Suunto MC2 compass overview
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- Overview of the Suunto MC2 compass. A great compass for a beginner or an advanced user. Lots of awesome features included with this compass.
Suunto MC2 user manual:
ns.suunto.com/M...
Magnetic Declination website:
www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag-web/#declination
Instructions:
Got to "Lookup Latitude / Longitude" and enter your location information, click on "Get and add Lat/Lon", your Lat/Long will be entered in on the left side, click "calculate", a pop up window opens and displays your Magnetic Declination for your location on the bottom line.
This is the best video i came across very clear and easy to understand thank you
At last someone who actually shows how to set the magnetic declination. Thanks for this excellent video!
"American Backpacker" (Andy) also does it.
True. Probably nobody knows it 😂
I have the Suunto MC-2 D, my kids and I are trying orienteering as an outdoor activity, and your thorough review of the compass was extremely helpful to both my kids... and myself. Thanks for the video!
+Keith Parr You are very welcome. I hope you and your kids have a fun time!
Ken
What's the difference between MC& 2D and
2 G?
A very detailed video filled with comprehensive
information well done.👏👏👏🍻
Superb concise and clear lesson, now to PRACTICE.
Sir, respectively, I will tell you that if you are using the SUUNTO Compass, as you used to use your lensatic compass, you are using the SUUNTO in a probable wrong way. You are supposed to use the lensatic compass as you did at the beginning of this video, that is, close to your facial cheek(s). However, to use a SUUNTO Compass, --> to take advantage of both of the "sights" of the SUUNTO, you need to take your azimuth bearings at arms' length, using the sights as in a rifle.
Just trying to help you, I had the same erroneous notion as you showed, --> you from the Marine Corps, and I from my Army days.
Otherwise, your video was excellent, and very informative.
Thank you, Sir.
Oscar
Thanks. This is very helpful for someone who wears eyeglasses. My frames are ferrous so holding the baseplate further away will save me from many wrong turns.😅
@@gammondogI also thought so
What an outstanding tutorial! Simple, but thorough. Your USMC training shows through. Thank you very much.
good stuff
A VERY good explanation and overview of a baseplate compass. Thanks Marine!
Thank you very much! Ooorah!
Great compass I got one, my only concern was breaking it. it's not tough like the military issue compass but I found that it fits perfect in plastic soap dish case 1.99 from wall mart it's like it was made for it so with all the gear I carry in my ruck i don't worry about it getting broken if I drop my ruck out of vehicle in a hurry.
Great Vid, you know most people don't know this but, the Safest Place in the World is right behind a Marine
Excellent review! Very professional.
Excellent job with a detailed explanation with knowledge, integrity and a clear understandable presentation. Thank you for your service and be safe 😎
One of the basic compass 🧭 videos I've ever watched. Please keep it up.
I've been wanting to get into multi-day trips in the rockies. Seems most people recommend this compass. I really appreciate the knowledge you've shared!
FINALLY! I've watched at least a dozen videos on this topic and this is the first one that actually explained the features of the compass. Most videos praised the Suunto MC2, but they don't get into the nitty-gritty.
Thank you very much. I hope you get a million subscribers and get rich in the process!
True. All others half learned
Excellent close up explanation! Finally! And with a wooden pointer. Thank you.
Great explanation. Thank you for taking the time to put together the video.
I have watched lots of compass instructional video's and this one is the best. Great instruction and camera work.
Thank you very much Mea! I have watched many videos and my one complaint is that they do not offer any close ups of the area they are speaking of thus I have learned from their mistakes. This has made me produce better videos for everyone out there to watch. Have a great day!
Ken
One of the things that drives me nuts with some vids is they start off saying enter your bearing on the compass. Ok, but where did you get the bearing from. They skip over the whole part of computing the bearing from a map probably because they don't understand the concepts of True North vs Magnetic North and Declination.
Greatly appreciate this video!! Very informative since I'm in the look out for the best, easiest, affordable, and multifunctional all rounder compass for navigation. This's just ticking all the boxes so far.
Superb explanation of the MC2 compass features. I spent 30 years in the US Army, with much of it in the field or flying medevac helicopters and feel I know a thing or two about navigating with a map & compass. This video is simply outstanding and offers the clearest explanation of compass features & magnetic declination I've come across -- very well done! I would have liked to see more about using the clinometer, but this is hands-down a terrific video for everything else about this compass.
Thank you very much.
You are right. Nobody can excel this . An outstanding example on how to make tutorial videos. From India, a Geologist
Thank you! I'm new to the compass, this helped with both basic and sophisticated instructions. Appreciated the book recommendations too, great idea to carry in the backcountry.
I tried to buy the one you have but got the MC2 USGS Global one which is the inch one but also has Km scales on it also, so confusing as to which one is the one you really need. I live in North America.
The global will work just as well as the one I use so no worries. Here is an article which talks about this:
www.backpacker.com/skills/gear-review-suunto-mc-2-global-compass
Hope this helped?
Ken
Thanks for a great review video. The parts where you show the declination adjustment screw on the back and the tool that comes with the compass to use it, and where you point out all the luminescent parts on the front, were especially helpful to me. You can't see any of that very well, on the websites of retailers that offer to sell the compass. Semper Fi.
Just bought Commenga and the military map and land navigation manual. Never really learned. I all of the sudden started feeling I had to learn,so I am taking the hint and trying. Thank you for your a service .
+Paul DiDonato Thank you.
Semper Fi, thaï you for you service. I used the lensatic in VN, but theMC2 is much easier to use.
Much thanks, great and thorough information, best explanation I've seen, I do have the map and compass book , I have been debating between the Suunto MC2 and the K&R Alpin Pro this vid proved i should and will be getting the Suunto
This is a great review/walkthrough of the suunto compass. Looking into getting my first compass soon and have been eyeing the suunto. Thanks for the vid, you did a great job of explaining to someone with no idea what any of those markings are for, understand.
I still need to learn some of the lingo and reading the manual I believe would help me a lot but your vid was very thorough and I appreciate you making it.
excellent review, wife ordered me this compass.
Very helpful and informative - thank you!!
Great video - takes his time to clearly explain the basic steps of navigation. Thanks
Great Review. Mines just arrived so looking forward to using it. I came across your channel some years ago via Darren Funky Prepper, when I was getting back into bushcraft and prepping. Good to be back, having taken a couple of years away with family stuff and getting into photography. Cheers.
Excellent overview that made my decision easy. Great job, thanks!
It’s a very good video you made. I have the MC2-G, ..G standing for global. Are you sure you’re MC2 is a global campus? I actually don’t know the answer to that but I’m curious.
Your video wins. I watched other videos and omg, yours is muah!
Very thorough, tx for sharing
I recently bought the Suunto MC-2 G (global) USGS version of the compass. I really like it. Any pointers on actually putting this material into practice on your own? I can't really go hide a pin from myself and navigate to it, etc. Thanks for the patient video.
Try searching on Google on how to setup a land navigation course or better yet I would recommend going to a book store and look for some books on land navigation. Some of the books will actually have how to set up practice courses in them. I hope this helps?
Ken
Product not bad but customer / warranty service is VERY BAD
suunto has the absolutely the worst customer service of any company that
I've ever run across. If anything goes wrong with their products you
cannot get in touch with anyone from the company that is willing and or
has the abiltiy to help you.
thank you '' very good explanation , direct and to the point ,very good''
Thanks Allen!
Ken
I have the MC2-G, I like the way they work. Also, great job explaining on your vid.
To prevent wearing away, paint bottom information on base plate compass with quick dry clear nail polish.
Great job. I especially liked the details you gave on the parts of the Suunto. Note the graduations on the declination scale are the inclination scale too. Inclination would make a good topic. It can be useful in several areas to include avalanche, hillside orienteering, and geology to measure dip of rocks. Always set, never forget, the declination if you work or travel to another area.
Good info. I was wondering about how the clinometer worked. 👍
Semper Fi. Personally the lensatic is way less complicated than this compass for me.
Good video. Just got an mc-2, though here in most of Indiana you're usually only a half mile from grid laid out roads. I guess I might use it in hilly terrain in the parks to keep from going in circles, but I've been roaming those places for the better part of fifty years without a compass. I was a little surprised how much I forgot about orienteering since the army. Thanks for the declination link and refresher course. An inaccurate compass or knowing how to use it might be worse than none at all.
Thank you
Great video kjumper1 ... you are obviously a great teacher ... keep up the good work !
Thank you very much!
I got the mc-2D in black bezel ring version
What a great explanation...you gave a simple overview and made it so clear... Thank you
Nice job I will have my channel up and running next Friday
Keep up the good work
Dillon John
Thanks man great video. I’m a little late but regardless 🔥
Oh my god, you have the best tutorial ever! Thank you so much :-)
Thanks for the orientation on my new compass. Question for you: Does one need to have a topographic map of the area for the compass to be of use, or will a simple road-map from a gas station do? Thanks again!
Excellent video. Thank you.
Great video and instruction.
I might suggest though that the quality of this compass has gone downhill. I had the MC2 /D compass for about a 6 months but it recently developed a huge bubble. I called the warranty line and told the person I live in Tucson. After looking for 10 minuets he said that maybe I could try sending it to a place in Ogden Utah then they might be able to send it to Finland and I could get it back in 1 to 2 months. I asked for the address of the place in Utah. He looked for about 5 minutes and then told me I needed proof of purchase. I asked if having a compass was proof that I bought one but he said he needed the receipt which I didn't have.
So after a 20 min call I was told to go kick rocks.
Bad quality no warranty help. I will make sure to warn my friends to stay away from Suunto!
Can you explain the difference between the MC2 G & MC2 PRO? I'm looking this compass on REI.
Great video , Thankyou . You are a squared away Marine !
If you just want a compass that's competitively priced, get a Brunton. If you want a serious compass, get a Suunto.
An excellent video on this compass! The close-up on the various compass parts was outstanding.Question: Which specific model compass is this? I ask because I ordered a MC-/360/IN/D/NH, which looks like it might be this one, but received a MC-2 NH USGS instead, and was wondering what advantage/disadvantage that might be.
+DannyH Hi Danny. This is the NH (Northern Hemisphere) model. The one difference that I see on Suunto's website for the model you describe as ordering is that it doesn't have a luminous bezel ring like mine. Other than that it is the exact same compass.
Ken
Great video! I like your style of teaching.
special forces ken :)
awesome overview of that compass
used to hate adding the mag dec all the time, thats a great all in 1.
i shot a similar video on map orientation and bearings on brecon but it came out bad with the sun and rescue helicopter lol.
good work buddy
+funkyprepper Thank you buddy! Yeah I hate it when you go to edit your video and find out the clips you shot are screwed up. Yeah this compass is an awesome all in one for sure. Wish I had it in the Marines lol.
Ken
That was vary informing thank you
very nice and informative video. thank you for your time and effort and may God bless you too.
The Suunto MC 2G suffers from quality control issues. Mine developed a large bubble after 4 years. Suunto charged me $25 to replace it, plus I had to pay for shipping to send in the bad one. The replacement also failed in under 5 years!!! This is unacceptable and their customer service is useless. I do not abuse my compasses. I have a Suunto M-3 that is 25 years old and is in perfect condition. Think twice before you buy Suunto.
Product not bad but customer / warranty service is VERY BAD
suunto has the absolutely the worst customer service of any company that I've ever run across. If anything goes wrong with their products you cannot get in touch with anyone from the company that is willing and or has the abiltiy to help you.
Thank you for the teaching.
This is a great refresher, thanks a lot! I'm using it for a vegetation mapping class.
Great video. I wanted to learn about compasses and bought three makes. My suunto global mirror had a 2°+ 'deviation' from the get-go. Sent it back no problem.
Luckily I had other compasses to compare, all brand new. Also read about compasses switching poles and the earth itself switching poles.
I read about spinning ships and planes to correct 'deviation' because of all the metal to set their compasses. OMG! Thank God I only have to ride a subway.
Best review on this product.
Which model do you suggest me to buy. I live in NH but I prefer to buy the G model just in case I need to travel in different places of the earth.
I think you would be fine with purchasing the G model. Using that model in the US shouldn't have any effect on navigation here.
Ken
Thank you Ken.
If the Global model covers the whole planet why someone would need the other 2 models? Do the other models have some extra features that the Global does not have?
The Global compasses are quite s bit more $$$ than the north american model. If you're going to stick to North America, you can get the Suunto M3 model for around $30 at Amazon. It's a great price on a great compass.
Thanks a lot!
No. The global needle just costs a lot more so people who are going to be using it in the northern hemisphere can save by just getting the NH needle, and the same goes for those in the SH.
Thx you sir for your explanation
Best video on youtube on how to use a compass! Greetings from Germany!
Thank you so much, an honor to write to a Marine, my hat off to you.
+Tonahuac Theonewhocarriesthelight Thank you very much!
Ken
great job, thanks for the information.
Great video Thanks!
Thank you, this is very good information, good job on the video.
Excellent video
The first one I've seen so far with clear and understandable instructions
Thank you so much for the valuable information you have provided and I hope you make more videos in the future
Greetings from Australia
Great Info, Thank You
Great video, love the book references. I learned land navigation in the Marine Corps also, 0311. I just subscribed.
The new MC2 don’t have that black portion of the red arrow on the dial. Only the half red arrow. Thanks for a great tutorial.
Firt time viewer, now a scubscriber....GREAT instructional video...thanks.
Useful and detailed info, but you demonstrated sighting with the compass wrong. You should hold it with arms straight - away from your eye, not up close. The further away, the lesser the margin for error. Think of how you would take aim with a pistol. (The way you hold the compass when sighting suggest to me you have experience from using a lensatic/army compass.)
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Just getting started and your video has been the clearest so far . Thank you again. Keep up the good work.
Nice Job. I was waiting on you to say how it can be difficult to use a military compass lol. Great Video! Keep up the Good Work. PATHFINDERS UP!!!!
Thank you for video.
Excellent presentation, thorough and easy to understand. Thanks mate.
I can't find this exact compass to buy. So many variations and now Suunto has versions that have the name "SUUNTO" right inside the inner circle making it more difficult to line up and I can't find one with the glowing bezel and without the "SUUNTO" in the middle and also imperial. Dang!
great video, thank you very much. I bought one of these a while back and haven't used it. Just now breaking it out an your video is awesome.
You're welcome!
Awesome... Thank you.
Excellent explanations!
Great video thanks for info can you tell me the exact model you have when I look there is different types of models of the mc-2
Clearly stated review, nice job. Great compass to purchase if you plan to advance your orienteering skills beyond basic.
Your overview was thorough, quite helpful and a useful guide to setting magnetic declination. The links are handy as well. The only suggestion I could make is to list the authors and titles of the books you referenced.
Can you please tell me the exact model number of your suunto mc2 they all look different on different websites, different scales, some don't have glow ring, some have no mirror, some don't have the dog house. I have my lensatic compass from military but also always forget declination adjustment
Great information. I’m looking at Amazon trying to figure out witch one to get. I don’t need the global version. But they have usgs/UTM scales. Should I just get that one. Or metric UTM scales. I was just gonna go with the USGS/UTM. What’s your opinion. Thanks.
My Silva compass misses the black rim holding it from underneath. I bought a broke compass in milsurp to sacrifice it for the part. How do i remove it, since the screw there just rotates the screen?
congratulations.....that review of that compass was first class.....regards from England...
Thank you very much Lee! I'm glad that you liked the video.
Ken
I just found your channel. I have subscribed and set the notification. Thank you for your service and thank you for taking the time to put out this great video.
Thanks so much for putting this together. You did a nice job, can't wait to try it out myself.
Maps are almost always already oriented with north being up on them, so generally it's better to go off of that than orienting the map yourself. If you know your local magnetic declination and have it set on your compass already, just have it pointing north on the map, figure how many degrees from north your heading is, turn your compass to that heading so that it is forward, and then rotate your body so that the magnetic arrow is in the doghouse/shed, and your bearing is directly ahead of you.
Unaffiliated Amazon links to books mentioned in video:
15:30 - Staying Found by June Fleming : www.amazon.com/Staying-Found-Complete-Compass-Book/dp/0898867851/
15:45 - Wilderness Navigation by Bob Burns and Mike Burns : www.amazon.com/Wilderness-Navigation-Finding-Altimeter-Mountaineers/dp/1594859450/
15:54 - Basic Essentials Map And Compass by Cliff Jacobson : www.amazon.com/Basic-Essentials-Map-Compass-3rd/dp/0762740167/
16:26 - Basic & Primitive Navigation by Dave Canterbury : www.amazon.com/Basic-Primitive-Navigation-Waterproof-Wilderness/dp/1583557121/
Excellent video!
I’m confused. Other videos show that if it’s W declination to add but when I set my declination it subtracts. Someone please help
fantastic review
Because of How well you did this review I went out that day and pick up my own Silva Ranger mc2.
I just want you to know we'll done keep up the wonderful work
Also thank you for your service sir. Also may the Lord shine on you have a fantastic blessed and glorious day God be with you
Amen
Thank you sir