Product Reviews and Ratings - Compasses - Mini-Compasses from 3Rivers Archery

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(based on 18 ratings)

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These small, liquid filled compasses with luminous faces are just right for mounting in bow risers, or any other application you can think of where you would like a compass handy. Drill bit sizes:

10mm, use 25/64"

14mm, use 35/64"

18mm, use 11/16"

Imported

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Review Snapshot®

Average Customer Rating:

4.3 stars

(based on 18 reviews)

94% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:

Accurate(12), Compact(14), Easy to set up(4), Reliable performance(10), Strong construction(7)

Best Uses:

Backcountry camping(10), Camping(3), Day trip(10), Kayak / canoe / rafting(6), Survival(9)

Describe Yourself:

Avid adventurer(7), Gearhead(4), Outdoor enthusiast(15)

Great Add-on for your bow

By Camo Bowman

from Lambertville, MI on 4/7/2010

Pros:

Accurate, Easy To Set Up, Perfect add-on for my bow, Strong Construction

Best Uses:

Day Trips, Hunting in Cedar Swamps, Survival

Describe Yourself:

Avid Adventurer, Gearhead

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

Mounting this compass flush in the face of the riser was a breeze and it becomes very effective when traveling through heavy blowdown areas and swamps, as the bow is hanging in your hand with the front of the riser up and the compass is right there to just glance at whenever you have a need to get your directions.

Service & Delivery comments:

Product was shipped in a timely manner and arrived in excellent condition..

18mm compass

By Wild Bill

from Tn. on 3/24/2010

Pros:

Accurate

Cons:

Easy to read

Best Uses:

Hunting hiking

Describe Yourself:

Outdoor Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

For my uses it is just fine.

Small, but functional.

By elenh

from Elkton, FL. on 1/3/2010

Pros:

Compact, Strong Construction, Waterproof

Best Uses:

Campgrounds

Describe Yourself:

Avid Adventurer, Outdoor Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

Installing the compass in a walking stick.

Don't inlay it!!!!!!!

By Wingbone

from Valley Grande, AL on 10/25/2009

Cons:

Develops Bubble

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

I inlayed one in my bow riser. After 5 years a bubble so large developed, the compass won't turn. It rattles when I shoot.

Works great in bow risers

By Journeyman Archery

from hartland, MI on 9/23/2009

Pros:

Accurate, Reliable Performance, Waterproof

Describe Yourself:

Avid Adventurer, Outdoor Enthusiast, Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

I have inserted a few of these in my bow risers, and have had no problems. Use a good quality forstner bit and they fit right in and hold with a little superglue.

very happy

By nature boy

from mideast tennessee on 6/16/2009

Pros:

Accurate, Compact, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Strong Construction, Waterproof

Best Uses:

Backcountry Camping, Day Trips, River Trips, Road Trips, Survival

Describe Yourself:

Avid Adventurer, Outdoor Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

Great product. Drill a shallow hole in your bow's riser, set with epoxy, and forget about it till you need it. Then it's right there at your fingertips.

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kicking deer likes it too !!

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Mini Compass

By Dave

from Richland, WA on 2/25/2009

Pros:

Accurate, Compact, Reliable Performance, Waterproof

Cons:

Difficult To Read

Best Uses:

Backcountry Camping, Day Trips, Hunting

Describe Yourself:

Outdoor Enthusiast, Recreational Hunter

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

I use carpenters Cabinet Mounting Cement to attach a mini compass below the grip on my one piece hunting bows on the same side as the shelf. On overcast days its a simple matter to hold the bow flat for a few seconds to confirm magnetic north and deduce or confirm direction of travel. This does NOT work on takedown bows with metallic components.

Looks good in my super kodiak.

By tradtim

from Rogers,AR on 12/5/2008

Pros:

Accurate, Compact, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Strong Construction, Waterproof

Best Uses:

Backcountry Camping, Campgrounds, Day Trips, River Trips, Road Trips, Survival

Describe Yourself:

Avid Adventurer, Outdoor Enthusiast

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

Sometimes the moss is NOT on the tree at all. Get this compass, you will not be disappointed!

mini compass

By Chris

from South Africa on 7/28/2008

Pros:

Compact

Best Uses:

Backcountry Camping

Describe Yourself:

Outdoor Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

mounted it to my bow riser, great for checking wind direction while hunting. Really nice and compact also looks good.

It's a gotta have on my bow

By stickhead

from Sanford NC on 7/21/2008

Pros:

Accurate, Compact, Reliable Performance, Waterproof

Best Uses:

Backcountry Camping, Day Trips

Describe Yourself:

Gearhead, Outdoor Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

If you have your bow you have your compass and you need a compass to hunt the wind.

Mini Compasses

By Gundy

from Australia on 2/28/2008

Pros:

Accurate, Compact

Best Uses:

Backcountry Camping, Day Trips, River Trips, Survival

Describe Yourself:

Outdoor Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

These compasses are great. The small 10mm one was 'jammed/broken' when it arrived, but it is really too small to be of any good for anything. The 14 & 18mm sizes are great and can be mounted into a bow handle or inside your survival items as a backup.

Work real good.

By bowdoc

from seattle on 1/24/2008

Pros:

Accurate, Compact

Best Uses:

Survival

Describe Yourself:

Outdoor Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

In the risers of recurve and longbows.Compass works great.

Smallest size does not work?

By Brook

from Santa Cruz, CA on 1/2/2008

Pros:

Compact, Strong Construction

Cons:

Difficult To Read, Inaccurate

Best Uses:

Backcountry Camping, Campgrounds, River Trips, Survival

Describe Yourself:

Outdoor Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

Ordered the two smaller sizes of these. The larger of the two works fine, but the real small one does not work. The larger ones are GREAT!

I would buy this product again

By moose palm

from Alaska on 12/19/2007

Pros:

Compact, Easy to install, Reliable Performance

Best Uses:

Backcountry Camping, Day Trips, River Trips, Survival

Describe Yourself:

Avid Adventurer, Outdoor Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

Great little compasses. I mounted one in a bow riser and one in the end of a walking staff for my dad and so far they have worked great.

Never get lost again

By Magnus the Swede

from Sweden on 11/21/2007

Pros:

Compact, Reliable Performance

Describe Yourself:

Gearhead

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

This one saves space, You can put them everywhere, im going to put one on most of my rifles. If bowhunting were legal here in Sweden I would put one on my bow as well.

18 mm Mini compass

By Dave

from Southeast Washington on 10/17/2007

Pros:

Accurate, Compact, Ideal size for bow handle, Reliable Performance, Strong Construction, Waterproof

Cons:

Not a standard drill size

Best Uses:

Backcountry Camping, Day Trips, Survival

Describe Yourself:

Foul weather hunter, Outdoor Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

This is an ideal size compass to inlet into a bow handle, large enough to be readable, small enough to not require excess handle material removal. The markers are readable in the dark to maintain direction to and from hunt area before daylight and after dark.

Add a little extra ????

By Dirty Ern

from Falmouth, Ky. on 10/4/2007

Pros:

Accurate, Compact, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Strong Construction, Waterproof

Best Uses:

Backcountry Camping, Day Trips, River Trips, Survival

Describe Yourself:

Avid Adventurer, Bad With Directions, Gearhead, Outdoor Enthusiast, Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

I get lost all the time! I started building bows and add one to every riser. Nice extra touch! I have even put them in rifle stocks, walking sticks,a fishing rod, quivers, watch band, you name it. These are the best quality small compass I have found. Easy to inlay or install and tough!

liquid filled mini compass

By dave

from south eastern Washington State on 9/28/2007

Pros:

Accurate, Compact, Reliable Performance, Waterproof

Best Uses:

Day Trips, Hiking, Hunting

Describe Yourself:

Outdoor Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Mini-Compasses:

I always hunt or hike areas after I have studied a map, and I carry a compass. (retired Search & Rescue Tech-learned from other people’s mistakes) Sometimes the map goes with me, sometimes I just take some notes in my pocket, but I always have a compass of some kind. On overcast days it is difficult to keep track of direction so reference to a compass will keep you headed in the right direction. I purchased a [...] liquid filled mini-compass from 3 Rivers Archery supply and it works fine. I have ordered a bigger mini-compass that I am going to embed in my Howard Hill Tembo longbow like the picture on the cover of the Oct/Nov 2007 "Traditional Bowhunter" magazine. That will eliminate fumbling in a pocket for a compass to check on rough directions. I will use my mirrored Brunton with 2 degree marking when it's important to maintain a specific direction.

Customer Reviews about the Mini-Compasses at 3Rivers Archery