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product_id: 1143010
title: "SUUNTO A-10 IN Metric Recreational Field Compass"
brand: "suunto"
price: "€ 1.74"
currency: EUR
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# Two-zone accuracy Dual scale options Lightweight & durable SUUNTO A-10 IN Metric Recreational Field Compass

**Brand:** suunto
**Price:** € 1.74
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🌲 Find Your Way, Own the Adventure!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** SUUNTO A-10 IN Metric Recreational Field Compass by suunto
- **How much does it cost?** € 1.74 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- suunto enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted suunto brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Built to Last:** Crafted from scratch-resistant acrylic, this compass is designed for the adventurous spirit.
- • **Ergonomic Design:** Fits comfortably in your palm, ensuring ease of use during your outdoor escapades.
- • **Ready for Adventure:** Includes a lanyard with a detachable snap-lock for secure carrying on all your journeys.
- • **Versatile Measurement:** Choose between centimeters or inches with the dual scale feature for precise navigation.
- • **Navigate with Confidence:** Experience reliable readings with Suunto's two-zone system, perfect for the northern hemisphere.

## Overview

The SUUNTO A-10 IN Metric Recreational Field Compass is a lightweight, durable compass designed for outdoor enthusiasts. It features a two-zone system for accurate readings in the northern hemisphere, a scratch-resistant acrylic body, and an ergonomic design for comfortable handling. With dual scales for measurement and a convenient lanyard, this compass is your perfect companion for any adventure.

## Description

Product Description          A basic compass, ideal for beginners. The A-Range of recreational compasses is a series of handy, well designed, navigational aids which are assets in any environment. All four models in the series (A-10, A-20, A-30L and A-40) are compact, high-accuracy instruments made from durable, clear, scratch resistant acrylic that have been ergonomically designed to fit into the palm of your hand for optimum ease of use. These light-weight compasses feature a fixed declination correction scale as well as a patent-pending lanyard snap-lock enabling the compass to be easily detached from the lanyard.             .com          Hailing from Suunto's A-Range of recreational compasses, the A-10 is a handy, well-designed navigational aid that excels in virtually any environment. The compact, highly accurate instrument is made of durable, clear, scratch-resistant acrylic that's been ergonomically designed to fit in the palm of your hand. More significantly, the compass employs Suunto's two-zone system to achieve precise, accurate readings regardless of where you're traveling. Previously, most compasses functioned well in only one of five geographic zones. That's because the compasses were balanced differently based on the zone's inclination, i.e., the vertical intensity and direction of the Earth's magnetic field. However, as people began to travel more, it became clear that globe-hopping adventurers needed compasses with a greater geographical range. Suunto's two-zone system, by contrast, considers only the northern and southern hemispheres. In practice, this means that a Suunto compass designed for the northern hemisphere--as the A-10 is--will still work for a fair distance into the southern hemisphere and vice-versa. Suunto is one of only two compass manufacturers to offer two-zone compasses.  The lightweight A-10 compass also features a fixed declination correction scale, a jewel bearing, and a patent-pending snap-lock that detaches easily from the lanyard. The compass measures 2.2 by 3.5 inches and is backed by a lifetime warranty.

## Features

- Lightweight recreational compass made of durable, clear, scratch-resistant acrylic
- Employs Suunto's two-zone system for reliable readings in northern hemisphere
- Fixed declination correction scale, jewel bearing, and dual scales (cm or inches)
- Ergonomically designed to fin in palm; includes lanyard with detachable snap-lock
- This item is not for sale in Catalina Island

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Suunto
- **Material:** Acrylic
- **Item Weight:** 1.41 ounces
- **Special Feature:** Portable
- **UPC:** 452359103282 045235110100 045235400560

## Images

![SUUNTO A-10 IN Metric Recreational Field Compass - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71EZvKjWn+L.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: I don't understand how the clip and lanyard attach**
A: The black clip has a large round part and a small black, open-ended part. The small, black, open-ended part is a clip and you push that down onto the hole at the top of the compass. It will snap firmly in place. Next take the red cord and tie a square knot close to the end. Loop the red cord and with the knotted end at the location where it will rest at the very back of your neck, take the other end of the loop and put it down into the large black round part of the clip and then pull the cord away from the compass and catch the red cord on the little clip in the large black round part of the clip. Now the compass will hang down around your neck when you are hiking and if you need to use the compass, leave the red cord around your neck and just unhook the red cord from the little clip inside the Large black clip. After you are finished using the compass, just reattach the red cord to the hook so the compass hangs from the cord,  once again, while you are walking.

**Q: I live at about 16 degrees magnetic declination. Can I set the compass for that correction or am I supposed to eyeball it every time?**
A: Fixed declination correction scale - Not adjustable.

**Q: What are the dimensions of this item?**
A: Dimensions: 2.2" x 3.5"

**Q: how heavy is it?**
A: Mine weighs one ounce -

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WHICH way is HOME?
*by T***H on May 16, 2015*

THIS is a very useful compass and will perform exceptionally well in all situations. It is durable and easy to learn how to use the compass to get you safely to your destination. The baseplate is big enough to draw lines on maps and to locate your position by triangulating position. Do not discount this compass and forsake it for more complicated and expensive models. Once you learn how to use this compass you will find it can do exactly what the big boys can do. Is it as exact as those that have sighting morrors and can measure to a half degree. No it can not. Walk 50 meters and take another bearing and you will find it is how well you can walk to your next position that really matters not so much how well your compass points which way. It doesn't do much good to be a half degree + or - if the territory you are hiking throws you in a drift situation where you may be walking a sidehill and being pushed left or right with every step. Yes the big boys have there place but so does this compass. it's definately a great back up for your GPS or just in case you happen to need a great 2nd in an emergency. THIS COMPASS can get yuo to the fun spots and back home.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Easy to use & passed a search and rescue pack check
*by R***R on January 31, 2012*

I got this for my search and rescue pack check, and for the orienteering quiz they gave us as part of the field certification.It worked beautifully and I keep it in my pack now in case I want to go off trail to find some cool, unvisited lake in the mountains... and not only not get lost finding it, but be able to direct myself there within about 30 feet accuracy.It is small enough to fit in all but the most ultralight pack, and it will also fit in a glove compartment for driving assistance (for those of us Luddites who don't use GPS devices to drive).And yes, if you scout around you will probably be able to find an A-10 for a little bit less than what it costs here. The price difference was small enough for me to skip that errand. I've been really happy with this, and part of why I like it that its inexpensive - if I lose it I'm only out $13.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great price, great product.
*by W***L on July 5, 2015*

If you need a knock-around compass for general navigation or orienteering, this will do the trick. I've used this in Vermont a couple times, and actually keep it in my gear just because I don't want to be a Nav-cripple. It is clear, durable plastic, with the demarcations and annotations easy to read in daylight. At night its a little tougher, but geez, its dark, right? I illuminate the map from underneath at night to solve that. The bezel ring is sturdy and has endured 100's of miles of abuse inside and outside my coat. Only draw-back to the purchase is the cheap lanyard. I'd advise Suunto to just skip the silly red string, decrease the price by a dime, and tell you to buy your own. When not around your neck, I stuff the little guy into a sock although it is durable enough it doesn't need the extra protection.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-13*