Lensatic Military Sighting Compass Unboxing

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BeGrit Optical Lensatic Compass Military Sighting Waterproof for Outdoor Activities Camping Hiking
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Floating compass dial with 360 degree scale. And made of metal material and liquid-filled, this durable Compass can be used for a long time. Ruler units on the sides measuring inches & centimeters
Waterproof and shakeproof, reference table to estimate distance and scope, Have sighting window and sighting line. Adjustable diopter sighting lens
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4. Sighting window with sighting line
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@saltlakecountyares8942 3 года назад

Truly entertaining! This guy knows nothing about what he is talking about, but the entertainment value was top notch!! My suggestion to you fine sir is that you actually learn about what it is you are trying to review. Your credibility for anything else you might review on RU-vid is now ZILCH. Congratulations! :-)

@Funkteon 3 года назад

Can somebody tell me the official name for these compasses with the little eye-hole for sighting the bearing? I want to find an expensive one that isn't junk like this eBay crap...

@petemoore5104 3 года назад

@@Funkteon Look for a Mark 3 Military or Nautical Prismatic Compass. Avoid buying the ones that are graduated in Mils... The better ones come in brass and actually gain value over time. There are many tutorial videos on here that are very helpful. On this model, swap the lanyard to a dog leash clip. This will help you use the thumb ring, correctly. Thread the lanyard through the hole in the pouch. Then you can hang the whole thing around your neck. Tuck it inside your shirt or jacket, to stop it flapping about. Buy yourself a book on Orienteering, it will be hugely helpful... As will, finding someone who is ex-artillery and asking for help. I really hope that this helps you in your choice of compass.

@HENSLEYMB 3 года назад

I’m ex-field artillery. It’s good to have a compass that has both degrees and mils.

@cindytait4610 2 года назад

Agree - I'm a pilot and need a survival compass if I go down in bad weather when rescue teams are unavailable. Nothing here about how to use it........

@kaktuskopf3214 Год назад

I got more information from reading the half English half Chinese instructions

@mmapinkall 10 месяцев назад

The thing you unscrewed is a magnifying glass to see those inside numbers easier.😊

@HaggisMuncher-69-420 3 года назад

There seems to be so many people on RU-vid reviewing and teaching how to use these types of compass who have clearly never used one before

@herculesbrofister265 Год назад

The bottom of the barrel as far as content creation. Reactions and unboxings.

@pengiethebird 7 лет назад

Dear Peter, Why don't you learn about this compass and orienteering before you review it?

@Doesnt_Matter949 6 лет назад

hes just trying to get amazon affiliate commision. typical youtuber that doesn't know how to use products that they do reviews on !

@Wayneawebb 5 лет назад

I was thinking the same thing. GOD help us if we're in a Zombie apocolypse with this Knobrot LOL.

@CristiNeagu 4 года назад

Indeed.

@baronedipiemonte3990 3 года назад

Gee... Amazon just gave me a $3 gift card for reviewing something I DO KNOW ABOUT ! And I've done a lot of other reviews on things I DO KNOW ABOUT. How can I get paid for it ...?

@reghiggins5398 4 года назад

I have one of these compasses. You don't have to unscrew the peephole. There is a magnifying glass in this piece which you look through. This magnifies the ring settings. At least, that's how may compass works. We have the same compass so I am sure yours does this as well.

@sayswho9127 2 года назад

What is the reason for the screw hole located on the back? My suspicion is it’s used for mounting… 🤷‍♀️

@JB-ym2yy 7 лет назад

Sorry, but you seem to be totally clueless as to how this compass works, especially since you unscrewed the black magnifying lens used to read the edge marking of the floating compass dial. However, I did enjoy your haphazard narration.

@fatlife8976 5 лет назад

Wow lmao

@matthewpowderly2422 5 лет назад

I know right

@gfexc 3 года назад

So when you look through the lens, which one is the bearing? the black or the red numbers?

@YSG_DARK4750 3 года назад

I was just about to comment about that

@mickd6942 2 года назад

@@gfexc the black number is the bearing the red number is the back bearing so that if for any reason you have to turn back you can set the compass up to follow the back bearing quickly and easily, depending on the compass the red or black could be the bearing but the bearing is usually the largest number and the smaller one the back bearing a quick look at the compass and it will be immediately apparent which is which

@sayswho9127 2 года назад

Thank you so much for recording this 5 years ahead of time!! 😂 I just got a slightly different version of the one you reviewed. I’m woefully unfamiliar with using compasses, (which can be blamed solely on the creation of smartphone tech), so this video was quite precise, to the point and immensely helpful!!

@cvcoco 2 года назад

I have this and you dont unscrew that piece. Its a magnifier, you look through it and turn to adjust until you can read the degrees clearly and with the other eye you can line up your destination, i suppose. The level isnt for fun, this wont work unless it is level which is a challenge when its in your hand. The front sight is fine but the rear sight is so low it makes using sights useless. It also has another sighting window which you can view with the cover closed. The directions are extensive but you'll have to scan the pages and blow up 500% so that you can print and read it. When you do you will find out the instructions were written for a different compass. They simply copied some military compass papers and stuck it in the box. The directions also say the compass dial floats on a sapphire but who is going to believe that for $5? The outer dial ring is silly, maybe its supposed to fool you to be MILS but its just more degrees. MIL-radians requires some learning and would have 64 graduations. The downside is that its very heavy to carry around and not high quality. Though the compass points North i wouldnt rely on this if you have to be somewhere important. Its fine to have more compasses to compare readings and this is fun to play with to see if a person likes this type of compass and then upgrade to a quality version like Cammenga. But nothing matters if you dont learn how to use this or any compass and maps. This as a cheap learning tool is fine but even then id rather go with a cheap baseplate compass but thats another story. Happy trails!

@ryanburbridge 9 месяцев назад

Yeah that compass is utter garbage.

@mlc9928 3 месяца назад

I’m going to be brutally honest with you. It doesn’t make a difference if you’re using mils, degrees, or a made up unit of measurement. As long as you use your measurements correctly, it’s accurate. Your argument basically is the same as a metric user saying that imperial is inaccurate. That’s just ignorant. You just want what you’re used to and that’s fine but it doesn’t mean this one is inaccurate. I have a metal compass that I bought from a gun show that was used in WW2 (U.S. stamped on cover) army issue, that is so much harder to use than this $10 compass. If they can use a super basic compass and win a war, I think we can use a much more superior compass that uses degrees to navigate a simple hiking trip. And furthermore, do you really think anyone has somewhere “important” (meaning war time destination) that wouldn’t have a military issued compass? Use your brain and don’t be a jerk. You aren’t intellectually superior like you think you are. You’ve watched too many movies. I assure you that an intelligent person can navigate with a cheap compass and map.

@charliekrummreich3809 3 месяца назад

@@ryanburbridgewhy do you call it garbage?

@jolee1506 6 лет назад

you unscrew the magnifying glass to see the edge just when you hold it up you adjust magnifying glass on the side to see the degrees on the side try to learn your Compass before you do this

@Mark1alLu 5 лет назад

the nicest title for this video : "how to open a box of lenstatic compass .."

@austinschaaf4122 4 года назад

The black thing you unscrewed that “screw” has a glass at the end of it so you did not have to unscrew it so you can see it even better

@sholland42 Год назад

Try looking through the piece you screwed out, it’s a lens for seeing the degree. This compass is great, I’ve got the same one.

@WaveRidingMachine 6 лет назад

Peter have you ever been in the "Outdoors"? When you were in the boy-scouts did you fu*k up your compass too, when you took apart your sight hole?

@FocusTvBoy 2 года назад

When you forget your book report is due so you just wing it… 😂 😂

@jamestaylo3585 4 года назад

As a Infantry veteran, I can see you don't really know what your talking about!

@bigshock4674 3 года назад

He got lost :)

@richardschafer7858 2 года назад

It was entertaining though. Former Airborne Infantry here.

@miguelsalami 2 года назад

He's still trying to find his way back from China 🇨🇳

@jaredfoster2126 2 года назад

He would be an officer if he served. Lost af

@joja4323 2 года назад

@@bigshock4674 LMAOOOO

@jamesstamper5168 9 месяцев назад

There is a lot you can do with this compass. Unfortunately the person who made this video is completely ignorant of its features and capabilities. My only complaint is the weight. At 7.95 oz (with pouch), it’s about 4 times heavier than a standard “UST ENGINEER LENSATIC COMPASS”. But it is also MUCH more precise if you know how to use it. The heavier weight even aids the accuracy. And accurate readings are everything!

@tutorialesymateriales4059 8 месяцев назад

How you use the spider lines, for measurement angles or distancies? I find it, but I not find any information about these lines. I have the same compass model/issue. The graduation are single, ten lines at right and left of a major cross line with two little triangles for alignemnt. But which is the value for each step? are on mils, or degrees?

@tutorialesymateriales4059 8 месяцев назад

Sorry for my (very) poor grammatical syntax...

@armorvestrus4119 2 года назад

Beware of one thing the black scale on the glass will rub off easy do not rub it very hard or it will come off. My wife clean the glass on mine and removed all of the markings. But I still use it with the bottom sighting lens which I prefer anyway.

@EmilyVanVlack 7 месяцев назад

Thank you! Your video was so helpful!

@diamondking1396 2 года назад

My own compass I just got today and I didn't know that 1 piece screwed off (now I just need to master the work of the compass) 😅😁

@aussieshootandhuntadventur4973 6 лет назад

the chrome rim pushes down to lock for magnetic declination its not loose... just saying

@rhysmodica2892 Год назад

I have one of these but I've lost the instructions. Can someone please tell me how to find range using the graduations fitted to it? No matter how much I search the internet, no one seems to tell you.

@eltipobigotudo2162 5 лет назад

0:36 Nylon green is an interesting color. 😂 Awesome video! Subbed.

@michaeltrees6872 2 года назад

Same exact compass is also on Amazon under the "Sportneer" brand. :-) $15.00

@larrymiller5253 11 месяцев назад

I like mine. I wish for that age old problem: 1:24 V 1:25 That said, the only real issue I've had with mine is the compass mount. It's not some high dollar ruby so it jams occasionally. My favorite is that it has a standard screw mount. I actually used that once setting fence line

@rickpacko9068 6 лет назад

You can pry up the bezel then bend out the white tabs to make turning the bezel tighter.

@rotorheadv8 Год назад

Definitely more features than the compasses we used in the Marines in the 80s. However, ours were all metal and glass.

@rotorheadv8 3 месяца назад

@@mlc9928 Compasses have a way of getting gone. I still have mine floating around somewhere. I am sure the luminescent paint doesn't work anymore. The newer ones had tritium in them.

@mlc9928 3 месяца назад

@@rotorheadv8 bot

@mrnickbig1 6 лет назад

The ring is for your thumb, or other finger to hold the compass. WTF? RTFM before trying to make a video!

@tikusagram7360 3 года назад

After absorbing this fascinating insight into modern mountain men, its revealed that we are truly not worth saving.

@wb3ccn 5 лет назад

Great compass, sorry I missed out on your contest.

@James-ke5sx 6 лет назад

Walking in a circle saved my life. Many years ago my girlfriend and I went to a friend's farm and we decided to go into the bush in back to take pictures we started walking through the bush and I figured I was walking in a straight line and would just have to turn around and come back after a while we got lost we kept walking and finally in the distance we saw a house we decided to walk towards the house not knowing where we were going to and lo and behold when we got to the house it was the house that we started off from we had walked in a complete circle in the bush if that was a myth we would still be in the bush somewhere as Corpses. Nice compass, never go into the woods without one lesson learned

@JPAll 6 лет назад

Once I walked in a complete circle too.... I needed to cross a little hilly forested range in well known area to me. After 2.5 hours I ended up at the same spot I walked through a couple of hours before. I would not believe it could happen to me.... it looked so simple ..... just keep walking straight .....

@KandaJE 4 года назад

I just got one of these, I like it! I notice you completely unscrewed the lens magnifier and took it out. It screws out so that people who wear glasses can see the marking magnified. I can't imagine why that would be useful, since you have to pick it up to look at it...

@DeejayTricks Год назад

What's the difference between lensatic and Prismatic Compass?

@JamesPliny 6 лет назад

the Video was clear and sharp. Good Photography. Narrative lacked some important information (for example, exact cost and weight) and there was some inaccurate, or at least, dubious, statements made. Some of the important pros and cons were left out. I could tell by his vocabulary he didn't know a lot about compasses. I also thought his introduction about cheap compasses was bogus.

@akshayviruss 3 года назад

Actually there is a lense inside the piece he too off at 7:28 that you can look into to see the marking on the rounded edge. He missed that. And that exact thing is pretty cheap in India like 6USD or something...

@atan7260 6 лет назад

is the compass oil filled?

@AnarEbdurrehimov Год назад

İ love stuff like this

@draco5991rep 4 года назад

"It wasn't cheap." I got it for 11€ on Amazon. I think you might have been ripped off

@geneangelos9764 3 года назад

draco5991rep go it on amazon for 15.99$

@bowieknife9936 Год назад

my compass alo has a gradient inclinagion

@Soryueva02 6 лет назад

so.... you actually don't know how to use it.....

@cajuncritter8822 6 лет назад

But,But it's robust lol gave him a thumbs up anyway,at least he's trying

@manamedan5428 5 лет назад

Yeah and he also bought a compass made in china

@maxlopez5011 4 года назад

@@manamedan5428 The compass was invented in China. He may not know how to use it, but, it still looks like a good unit.

@desertmaverick7567 3 года назад

Ya, right, you had a compass when you were in the boy scouts. What did you do with it. Use it as a paper weight? It's obvious that you never learned how to use it.

@artiehess7110 5 лет назад

This is the 2nd video this guy made about this same compass. In the first video he thought it was an alarm clock.

@osuclassof88 4 года назад

The black thing that you unscrewed is a magnifying glass

@AmjadKhagga 6 лет назад

Sir! what is the price of this compass, I also like this

@BlackAcePlays 3 месяца назад

I baught this just for fun. The face gets stuck very often, compared to my Recta, Suunto and Cammenga compasses it is way off. Don't ever buy it, if you intend to use it out in the woods for actual navigation. I gave mine to my little niece to play with.

@LAZER00221 7 лет назад

I was thinking of getting a compass. USA

@56CrownVick 7 лет назад

This could give me direction.

@saimanullah8523 2 года назад

7:26 you are not supposed to open that, you just blew the gas that was kept to keep the lense clean.

@TapSnapOrNap203 5 лет назад

Omg. He unscrewed the eye piece... u leave that in so u can see up close.. lololol.. instructions do come with it..

@Funkteon 3 года назад

Can somebody tell me the official name for these compasses with the little eye-hole for sighting the bearing? I want to find an expensive one that isn't junk like this eBay crap...

@caldeira_a 3 года назад

sighting compass?

@Tracks777 7 лет назад

When is your next video? :D Keep it up!

@victorhomann1773 5 лет назад

@madhusudhans5555 4 года назад

Good product....

@KG5CUO Год назад

Nice

@DeejayTricks 2 года назад

What's the difference between the lensatic and prismatic compass?

@tomroj 2 года назад

Lensatic has lens and prismatic has a prism.

@mickd6942 2 года назад

Two minds about this video , the video itself showed the features of the compass but your narration showed your out of your depth on compass work , might be a good time to learn how to use it properly now before SHTF

@evansmoak7182 9 месяцев назад

They tried to get us on metric in school back in the 80s... it just didn't take.

@jackmurphy9225 4 года назад

Enough negative comments. I don't want to add any more

@TyJee28 7 лет назад

Nice review of the features of this compass. I'm a bit of a compass junky, I like to buy and play around with different designs to see how different designers try to add useful features, and I'm intrigued by this design. What I haven't yet figured out is who makes this design and where. The same design appears to be sold under different names such as: TF Stevens, Gwhole, Sunfunk, Banne, Ueasy, and several other names. I've found about a dozen different names thus far. And the prices vary widely from $9 to about $50. All of them appear to be the same design, same color, same materials, same pouch, same instruction booklet, same table printed on the bottom, same features, etc. And there's a second version - looks the same, but they have an additional plate that folds up on the side that is an inclinometer. Like most other lensatic compasses for a lot of different map work a separate protractor would be needed. Anyway, once I decide if they are all the same or if one brand is a higher quality build that justifies the higher price I will order one of them. Would I be correct in guessing that the black piece you unscrewed and removed actually has a lens inside it to focus the numbers printed on the edge of the magnetic compass card? The numbers appeared to be the sighted bearing and with the back angle printed in the different color.

@bananabong4911 4 года назад

I don't know who designed it either but if you want to figure it out it might help to know it's more or less a copy of the Wilkie 110P. Hope I could help even though I'm about 2 years late.

@nathanwillo1990 Год назад

I bought one today and was branded proster. Hope that helps

@mickd6942 9 месяцев назад

Just checking to see if you went out into the woods and never returned due to not knowing how to use a compass

@rogats 10 месяцев назад

Hahahaha! "You look at the other numbers of you're on the southern hemisphere" 😂 If you told this guy he was going to review a watch, he wouldn't know the difference!

@birdjo6234 5 лет назад

I have the exact same one. It was ten bucks

@jipi8163 Месяц назад

Yeah, I don't need it, but I want it.

@rodneymatthews3944 6 месяцев назад

I think u got jipt U got got😂😂

@brianrosa9469 6 лет назад

As far as survival items

@Mr880881 3 года назад

What did I just watch. I will never get those 10 minutes back.

@okers12 Год назад

Don't compasses point to magnetic north? Did he just say this compass tells you the "true north"? -_-

@kronomikon5355 5 лет назад

Can you guys recommend a great compass at a somewhat affordable price?

@paganphil100 5 лет назад

Krono Mikon: The Cammenga 3H (A.K.A. USGI) is one of the best lensatic compasses.....its not cheap though so it depends on what you define as "affordable". ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SzCFqnzt1DU.html

@ahah8797 3 года назад

Totally clueless Did you EVER use a compass?

@justinbouvier132 4 года назад

How you review something and dunno nothing about it????? THAT BLACK SCREW STAYS IN AND YOU GET REALLY ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS!!!!

@stepheng.8013 4 года назад

thanks man....! Good info...

@williamdavis9943 4 года назад

Like many of these videos you don't know how to use it. This is a military compass. O.D. green stands for olive drab. You are hold it wrong. You put your thumb through the metal loop and rest the compass on your pointer finger. Don't open the sight glass all of the way. keep it at approx. a 45degree angle so you can view the face of the compass dial. You must line up the marks to find the direction to which you want to travel. the magnifier is also used to start a fire if you have sun? You probably confused many people.

@baronedipiemonte3990 3 года назад

I've been using a Cammenga compass for years in the Armed Forces of the United States and was confused and bemused after watching this. How do I get free s""t from Amazon ? At least I DO KNOW about the things I review !

@zrwmac 5 лет назад

Hopefully he's not a scout leader :P

@diavel4534 3 года назад

With your expertise, and now that you've acquired the best compass made, you should really consider starting your own Guide business.

@Jabcross1234 4 года назад

That’s a crap compass get a cammenga don’t cheap out when you depend on it

@georgen9755 Год назад

scale 1 :50000, 1"= 1 mile , over, elevation 547 , you observe the microorganisms .... through this navigators compass ..........

@rhettoracle9679 7 лет назад

Nice device with a magnetic personality! :)

@billellis3137 5 лет назад

Give it away as it's apparent that you don't know how to use it!!!!!! I know I missed the give away.

@thelthrythquezada8397 6 лет назад

I have the same type the only difference is mine has a digital print.

@user-ej6oo2gm9i 6 лет назад

ok👍

@carsonchow3 2 года назад

i am still confused

@brucefisher6566 5 лет назад

got 1 don't like it wish I never bought it Bought Siva MC2globel Love it

@lwilliams2799 6 лет назад

Some knock-offs from China have bad center hubs. You should check the needle drift and return with a nail before using.

@tonys8567 5 лет назад

I agree with the guy below me. The black screw was a diopter. And you really don't know what you are talking about. Why post just to post. Know your material and product prior to posting.

@20Hikecdt23 2 года назад

Ha ha this guy is funny. Ne, ive got the claasic Cammenga Lensatic compass.

@stevemazz3121 3 года назад

WOW, I think the comments cover the subject of this video well... Read comments before watching.....

@adventureguy4119 3 года назад

Dropped one and it was filled with kerosene

@priyanbh4719 5 лет назад

its look like he doesn't know how to use it but surely he act like a amazon dealer

@larrydoropan6917 4 года назад

Is this made in China compass is accurate?

@baronedipiemonte3990 3 года назад

It probably points to Hong Kong

@gfexc 3 года назад

North is the same in China

@PaulGuess1 3 года назад

OMG the blind leading the blind....

@CRJines 2 года назад

That compass is actually a piece of junk. I had one just like it.

@qianhao3040 2 года назад

Hello

@killslay 6 лет назад

Walking in a circle is an instinct, if you don't know where you're going you're more likely to wind up back home. It's nothing to do with leg length

@ceedub04 2 года назад

Unscrews the magnifying lens and then looks through the unmagnified aperture. Has no idea how this kind of compass works.

@Wayneawebb 3 года назад

PRAT! 10:16 of my life GONE, Just like that.

@drennonkeller7262 2 года назад

It is true , you have a dominant side , so yes , you will walk in circles , it is a fact

@outdoorfreedom9778 5 лет назад

It would be best to learn how to use a product before you try to demonstrate it. To learn to use this compass simply ask any military person that has just gotten out of basic training.

@yellowstonenaturerc8518 4 года назад

Excuse me, do you really know what you are talking about?

@deathb4digital 6 лет назад

Seems terribly cheap. I would gladly spend more on a cammenga lensatic.

@pruitthall 4 месяца назад

I cannot add much more than what has been said by many: this guy knows absolutely NOTHING about lensactic compasses (in general) nor this compass (in particular). That said, he did take the time to post the video, so we have to give him props there. As a seasoned outdoorsman, let me add something that might help somebody that just inadvertenly stumbles across this video with the (false) hopes that they may learn something from his review. In his format, you won't (lol!). This is a Chinese copy of the US military lensactic compass (Model 3H) that offers some worthwhile features and suffers from a lot of misunderstanding; and his video clearly doesn't help any on this. First, the body is zinc, not steel. The US military model is aluminum, but at this price point, I'd have expected nothing more than zinc or pewter (pot metal). The liquid damping is quite good, but the compass card does take a moment to settle; far longer than a commercial baseplate compass (Suunto, etc.) or US 3H (which is induction dampened). Yet no bubbles and the sighting tool is top notch. There is no declination adjustment, but nor is there any in the US 3H model (the Army teaches protractor use in Land Nav). BUT: and here's the kicker: FOR THE PRICE: you can't beat it. It IS heavy. It does take a moment to dampen. And you had better know how to use a compass because the instructions won't help and this video will help even less :). But great buy for 2024: under $20.00!!!!

@joshuaychung 7 лет назад

PVP, a fantastic review. I learned more about compasses in this review than I did in 3 years in a knock off Boy Scout (I couldn't join the real Boy Scout for some reason.)