Suunto MB-6 Matchbox Compass
July 31, 2018 - Comment
The rugged Compass! a tough Compass with a super rugged protective housing and with features needed in navigation at high elevation. Sighting tools for accurate Direction taking. Rugged construction. Highly durable matchbox style mirror sighting Compass. Limited lifetime warranty.Navigating across the water has never been easier thanks to Suunto’s handy MB-6 matchbox compass. Housed in a weather-resistant matchbox-style case, the MB-6 is durable and compact, with a design that fits easily into a shirt or pants pocket for storage. But once you hit the open water, the combination hand-bearing/base-plate compass is ready to steer you in the right direction. The compass includes such features as a fixed declination adjustment system that’s useful in areas with large magnetic variation, a luminous needle that’s easy to read in poor lighting conditions, and a clinometer that measures the slope of any surface. Add in a jewel bearing and a highly accurate sighting hole and you have a reliable compass for virtually any outdoor application.
Product Features
- High grade steel needle with jewel bearing
- Balanced for Northern hemisphere
- Highly durable matchbox style mirror sighting compass
- Adjustable declination correction scale
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Small, light, utilitiarian compass, but nothing to write home about. Also, instructions to replace lanyard. Since I have some other Suunto products, I honestly expected that I was going to be blown away by this and would give it five stars. I am not. Don’t get me wrong – it’s a good product and I’d buy it again, but it’s not quite as good as I thought.First, the good. The compass compacts into a very small box, is very light, and seems to be very sturdy. It won’t break if you sit on it or throw it into your backpack together with pans and pots. It is readable and easy to use. It will…
Must have for a compass junky AFAIK the MB6 = the Recta DP 6 compass. Compass was made in Finland. Suunto purchased Recta in 1996 and moved production from Switzerland to Finland several years later. I like the stow way box design, the sighing points on the top ( like aiming a pistol) and the stretchy lanyard, the guide points glow wonderfully in the dark. The sighting mirror below the compass is very cool and I find it easier to use than the mirror on top type of sighting compass. I really like the sighting system. Comes…
Not like the run around with warranty issues I have had … Lasted 3 months and sent in for warranty. Developed air bubbles with light use. But, warranty was not an issue. I also sent in a standard Suunto that had air bubbles. They were very helpful, and no questions asked. Customer service top notch. Not like the run around with warranty issues I have had with other companies. I do carry a GPS and back up compass. I like the matchbox style with sighting mirror. Fits in shirt pocket.