cammenga 3H tritium compass review / plus 1 fail
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.พ. 2024
- the cammenga compass in this video was a fantastic bit if kit. it's robust, easy to use, simple in design and as light as a mobile phone, due to it's aluminum case. it's ideal for bushcrafters and I'm really glad i bought one.
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A few years ago I also ordered a Camenga compass from the USA. Apart from the fact that it has a certain weight, it is impeccably made like a tank and does what it is supposed to do. Recently, I got another one that has a different lighting system: The first compass I bought always lights up, but it also gets weaker over the years. The newer one I bought only glowed for a certain amount of time after briefly illuminating the dots, which I like better. I actually think the Camenga is better than the original Bundeswehr compass because it is much cheaper and doesn't get air bubbles. So apart from the weight (!) I can only recommend it! Greetings from Germany!
Yes, I think it's very good indeed, thanks, i hope you enjoyed 👍
Where did you buy it from
Andy, you and I have a lot of the same gear! I have this exact compass, but mine was manufactured in DEC 2011 (I learned this from your vid). The tube lights have faded quite a bit, but it's an excellent compass.
It is excellent, I'm really glad I've got one of these beauties, and I hope you enjoyed 👍
Great compass I admit but the Southern Hemisphere version is not executed properly.
I am in Melbourne Australia and in 2019 I bought a South Hemisphere balanced but when I received it the south part of the compass plate was pointing downwards. I queried it with Cammenga and their response was that is how it is 😄. Of-course I didn't believe that so I opened it and glued a tiny piece of brass on the north part of the plate and got myself a proper balance compass for south hemisphere. This didn't stop me from buying another one 2 years later and on the package clearly says Southern Hemisphere but same issue🤣🤣, so I repeated the process.
I have also bought a northern hemisphere cammenga and there is absolutely no difference with the southern hemisphere.
I enjoy using this compass but Cammenga need to actually do something about the the south hemisphere customers instead of just putting a stamp on the package and not balancing the actual compass.
Wow, you've had more bad luck with this compass than me. They should listen to their customers though, if something is wrong, they should sit up and deal with it.
Great video as always mate, one point, given that temperature range what’s it like to use in winter gloves?
I've never tried it dave. I can only imagine it would be do-able. It's possible to take your glove off for a short while, do what's needed, then replace glove. With mittens, you'd probably have an inner glove for more dexterity to do such things. The bezel is a bit grippy on the edge.Hope this helps 👍
Have tried to use sighting compass with winter gloves and failed, but that’s probably my technique
@davidjackson7744 I tried using the compass with 3 different mittens, all with the left hand was good. Right hand, buffalo mittens were a bit slippy because the waterproof material is on the palm and inner finger area, but it can be done. British army issued INNER mittens were good because the ones I own have a black leather palm and inner finger area, so gripped the bezel like a good un 👍. And the british army issued gortex OUTER mitten was awkward due to it being baggy and a bit slippy. All gripped with the thumb and the edge of finger. Hope this gives you an idea of what can be done. Cheers.
Cheers for the info Andy, always good to know how kit works in a potential real life situation.
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Learn to spell TEMPERATURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Terry