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Suunto M-3D Leader Compass

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Item # 408150

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A great all-around compass sized to slip in your pocket or hang from your neck.

Adjustable declination scale accounts for the difference between magnetic and true north; lanyard key adjusts the scale to match your location
Scales, rulers, and magnifying lens help in orienteering and mapping
Rubber feet keep compass in place while working with maps
Large, notched bezel is easy to turn; 0-360 degree scale is divided into 2 degree increments

This all-around compass includes declination adjustment and a magnifying lens in the base to enlarge topo lines and symbols during map reading or orienteering. Standard scales represented on edges.

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Item 408150

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Suunto M-3D Leader Compass Customer Reviews

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Suunto M-3D Leader Compass

4.7

(based on 6 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Accurate (6)
Reliable (5)
Compact (4)
Simple controls (4)
Easy to set up (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry camping (5)
Survival (5)
Day trip (4)
Kayak / canoe / rafting (4)

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- Outdoor enthusiast (5), Gearhead (3)

REVIEWS

Reviewed by 6 customers

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Jul

2009

(10 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Easy to use and effective

By OscarKilo

from Boulder, CO

About Me Outdoor Enthusiast

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Pros

Accurate
Compact
Easy To Set Up
Reliable Performance
Simple Controls
Strong Construction
Waterproof

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Day Trips
River Trips
Survival

Comments about Suunto M-3D Leader Compass:

This compass lived up to Suunto's slogan on the packaging, "Replacing Luck."

I was four-wheeling in Southeast Utah with six other friends not long ago. After setting up camp one afternoon, we had decided to hike up to a nearby ridge line that ran parallel to the dirt road heading past our site. We had flashlights and understood that it would be dark by the time we came down, but I was apparently the only one who realized that it might not be so easy to find our way back to camp. We would have hit the dirt road on our way down at some point, but there was at least a mile of dense brush to traverse with no moonlight; I took a bearing towards camp from the top before it got too dark, trusting that it would at least save us some time returning to camp. I led the group down and after a while most of my friends became skeptical, some of them saying how sure they were that I was somehow taking them off course. They reluctantly kept following, and eventually we hit the road. My friends were expecting another long hike along the road to get to where they thought camp was. Much to their surprise, we went only 15 yards down the road and arrived at camp. My friends apologized and were ultimately glad that I had led the way with the compass.

The compass worked when I needed it, didn't require much effort, and made my trip safer and more successful. There's no reason I wouldn't recommend it.

Oct

2007

(10 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

good quality and well designed compass

By chpmmttn

from Upstate NY

About Me Gearhead, Outdoor Enthusiast

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Pros

Accurate
Compact
Easy To Set Up
Reliable Performance
Simple Controls
Strong Construction
Waterproof

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Day Trips
River Trips
Road Trips
Survival

Comments about Suunto M-3D Leader Compass:

This is a great compass for use on and off of the trail. The declination adjustment is a great asset and it is very easy to use once set.

I can toss it into a pocket before going onto a hike and forget about it until I need to check my bearings.

The glow in the dark markings are very useful for when it starts to get dark and you aren't quite were you want to be.

Sep

2011

(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

I teach map, compass and GPS together

By Robert Speik

from Bend, OR

About Me Professional

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Pros

Accurate
Easy To Setup
Simple Controls

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Suunto M-3D Leader Compass:

I have taught basic to advanced mountain climbing skills for 40 years.

Comments: The Suunto M-3D Leader Compass simply meets my detailed traditional requirements! Here is why: 1. A reasonably long, transparent plastic base-plate for pointing the compass at objects in the field and for joining points on the map and it has a prominent index mark indicating the direction of travel. (The three little rubber feet help you use the edge of the compass to find and draw your bearing on the paper map.) 2. A big rotating compass needle housing marked in two degree increments. The housing has a transparent base which is marked with true north-south meridian lines which, together with the long compass edge, form a protractor for use on the map. (With one exception, the base plate compass is a protractor when it lies on the map - the needle is disregarded. The one exception is when the housing is dialed in to true north and the compass is placed on the edge of the map to orient the map in the outdoors, to north and south using the magnetic needle. 3. An adjustable "north indicator arrow" (the red shed), which is set independent of the true north-south indicator lines. Your compass can be adjusted for the magnetic declination in your area! You make your adjustment by turning a "micrometer" screw on the bezel, accurately setting you current declination to one degree using a separate scale marked on the reverse side of the bezel. This virtually eliminates dangerous math in the field. (The 30 year old Silva Ranger was, for many years, the only compass to have this special feature.) 4. The compass needle is designed for specific locations of the globe (M3D is designed for North America) and liquid dampened to slow oscillations and allow fast accurate readings. (Compasses designed for other areas of the globe may suffer drag from "needle dip".) 5. The big rotating compass housing dial is marked in 2 degree increments, from 0 to 360 degrees, clockwise (an azimuth compass). (Beware the engineer's "quadrant" compass marked in 90 degree increments which requires lots of dangerous math in the field) 6. The base plate edges are marked with mile (and meter) scales based on the USGS 1:24,000 quad map scale. 7. It has a base plate graphic marked with a scale for the 1:24,000 UTM/UPS (military) 1,000 meter grid system squares. 8. It has a magnifying spot for your bad eye. 9. The base plate is ergonomically rounded at the back end that is held in the hand (to discourage attempts to hold the compass backwards) and an adequate hole provided for a waist length lanyard to go around the neck (beware of choking!) The lanyard should also hold your loud plastic whistle, near your mouth. Lose the shorty red cord! 10. The Suunto M-3D Leader Compass compass is simple, well designed and made and light weight.

Jun

2008

(7 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Almost perfect

By Hickory Jeff

from Las Vegas, NV

About Me Avid Adventurer, Gearhead, Outdoor Enthusiast

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Pros

Accurate
Compact
Reliable Performance

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
River Trips
Survival

Comments about Suunto M-3D Leader Compass:

I love this compass. It has everything you need: declination adjustment, glow in the dark dials, scale, and rulers.... except a mirror.

I should have gotten one with a sighting mirror though. Now I carry a separate mirror as part of my emergency kit.

The dial has gotten some sand and debris and isn't turning as smoothly as it once did. After the abuse I've given this instrument, I am very pleased with its performance.