HOSTK 20 Pcs Mini Survival Compass, Outdoor Camping Hiking Pocket Compass, Liquid Filled Mini Compass for Emergency Survival Paracord Bracelet Necklace Key Chain

Before I went to Venice Italy I was warned by several people about how easy it is to get lost there. I was told that a cell phone signal is not always available between the historic buildings and they relying on Google maps may not always be available. I put these cute little things on our backpacks, jackets, bags, and anything else I could attach them to at the time. They worked perfectly! I used them everyday I was there. I learned that they may not work if you put them on a magnet. I also had one compass fall out of the setting after it accidentally went through the washer and dryer. This was okay because you get sooooo many for such a good price that it didn’t really matter that I ruined a couple of them. I still put them on everything I can, just in case I need a compass for some reason.

Obviously these are small and would not be functional as a life saving tool. However as a zipper pull and fun way to test your sense of direction on a walk I think they are fine. It is just what I was looking for to use as an object lesson.

These are small and light and can be used as zipper pulls or hung from a button. They are consistent with each other and as accurate as you can get with a simple compass like these.

I bought these to use when I take my kids geocaching. They are small enough to fit into most caches so it works well.

Orders 2 sets. Each set consists of 20 units. Set 1 had 1 unit with no fluid and 1 unit Magnetic North not holding. Set two had 1 unit magnetic North not working and 1 unit that bubble insert was not affixed or had come apart. They are ok for the money but 2 of 20 is not a good quality standard. Kinda smaller than I anticipated but will do for in expensive gift that is more about the message not the item itself.

Surprisingly, these bubble compasses work in all types of weather from freezing cold to blistering hot. Don't know about durability yet because I've only had them a couple of months. They are a key piece of gear to have attached to your clothing, especially if you get lost. They give direction reliably.

Got these for a camping trip for my girl scout troop. I checked them all ahead of time, laying it flat in my palm and jiggling to make sure the face was "floating", and all of them pointed north. Some were off slightly, but still good enough for a quick, basic hike and learning your directions. They went easily on lanyards and didn't have any break on us, so we were very pleased.

These will work for us. I think that in the dark or on a cloudy day they would be better than having nothing, but I definitely wouldn’t trust it with my life in a survival situation! I ordered 100 expecting a pretty high failure rate: -2 were completely broken -14 are off 45° give or take -4 were off initially but seem OK an hour later, so we will see in a couple of days how they perform -About 25-30% have small bubbles but are still spinning freely -80 are more or less accurate, which was more than I was expecting from the other reviews! The first package I opened only had one that was unusable. Other packages were closer to 40% bad, so definitely order more than you need! So far the cords seem strong enough for our needs. We will be using these to navigate indoors with elementary age students, so they are accurate enough for that. Should be fun!

These work great!! Highly recommend

These compasses put me in a real predicament for this review. On one hand, the defect rate of these compasses is just brutal. In the first set of these that I got, out of 20 compasses, 4 were pinched at the mounting point and 1 had a bubble that prevented, which prevented all 5 from spinning freely. Further 3 were off by about 30 degrees. However, the other 12 worked great: they pointed north quickly, didn't bind even if the angle was slightly off and matched my accurate "full size" Silva compass almost perfectly. And the price is quite good. That led me to order a second set of 20 to see if they were better but unfortunately they were worse. 4 were pinched at the mounting point and 1 had an air bubble again, 2 were magnetized in reverse (north was pointing south and vice versa), 1 had severe clouding of the clear part so you couldn't properly read the compass and 2 were magnetized about 30 degrees off. Thats 10 defective, if you're keeping score. That said, the other 10 worked great again. So if you're willing to go through the effort of testing each compass individually and returning non-functional ones, you can make a full set out of two. Or you can just take the hit and just toss the defective ones, if you don't need all 20. The remaining ones will work great. By the way, these compasses are quite small - the dial is only about 1cm in diameter. I've included a picture with it next to a quarter to give you an idea of size. So I definitely wouldn't use this for orienteering or precision navigation. However, no one usually plans to get lost and attaching a little compass like this to your or kids clothing if you're going for a hike or a paddle may really save you one day. It really doesn't take much to get lost in a forest and electronics may no longer work if you go for an unexpected dip in a lake.

Kids loved them

They are pointed the correct direction. Added them to loot bags for a rock climbing theme birthday.

Not accurate