Suunto – High Grade Steel MC-2 Pro Compass with Mirrored Sighting, Adjustable Declination, and a Clinometer Review
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- PERFECT FOR ADVENTURERS – Meant for those that love the outdoors, such as hikers, climbers, skiers, and even search and rescue personnel. This compass allows you take accurate bearings on each landmark.
- SIGHTING MIRROR – Protect your compass with the sighting mirror, while still seeing your bearings
- INCLUDES CLINOMETER – Comes with a clinometer to help you measure angles, perfect for climbers and hikers that travel on steep hills
- BALANCING SYSTEM – Consists of a 2-zone geographic balancing system allowing you to use the compass in either the northern or the southern hemisphere.
- INCLUDES – Lanyard with wristlock, declination correction tool, Quickrelease, QuickGuide, and a life-time warranty.
Product Description
The MC-2 Pro Compass is made with the top-of-the-line features for precise directional measurements. The most advanced navigation compass for serious hikers, backpackers, skiiers, ect. When venturing out into new territory, these sighting compasses offer precision navigation with a variety of carefully engineered and dependable features for challenging conditions. Make navigating easy and never get lost with the MC-2 Pro Compass, the perfect gift for those that love to hike.
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Hailing from Suunto’s MC range of mirror compasses, the MC-2DLIN is an invaluable tool for people who value highly accurate and reliable directional measurements, such as surveyors, miners, architects, rescue patrols, hikers, boaters, and the military. The MC-2DLIN boasts a fixed declination adjustment system–standard throughout the range–that’s especially useful when working in areas with large magnetic variation. The tool’s additional sighting hole, meanwhile, ensures superior accuracy, as does the jewel bearing. Add in a mirrored lid, a baseplate with rubber nonslip feet, a clinometer that measures the ground slope, luminous points, and an easy-to-read bezel with self-cleaning bearings and you have a versatile, practical compass for a variety of applications.
The MC-2DLIN employs Suunto’s two-zone system to achieve precise, accurate readings regardless of location. Previously, most compasses functioned well in only one of five geographic zones. That’s because the compasses were balanced differently based on the zone’s inclination, i.e., the vertical intensity and direction of the Earth’s magnetic field. However, as people began to travel more, it became clear that globe-hopping adventurers needed compasses with a greater geographical range. Suunto’s two-zone system, by contrast, considers only the northern and southern hemispheres. In practice, this means that a Suunto compass designed for the northern hemisphere–as the MC-2DLIN is–will still work for a fair distance into the southern hemisphere and vice-versa. Suunto is one of only two compass manufacturers to offer two-zone compasses.
The MC-2DLIN, which also sports a lanyard for around-the-neck use, measures 2.5 by 0.6 by 3.9 inches (W x H x D) with the lid closed and weighs a mere 2.65 ounces. It’s also backed by a lifetime warranty.