Suunto A 10, A 30, M 3 and MC 2 - How to attach a lanyard to a compass using quick release

[scottandersen]

Looks like a nice way to lose the very thing that keeps you form getting lost!

[mizzou]

I appreciate the care that went into the video production, but this looks like a sure-fire way to lose a compass.

[lornelorne]

My lanyard also came with a second black plastic bit that the lanyard tightly squeezes through. What's that for?

[ervano]

I just replaced my old Recta DP-6G compass by a new Suunto MC-2 and i am very satisfied about it.
Just one little remark. I don’t trust it to use the quick release on my compass. I prefer to attach the lanyard directly to the compass, and i use a 8 knot on the other side (end) of the lanyard. The knot here showed can release on its own, a 8 knot secures himself.
I wisch myself many pleasure with my new compass.

[mikeflippin]

That's exactly why I've found two or three compasses laying along paths and out on game trails in the woods. Never connect your compass to a "quick release" like this. Throw that black plastic "quick release" in the garbage and use a larks head knot around the bottom like it shows in this video:

[CompTechMike]

How is this a "quick release"? Not that I would want it to fall off, but it's pretty tight...

[PaavoLammikko]

Am I supposed to trust this mechanism...?

[TheNotho]

If I drop the compass from 2 ft off a ceramic floor does this break the compass?

[DustyCowdog]

I must be a Class-A Dumbass because I never would have figured this out without the video. I just got my MC-2 and had those two black plastic parts... didn't know that one was a throw-a-way piece ... geeze. Maybe I should just stay in bed....hahahahahaha... Thanks for the video. Cheers!

[BTSF]

I hope that your pointer fingers gets better soon

[DaveDave]

Quick release on a compass as opposed to simply taking it from around your neck... ? Right... I pay this much for a good quality compass & trust it staying there to something that'll likely break or fail at some point.
No thanks. Think I'll trust the simple Lark's Head knot & store it safely or around my neck instead. That's worked for over 40 years so I see no reason to change now :)
Happy trails folks.

[greenman]

Never has a pair of hands made me feel so stupid...hahaha!

[romik]

MC-2 отлично работает мой любимый компас с туризмом картой

[samasd]

I thought for sure this was some clever device to allow quick release-- maybe I just didn't know how to use it properly.

This video clarifies that it really is as bad as it looks. One wrong bump or bounce and your $70 compass is gone. Please stop shipping your great products with such a bad clip.

After reading reviews, one from a person whose friend lost their compass this way, I'm throwing the clip in the garbage.

I love my compass, though!!