arrow. This is a compassand the other directions on the dial are then accurate.4] Night use. Remember that the glow in the dark will only work if the open compass has been exposed to lightprevious to using in the dark. Align the outside dial as described in step 3.5] In the dark, you will see the outside dial, and the tip of the arrow. Also, the 2 glow in the dark spots on theinside face (no, they are NOT glue, plugs, or fuzzy spots) -they are glow-in-the-dark locators.6] Position the needle/arrow between the glowing dots and that is definitely north. Once you know North, youcan determine all directions. If not, perhaps you should not be operating a compass or hiking in the woods.This compass was definitely accurate used in this way. Mine arrived in perfect condition, was easy to open, no unexplained dots, and worked at night.

I bought two of these as stocking stuffers for my young explorers and wasn't expecting anything more than a toy. The compass itself, dials and graphics look great, but unfortunately the build quality is so awful it detracts from the design.One of the compasses I received was leaking oil and had a big air bubble as a result. My hands were covered in an oily mess just from taking it out of the box. The other compass has a small air bubble, which is a annoying to me but my kids won't care. Both also have some sort of debris in the oil. Hard to see in the photos, but really disappointing to see gunk floating around.I wasn't expecting much, but these didn't even make it above a low bar. I don't recommend buying these, even as a toy.Three stars for the design alone, it could be a fine toy with more attention to quality during assembly.UPDATE: Bought a replacement for the leaky compass so I could have two in time for Christmas. The replacement had the same issue, leaking oil and a big air bubble.