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Highgear Adventure Tool

Highgear Adventure Tool

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This compact High Gear adventure tool combines 7 backcountry tools into 1 lightweight package.

  • Great for any outdoor activity from hiking to kayaking
  • Features a bright LED light, compass, digital thermometer, digital clock, safety whistle, signal mirror and a 2x magnifying glass
  • Includes a breakaway lanyard and 2 user-replaceable CR1616 batteries

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Highgear Adventure Tool Specs
Specification
Description
Best use
Backpacking
Yes
No
No
Analog
Yes
Yes
No
No
1 ounce
No
No
4.25 x 1.5 x 0.75 inches
6 degrees
No
No
No
Magnifying lens
Floats
Scale 1:24,000
Analog or Digital
Liquid-filled
Lanyard
Sighting mirror
Global needle
Weight
Clinometer
Declination adjustment
Dimensions
Increments
Ruler
Luminous points/bezel
Declination scale

Highgear Adventure Tool Customer Reviews

REVIEW SNAPSHOT®

by PowerReviews
Highgear Adventure Tool
 
2.7

(based on 6 reviews)

50%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Functional (3)
  • Lightweight (3)

Cons

    Best Uses

        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Survivalist / minimalist (3)

      REVIEWS

      Reviewed by 6 customers

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      Apr

      12

      2009

      (9 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

       
      3.0

      Good but slightly underwhelming

      By Prad Bitt

      from Not quite the NBA, CO

      See all my reviews

      Pros

      • As advertised
      • Light

      Cons

      • No altimeter
      • No back light

      Best Uses

      • Bike Mounted
      • Camping
      • Hiking
      • In car

      Comments about Highgear Adventure Tool:

      It's okay for being "non-tech". If this thing had a back light and an altimeter it would be a steal instead of 'slightly underwhelming'. Realistic usable features are the compass, light and thermometer. Decide if this what you're needs are when considering purchasing this unit. I'll probably Velcro it to a shoulder strap or waist belt on my backpack. Battery life remains to be seen.

      • Gift:
      • No

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (9 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

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      Apr

      8

      2009

      (9 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

       
      3.0

      Great Tool Cool Features BUT...

      By Tyko

      from New Mexico

      See all my reviews

      Pros

      • Bright LED Light
      • Compass Good Damping
      • Form w Function
      • Useable Features

      Cons

      • Actual Size "BIG"
      • No Display Backlight
      • Temp Reading Slow
      • Time Changes Easily NoLoc
      • Whistle Blows

      Best Uses

      • 1-2 Day Camping Trips
      • Packing Lite
      • Travel

      Comments about Highgear Adventure Tool:

      Here are the CONS: Time/ Clock has no lockout protection, the Hr & Min buttons if pressed will change the time setting easily.

      Temperature readings are slow, I waited more then 15 minutes to get a temp, constant on might give you a current reading. But turning on the tool and expecting an immediate reading will not happen, you will have to wait.

      Holding down MODE will turn ON & OFF the display protecting the time setting from accidentally being changed but you will have to wait a long while before you get a TEMP.

      The compass is great because it's damping fluid allows it to point you north quickly and with good accuracy. But north could have been treated with some sort of glow markings for night time or evening readings.

      No loop for clips to latch on to just two small holes for the lanyard to loop , there should have been at lease a loop for adding a split ring or snap clip.

      • Gift:
      • No

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (9 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

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      Jan

      29

      2009

      (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      Never lost

      By pokey69ucb

      from Emeryville, CA

      See all my reviews

      Pros

      • Durable
      • Good Value
      • High Quality

      Cons

        Best Uses

          Comments about Highgear Adventure Tool:

          the best thing about this thing is the light. I use it every-time when I am on the trail and it is convenient to have an extra compact light just in case. It is durable also I have dropped it a couple of times and it still works

          • Gift:
          • No

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

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          Oct

          2

          2010

           
          1.0

          Okay multifunction - Bad whistle

          By SD_Tom

          from San Diego, CA

          About Me Avid Adventurer

          See all my reviews

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Lightweight
          • Multi-function

          Cons

            Best Uses

              Comments about Highgear Adventure Tool:

              I like the multiple functions of this, but they are all too small to really be practical. The compas is not accurate enough to be of much use, likewise for the signaling mirror and magnifying glass. I found the temperature sensor to be slow and not very accurate.
              The biggest problem was the main function (the whistle) was effectively non-functional - yes it blows at a high pitch but not very loud - I am able to whistle louder than the emergency whistle. Big problem when I was trying to find a friend during a whiteout.

              • What Is Your Gear Style:
              • Minimalist
              • Was this a gift?:
              • No

              Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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              Aug

              27

              2010

               
              3.0

              Cool with flaws

              By Trekker_CJ

              from Texas

              About Me Avid Adventurer

              See all my reviews

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              Pros

              • Multi-function

              Cons

              • Delicate

              Best Uses

              • All around tool
              • Survival

              Comments about Highgear Adventure Tool:

              This tool could have been greatness but it has a problem. The tool itself is a great all you would need in a survival situation but a knife. The issue is that it breaks too easy and for backpacking, survival that is not a good thing. The compass fell out of mine with light use.

              • What Is Your Gear Style:
              • Minimalist
              • Was this a gift?:
              • No

              Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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              Aug

              27

              2010

               
              2.0

              Not worth it

              By Kaharz

              from Baltimore, MD

              About Me Casual/ Recreational

              See all my reviews

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Lightweight
              • Multi-function

              Cons

              • Delicate

              Best Uses

              • All around tool

              Comments about Highgear Adventure Tool:

              The only features I've used on this are the compass one day when there was a long stretch of trail with no blazes and the light when I forgot to dig out my headlamp before it got dark. The magnifying glass is too low power to be of much use. The signal mirror is a joke. The whistle would be nice, but the reed piece fell out and got lost the first day I had it on the trail and a $2 steel whistle works better. The clock tends to get reset frequently and I don't generally need to know the temperature. It is reasonably priced, but there is a reason it is cheap.

              Service and delivery comments:

              Delivery was fine

              • What Is Your Gear Style:
              • Minimalist

              Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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