>>2141208Op here, plz refer to these posts and u'll see I'm very serious:
>>2140473>>2140484>>2140524I wanna learn how to use a compass and have it in my hiking bag kit if I ever need to use it. A compass is supposed to be accurate/reliable and should last many years if manufactured properly. So far IME when searching all the recommended modern/newly made ones, there's many complaints of them not lasting even just a few months. Or being so poorly made that they were useless right out of the box. Which defeats the whole purpose of a compass. That's why I'm asking if its just a meme or not because in today's age it seems like they can't be depended on.
Here's one of the reviews from that screenshot I posted:
>I bought this compass about 5 years ago and never used it until I took a REI Navigation class earlier this month. Class was excellent btw. After the class I noticed a 1/4" bubble, which I discovered renders the compass inaccurate. My compass has never been in freezing weather, rain or extremely hot temps - and even if it were, shouldn't such an important/critical piece of gear be bombproof? Looking at the reviews online on many compasses from Suunto and Bruxton it seems bubbles, inaccurate needles, poor quality control and design are as much the norm as the exception. In this day and age, is it really that difficult to make a quality and reliable compass?So I called Suunto CS and got switched to another company who is a retailer as well as a repair facility and they are sending me a new compass free of charge, except for shipping (both ways). Not a bad deal considering that my compass is about 5 years old. So Kudos for the great CS, but I fear that unless theses companies use more durable products for these compasses and have better QC, chances are pretty fair that I could be facing the same issue/issues later on.
And this is just one of many similar reviews I've read about a ton of recommended brands and models I've seen. So a discussion is to be had imo
