USGI Lensatic Compass, Induction Damped, Tritum Dial
Hiking Gear - Orienteering/Optics


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USGI Lensatic Compass, Induction Damped, Tritum Dial
Reviewed by: Joe Ames
Cost: $100

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These babies are built like a tank!

They feature a machined aluminum case with built-in scale, phosphorous dial markings, thumb-wire, sighting wire and lanyard.

You can read bearings in degrees or mils, and call artillery fire as you see fit--but this is serious overkill for the casual hiker...

Save your money and get a good quality Silva map compass and learn how to use it. With the money you save, you can buy a whole lot more topo maps to use and enjoy.

 

Here is how to use a lensatic compass.

Don't need Tritium?

Check out this similarly rugged, but less expensive and less radioactive model