Superb explanation of the MC2 compass features. I spent 30 years in the US Army, with much of it in the field or flying medevac helicopters and feel I know a thing or two about navigating with a map & compass. This video is simply outstanding and offers the clearest explanation of compass features & magnetic declination I've come across -- very well done! I would have liked to see more about using the clinometer, but this is hands-down a terrific video for everything else about this compass.
I've been wanting to get into multi-day trips in the rockies. Seems most people recommend this compass. I really appreciate the knowledge you've shared!
FINALLY! I've watched at least a dozen videos on this topic and this is the first one that actually explained the features of the compass. Most videos praised the Suunto MC2, but they don't get into the nitty-gritty. Thank you very much. I hope you get a million subscribers and get rich in the process!
Just bought Commenga and the military map and land navigation manual. Never really learned. I all of the sudden started feeling I had to learn,so I am taking the hint and trying. Thank you for your a service .
I have the Suunto MC-2 D, my kids and I are trying orienteering as an outdoor activity, and your thorough review of the compass was extremely helpful to both my kids... and myself. Thanks for the video!
Thank you very much Mea! I have watched many videos and my one complaint is that they do not offer any close ups of the area they are speaking of thus I have learned from their mistakes. This has made me produce better videos for everyone out there to watch. Have a great day! Ken
One of the things that drives me nuts with some vids is they start off saying enter your bearing on the compass. Ok, but where did you get the bearing from. They skip over the whole part of computing the bearing from a map probably because they don't understand the concepts of True North vs Magnetic North and Declination.
Greatly appreciate this video!! Very informative since I'm in the look out for the best, easiest, affordable, and multifunctional all rounder compass for navigation. This's just ticking all the boxes so far.
Great compass I got one, my only concern was breaking it. it's not tough like the military issue compass but I found that it fits perfect in plastic soap dish case 1.99 from wall mart it's like it was made for it so with all the gear I carry in my ruck i don't worry about it getting broken if I drop my ruck out of vehicle in a hurry.
Best video on the internet for the person who doesn't know anything like me. I'm about to order all of those books. I just love knowledge. Thanks so very much. No one on the internet that i've seen has a better video to teach someone how to get started in the navigation system. And believe me I'm a hard core researcher. I feel like I just hit the jackpot for getting started. Thanks so very much!!!
Thanks for a great review video. The parts where you show the declination adjustment screw on the back and the tool that comes with the compass to use it, and where you point out all the luminescent parts on the front, were especially helpful to me. You can't see any of that very well, on the websites of retailers that offer to sell the compass. Semper Fi.
Thank you! I'm new to the compass, this helped with both basic and sophisticated instructions. Appreciated the book recommendations too, great idea to carry in the backcountry.
This is a great review/walkthrough of the suunto compass. Looking into getting my first compass soon and have been eyeing the suunto. Thanks for the vid, you did a great job of explaining to someone with no idea what any of those markings are for, understand. I still need to learn some of the lingo and reading the manual I believe would help me a lot but your vid was very thorough and I appreciate you making it.
Great Review. Mines just arrived so looking forward to using it. I came across your channel some years ago via Darren Funky Prepper, when I was getting back into bushcraft and prepping. Good to be back, having taken a couple of years away with family stuff and getting into photography. Cheers.
Sir, respectively, I will tell you that if you are using the SUUNTO Compass, as you used to use your lensatic compass, you are using the SUUNTO in a probable wrong way. You are supposed to use the lensatic compass as you did at the beginning of this video, that is, close to your facial cheek(s). However, to use a SUUNTO Compass, --> to take advantage of both of the "sights" of the SUUNTO, you need to take your azimuth bearings at arms' length, using the sights as in a rifle. Just trying to help you, I had the same erroneous notion as you showed, --> you from the Marine Corps, and I from my Army days. Otherwise, your video was excellent, and very informative. Thank you, Sir. Oscar
Thanks. This is very helpful for someone who wears eyeglasses. My frames are ferrous so holding the baseplate further away will save me from many wrong turns.😅
Much thanks, great and thorough information, best explanation I've seen, I do have the map and compass book , I have been debating between the Suunto MC2 and the K&R Alpin Pro this vid proved i should and will be getting the Suunto
Great job. I especially liked the details you gave on the parts of the Suunto. Note the graduations on the declination scale are the inclination scale too. Inclination would make a good topic. It can be useful in several areas to include avalanche, hillside orienteering, and geology to measure dip of rocks. Always set, never forget, the declination if you work or travel to another area.
I just found your channel. I have subscribed and set the notification. Thank you for your service and thank you for taking the time to put out this great video.
Excellent video The first one I've seen so far with clear and understandable instructions Thank you so much for the valuable information you have provided and I hope you make more videos in the future Greetings from Australia
Okay, finally. I understood the majority of what was said in this video after watching many, many others. Definitely one to save to a playlist to review again later as this is the compass I ultimately want to get.
Thanks very much. As a total beginner, this vid has helped me more than anything else re: compass use and basic navigation. Think I'll get this exact compass and a map or two, then Practice!! Cheers!
Great video. I wanted to learn about compasses and bought three makes. My suunto global mirror had a 2°+ 'deviation' from the get-go. Sent it back no problem. Luckily I had other compasses to compare, all brand new. Also read about compasses switching poles and the earth itself switching poles. I read about spinning ships and planes to correct 'deviation' because of all the metal to set their compasses. OMG! Thank God I only have to ride a subway.
Your overview was thorough, quite helpful and a useful guide to setting magnetic declination. The links are handy as well. The only suggestion I could make is to list the authors and titles of the books you referenced.
Thank you. I will be sharing this information with friends and family in my social bubble. We are all hikers and adventurers. Again, thank you for sharing this information. I will pass on your good deed.
Great video and instruction. I might suggest though that the quality of this compass has gone downhill. I had the MC2 /D compass for about a 6 months but it recently developed a huge bubble. I called the warranty line and told the person I live in Tucson. After looking for 10 minuets he said that maybe I could try sending it to a place in Ogden Utah then they might be able to send it to Finland and I could get it back in 1 to 2 months. I asked for the address of the place in Utah. He looked for about 5 minutes and then told me I needed proof of purchase. I asked if having a compass was proof that I bought one but he said he needed the receipt which I didn't have. So after a 20 min call I was told to go kick rocks. Bad quality no warranty help. I will make sure to warn my friends to stay away from Suunto!
Good video. Just got an mc-2, though here in most of Indiana you're usually only a half mile from grid laid out roads. I guess I might use it in hilly terrain in the parks to keep from going in circles, but I've been roaming those places for the better part of fifty years without a compass. I was a little surprised how much I forgot about orienteering since the army. Thanks for the declination link and refresher course. An inaccurate compass or knowing how to use it might be worse than none at all.
Thanks for the orientation on my new compass. Question for you: Does one need to have a topographic map of the area for the compass to be of use, or will a simple road-map from a gas station do? Thanks again!
Excellent video! Camera quiality is great so one can see detials good. Audio quality is great. Speed of talking is perfect to understand what is discussed, explaination is to the point without any nonesense. Good speaking pauses between subjects to audience can follow. Perfect. Class example of a excellent tutorial video. Question: at 12:47, shouldn't the bearing be 63degree instead of 61? As the increments are in 2 degree's and it seems top index line is between the 1st and 2nd increments
Maps are almost always already oriented with north being up on them, so generally it's better to go off of that than orienting the map yourself. If you know your local magnetic declination and have it set on your compass already, just have it pointing north on the map, figure how many degrees from north your heading is, turn your compass to that heading so that it is forward, and then rotate your body so that the magnetic arrow is in the doghouse/shed, and your bearing is directly ahead of you.
Nice compass, very similar to my old Silva Ranger (with clinometer) which had the declination adjustment screw. It lasted 40 years and then a bubble got in, but it still works.
special forces ken :) awesome overview of that compass used to hate adding the mag dec all the time, thats a great all in 1. i shot a similar video on map orientation and bearings on brecon but it came out bad with the sun and rescue helicopter lol. good work buddy
+funkyprepper Thank you buddy! Yeah I hate it when you go to edit your video and find out the clips you shot are screwed up. Yeah this compass is an awesome all in one for sure. Wish I had it in the Marines lol. Ken
I recently bought the Suunto MC-2 G (global) USGS version of the compass. I really like it. Any pointers on actually putting this material into practice on your own? I can't really go hide a pin from myself and navigate to it, etc. Thanks for the patient video.
Try searching on Google on how to setup a land navigation course or better yet I would recommend going to a book store and look for some books on land navigation. Some of the books will actually have how to set up practice courses in them. I hope this helps? Ken
I tried to buy the one you have but got the MC2 USGS Global one which is the inch one but also has Km scales on it also, so confusing as to which one is the one you really need. I live in North America.
The global will work just as well as the one I use so no worries. Here is an article which talks about this: www.backpacker.com/skills/gear-review-suunto-mc-2-global-compass Hope this helped? Ken
An excellent video on this compass! The close-up on the various compass parts was outstanding.Question: Which specific model compass is this? I ask because I ordered a MC-/360/IN/D/NH, which looks like it might be this one, but received a MC-2 NH USGS instead, and was wondering what advantage/disadvantage that might be.
+DannyH Hi Danny. This is the NH (Northern Hemisphere) model. The one difference that I see on Suunto's website for the model you describe as ordering is that it doesn't have a luminous bezel ring like mine. Other than that it is the exact same compass. Ken
Great information. I’m looking at Amazon trying to figure out witch one to get. I don’t need the global version. But they have usgs/UTM scales. Should I just get that one. Or metric UTM scales. I was just gonna go with the USGS/UTM. What’s your opinion. Thanks.
My Silva compass misses the black rim holding it from underneath. I bought a broke compass in milsurp to sacrifice it for the part. How do i remove it, since the screw there just rotates the screen?
Best review on this product. Which model do you suggest me to buy. I live in NH but I prefer to buy the G model just in case I need to travel in different places of the earth.
Thank you Ken. If the Global model covers the whole planet why someone would need the other 2 models? Do the other models have some extra features that the Global does not have?
The Global compasses are quite s bit more $$$ than the north american model. If you're going to stick to North America, you can get the Suunto M3 model for around $30 at Amazon. It's a great price on a great compass.
No. The global needle just costs a lot more so people who are going to be using it in the northern hemisphere can save by just getting the NH needle, and the same goes for those in the SH.
One of the basic compass 🧭 videos I've ever watched. Please keep it up.
Superb explanation of the MC2 compass features. I spent 30 years in the US Army, with much of it in the field or flying medevac helicopters and feel I know a thing or two about navigating with a map & compass. This video is simply outstanding and offers the clearest explanation of compass features & magnetic declination I've come across -- very well done! I would have liked to see more about using the clinometer, but this is hands-down a terrific video for everything else about this compass.
Thank you very much.
You are right. Nobody can excel this . An outstanding example on how to make tutorial videos. From India, a Geologist
What an outstanding tutorial! Simple, but thorough. Your USMC training shows through. Thank you very much.
good stuff
I've been wanting to get into multi-day trips in the rockies. Seems most people recommend this compass. I really appreciate the knowledge you've shared!
At last someone who actually shows how to set the magnetic declination. Thanks for this excellent video!
"American Backpacker" (Andy) also does it.
True. Probably nobody knows it 😂
FINALLY! I've watched at least a dozen videos on this topic and this is the first one that actually explained the features of the compass. Most videos praised the Suunto MC2, but they don't get into the nitty-gritty.
Thank you very much. I hope you get a million subscribers and get rich in the process!
True. All others half learned
Excellent job with a detailed explanation with knowledge, integrity and a clear understandable presentation. Thank you for your service and be safe 😎
Just bought Commenga and the military map and land navigation manual. Never really learned. I all of the sudden started feeling I had to learn,so I am taking the hint and trying. Thank you for your a service .
+Paul DiDonato Thank you.
This is the best video i came across very clear and easy to understand thank you
Excellent close up explanation! Finally! And with a wooden pointer. Thank you.
I have the Suunto MC-2 D, my kids and I are trying orienteering as an outdoor activity, and your thorough review of the compass was extremely helpful to both my kids... and myself. Thanks for the video!
+Keith Parr You are very welcome. I hope you and your kids have a fun time!
Ken
What's the difference between MC& 2D and
2 G?
I have watched lots of compass instructional video's and this one is the best. Great instruction and camera work.
Thank you very much Mea! I have watched many videos and my one complaint is that they do not offer any close ups of the area they are speaking of thus I have learned from their mistakes. This has made me produce better videos for everyone out there to watch. Have a great day!
Ken
One of the things that drives me nuts with some vids is they start off saying enter your bearing on the compass. Ok, but where did you get the bearing from. They skip over the whole part of computing the bearing from a map probably because they don't understand the concepts of True North vs Magnetic North and Declination.
Greatly appreciate this video!! Very informative since I'm in the look out for the best, easiest, affordable, and multifunctional all rounder compass for navigation. This's just ticking all the boxes so far.
Great compass I got one, my only concern was breaking it. it's not tough like the military issue compass but I found that it fits perfect in plastic soap dish case 1.99 from wall mart it's like it was made for it so with all the gear I carry in my ruck i don't worry about it getting broken if I drop my ruck out of vehicle in a hurry.
Best video on the internet for the person who doesn't know anything like me. I'm about to order all of those books. I just love knowledge. Thanks so very much. No one on the internet that i've seen has a better video to teach someone how to get started in the navigation system. And believe me I'm a hard core researcher. I feel like I just hit the jackpot for getting started. Thanks so very much!!!
Exactly how I thought
Great video - takes his time to clearly explain the basic steps of navigation. Thanks
The best and clearest video on any product, if not a compass!! Congratulations! And thanks
What a great explanation...you gave a simple overview and made it so clear... Thank you
Thanks for a great review video. The parts where you show the declination adjustment screw on the back and the tool that comes with the compass to use it, and where you point out all the luminescent parts on the front, were especially helpful to me. You can't see any of that very well, on the websites of retailers that offer to sell the compass. Semper Fi.
Great explanation. Thank you for taking the time to put together the video.
Best video on youtube on how to use a compass! Greetings from Germany!
Thank you so much, an honor to write to a Marine, my hat off to you.
+Tonahuac Theonewhocarriesthelight Thank you very much!
Ken
Thank you! I'm new to the compass, this helped with both basic and sophisticated instructions. Appreciated the book recommendations too, great idea to carry in the backcountry.
After watching 5 other videos and getting nowhere, this one was on the spot! Kudos!
This is a great review/walkthrough of the suunto compass. Looking into getting my first compass soon and have been eyeing the suunto. Thanks for the vid, you did a great job of explaining to someone with no idea what any of those markings are for, understand.
I still need to learn some of the lingo and reading the manual I believe would help me a lot but your vid was very thorough and I appreciate you making it.
A very detailed video filled with comprehensive
information well done.👏👏👏🍻
Great Review. Mines just arrived so looking forward to using it. I came across your channel some years ago via Darren Funky Prepper, when I was getting back into bushcraft and prepping. Good to be back, having taken a couple of years away with family stuff and getting into photography. Cheers.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Just getting started and your video has been the clearest so far . Thank you again. Keep up the good work.
Excellent overview that made my decision easy. Great job, thanks!
Sir, respectively, I will tell you that if you are using the SUUNTO Compass, as you used to use your lensatic compass, you are using the SUUNTO in a probable wrong way. You are supposed to use the lensatic compass as you did at the beginning of this video, that is, close to your facial cheek(s). However, to use a SUUNTO Compass, --> to take advantage of both of the "sights" of the SUUNTO, you need to take your azimuth bearings at arms' length, using the sights as in a rifle.
Just trying to help you, I had the same erroneous notion as you showed, --> you from the Marine Corps, and I from my Army days.
Otherwise, your video was excellent, and very informative.
Thank you, Sir.
Oscar
Thanks. This is very helpful for someone who wears eyeglasses. My frames are ferrous so holding the baseplate further away will save me from many wrong turns.😅
@@gammondogI also thought so
A VERY good explanation and overview of a baseplate compass. Thanks Marine!
Thank you very much! Ooorah!
Fantastic video. I liked that you went slow in pointing out the visuals.
Much thanks, great and thorough information, best explanation I've seen, I do have the map and compass book , I have been debating between the Suunto MC2 and the K&R Alpin Pro this vid proved i should and will be getting the Suunto
Great job. I especially liked the details you gave on the parts of the Suunto. Note the graduations on the declination scale are the inclination scale too. Inclination would make a good topic. It can be useful in several areas to include avalanche, hillside orienteering, and geology to measure dip of rocks. Always set, never forget, the declination if you work or travel to another area.
Good info. I was wondering about how the clinometer worked. 👍
I just found your channel. I have subscribed and set the notification. Thank you for your service and thank you for taking the time to put out this great video.
Superb concise and clear lesson, now to PRACTICE.
Excellent presentation, thorough and easy to understand. Thanks mate.
Nice job I will have my channel up and running next Friday
Keep up the good work
Dillon John
Excellent video
The first one I've seen so far with clear and understandable instructions
Thank you so much for the valuable information you have provided and I hope you make more videos in the future
Greetings from Australia
This is a great refresher, thanks a lot! I'm using it for a vegetation mapping class.
great video, thank you very much. I bought one of these a while back and haven't used it. Just now breaking it out an your video is awesome.
You're welcome!
Okay, finally. I understood the majority of what was said in this video after watching many, many others. Definitely one to save to a playlist to review again later as this is the compass I ultimately want to get.
Thanks very much. As a total beginner, this vid has helped me more than anything else re: compass use and basic navigation. Think I'll get this exact compass and a map or two, then Practice!! Cheers!
I'm glad the video helped :)
Ken
Great video kjumper1 ... you are obviously a great teacher ... keep up the good work !
Thank you very much!
congratulations.....that review of that compass was first class.....regards from England...
Thank you very much Lee! I'm glad that you liked the video.
Ken
This was actually extremely helpful to get started with Land Nav. Thanks for uploading!
Great video. I wanted to learn about compasses and bought three makes. My suunto global mirror had a 2°+ 'deviation' from the get-go. Sent it back no problem.
Luckily I had other compasses to compare, all brand new. Also read about compasses switching poles and the earth itself switching poles.
I read about spinning ships and planes to correct 'deviation' because of all the metal to set their compasses. OMG! Thank God I only have to ride a subway.
I have the MC2-G, I like the way they work. Also, great job explaining on your vid.
Nice Job. I was waiting on you to say how it can be difficult to use a military compass lol. Great Video! Keep up the Good Work. PATHFINDERS UP!!!!
Oh my god, you have the best tutorial ever! Thank you so much :-)
Your overview was thorough, quite helpful and a useful guide to setting magnetic declination. The links are handy as well. The only suggestion I could make is to list the authors and titles of the books you referenced.
Clearly stated review, nice job. Great compass to purchase if you plan to advance your orienteering skills beyond basic.
Very helpful and informative - thank you!!
Thanks so much for putting this together. You did a nice job, can't wait to try it out myself.
Thank you. I will be sharing this information with friends and family in my social bubble. We are all hikers and adventurers. Again, thank you for sharing this information. I will pass on your good deed.
very nice and informative video. thank you for your time and effort and may God bless you too.
Firt time viewer, now a scubscriber....GREAT instructional video...thanks.
Great video! I like your style of teaching.
Great video and instruction.
I might suggest though that the quality of this compass has gone downhill. I had the MC2 /D compass for about a 6 months but it recently developed a huge bubble. I called the warranty line and told the person I live in Tucson. After looking for 10 minuets he said that maybe I could try sending it to a place in Ogden Utah then they might be able to send it to Finland and I could get it back in 1 to 2 months. I asked for the address of the place in Utah. He looked for about 5 minutes and then told me I needed proof of purchase. I asked if having a compass was proof that I bought one but he said he needed the receipt which I didn't have.
So after a 20 min call I was told to go kick rocks.
Bad quality no warranty help. I will make sure to warn my friends to stay away from Suunto!
Great video, love the book references. I learned land navigation in the Marine Corps also, 0311. I just subscribed.
thank you '' very good explanation , direct and to the point ,very good''
Thanks Allen!
Ken
Thank you for such a clear explanation on how to use a compass.
Excellent review! Very professional.
Great Vid, you know most people don't know this but, the Safest Place in the World is right behind a Marine
Your video wins. I watched other videos and omg, yours is muah!
Thank you for the information. I need a refresher course on navigation.
Good video. Just got an mc-2, though here in most of Indiana you're usually only a half mile from grid laid out roads. I guess I might use it in hilly terrain in the parks to keep from going in circles, but I've been roaming those places for the better part of fifty years without a compass. I was a little surprised how much I forgot about orienteering since the army. Thanks for the declination link and refresher course. An inaccurate compass or knowing how to use it might be worse than none at all.
Thank you
Thanks for the orientation on my new compass. Question for you: Does one need to have a topographic map of the area for the compass to be of use, or will a simple road-map from a gas station do? Thanks again!
Really nice review with some basic instruction.
Thank you!
Excellent video! Camera quiality is great so one can see detials good. Audio quality is great. Speed of talking is perfect to understand what is discussed, explaination is to the point without any nonesense. Good speaking pauses between subjects to audience can follow. Perfect. Class example of a excellent tutorial video.
Question: at 12:47, shouldn't the bearing be 63degree instead of 61? As the increments are in 2 degree's and it seems top index line is between the 1st and 2nd increments
To prevent wearing away, paint bottom information on base plate compass with quick dry clear nail polish.
The new MC2 don’t have that black portion of the red arrow on the dial. Only the half red arrow. Thanks for a great tutorial.
Great video , Thankyou . You are a squared away Marine !
Can you explain the difference between the MC2 G & MC2 PRO? I'm looking this compass on REI.
Maps are almost always already oriented with north being up on them, so generally it's better to go off of that than orienting the map yourself. If you know your local magnetic declination and have it set on your compass already, just have it pointing north on the map, figure how many degrees from north your heading is, turn your compass to that heading so that it is forward, and then rotate your body so that the magnetic arrow is in the doghouse/shed, and your bearing is directly ahead of you.
Nice compass, very similar to my old Silva Ranger (with clinometer) which had the declination adjustment screw. It lasted 40 years and then a bubble got in, but it still works.
Thank you, this is very good information, good job on the video.
special forces ken :)
awesome overview of that compass
used to hate adding the mag dec all the time, thats a great all in 1.
i shot a similar video on map orientation and bearings on brecon but it came out bad with the sun and rescue helicopter lol.
good work buddy
+funkyprepper Thank you buddy! Yeah I hate it when you go to edit your video and find out the clips you shot are screwed up. Yeah this compass is an awesome all in one for sure. Wish I had it in the Marines lol.
Ken
I recently bought the Suunto MC-2 G (global) USGS version of the compass. I really like it. Any pointers on actually putting this material into practice on your own? I can't really go hide a pin from myself and navigate to it, etc. Thanks for the patient video.
Try searching on Google on how to setup a land navigation course or better yet I would recommend going to a book store and look for some books on land navigation. Some of the books will actually have how to set up practice courses in them. I hope this helps?
Ken
Thank you for the teaching.
Good job, this is the best type of compass.
Well done. Thank you for your help and understanding and good explanation , Cheers.
Excellent video. Thank you.
Fantastic review / instructional video brother. Gladly subscribed and look forward to much more great content.
Nice close up shots!
Deserves a like for sure.
I tried to buy the one you have but got the MC2 USGS Global one which is the inch one but also has Km scales on it also, so confusing as to which one is the one you really need. I live in North America.
The global will work just as well as the one I use so no worries. Here is an article which talks about this:
www.backpacker.com/skills/gear-review-suunto-mc-2-global-compass
Hope this helped?
Ken
Great video and thank you for posting!
I've got to get a new one. I'm still lugging around the old lensatic. Thanks for the reminder.
+Alpha-Charlie Concepts Yeah definetly time for a replacement lol
yes, ditch the lensatic.
Excellent explanations!
nice very nice glad to see the videos coming in
An excellent video on this compass! The close-up on the various compass parts was outstanding.Question: Which specific model compass is this? I ask because I ordered a MC-/360/IN/D/NH, which looks like it might be this one, but received a MC-2 NH USGS instead, and was wondering what advantage/disadvantage that might be.
+DannyH Hi Danny. This is the NH (Northern Hemisphere) model. The one difference that I see on Suunto's website for the model you describe as ordering is that it doesn't have a luminous bezel ring like mine. Other than that it is the exact same compass.
Ken
Great information. I’m looking at Amazon trying to figure out witch one to get. I don’t need the global version. But they have usgs/UTM scales. Should I just get that one. Or metric UTM scales. I was just gonna go with the USGS/UTM. What’s your opinion. Thanks.
My Silva compass misses the black rim holding it from underneath. I bought a broke compass in milsurp to sacrifice it for the part. How do i remove it, since the screw there just rotates the screen?
Hola mi amigo love your passionate artistry within explaining an sharing your KNOWLEDGE excellente'gracias
Best review and use of a compass!
excellent review, wife ordered me this compass.
In looking at Suunto MC-2 compasses, they come in different models. Which model do you recommend (letters that follow after “MC-2”?)
Sir, thank you very much for your assistance to me on this matter.
Oscar
Best review on this product.
Which model do you suggest me to buy. I live in NH but I prefer to buy the G model just in case I need to travel in different places of the earth.
I think you would be fine with purchasing the G model. Using that model in the US shouldn't have any effect on navigation here.
Ken
Thank you Ken.
If the Global model covers the whole planet why someone would need the other 2 models? Do the other models have some extra features that the Global does not have?
The Global compasses are quite s bit more $$$ than the north american model. If you're going to stick to North America, you can get the Suunto M3 model for around $30 at Amazon. It's a great price on a great compass.
Thanks a lot!
No. The global needle just costs a lot more so people who are going to be using it in the northern hemisphere can save by just getting the NH needle, and the same goes for those in the SH.
REALLY good review, thank you for the explanation. Subscribed