Suunto MB-6 Compass

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Description

Introducing the Suunto MB-6 Compass. A professional-grade navigation tool designed for demanding outdoor enthusiasts, military personnel, surveyors, and wilderness explorers who require exceptional accuracy and reliability. Built with Suunto's renowned precision engineering, this highly durable matchbox-style mirror sighting compass provides dependable navigation in challenging environments. Featuring direction readings in mils and a globally balanced needle with a jewel bearing, the MB-6 delivers smooth, accurate performance while maintaining exceptional durability for years of dependable use.

Designed for precision navigation, the Suunto MB-6 includes an adjustable declination correction scale for improved directional accuracy and a bearing lock with an orienting indicator to simplify route planning and navigation. The patented global needle system offers stable and reliable readings, while the liquid-filled capsule and jewel bearing ensure smooth needle movement. With a compass accuracy of 2.5 and a resolution of 2, users can confidently navigate through forests, mountains, and unfamiliar terrain with enhanced precision. Built to perform in a wide range of outdoor conditions, the MB-6 features a generous 20-degree tilt margin, allowing for easier and more accurate readings even when the compass cannot be held perfectly level. The integrated mirror and sighting notches improve long-distance bearing accuracy, while the built-in clinometer measures slopes and inclines from 0 to 90, making it an excellent tool for avalanche assessment, route planning, and terrain evaluation. Luminescent orienting markings and direction-of-travel indicators provide improved visibility in low-light conditions, ensuring reliable operation during dawn, dusk, or nighttime navigation.

Weighing just 57 grams and measuring a compact 47 x 67 x 22 mm, the Suunto MB-6 is lightweight, portable, and easy to carry using the included lanyard attachment. It requires no batteries, is completely insensitive to water pressure, and operates reliably in extreme temperatures ranging from -30C to +60C. Complete with convenient conversion tables for degrees, grades, mils, and percentage slope, the Suunto MB-6 Compass is an essential navigation instrument that combines rugged construction, advanced functionality, and trusted Suunto quality for serious outdoor adventures.

Features

• Direction in mils
• Globally balanced needle with jewel bearing
• 20 degrees tilt margin for easier readings
• Balanced for northern hemisphere
• Highly durable matchbox style mirror sighting compass
• Adjustable declination correction scale
• Luminescent markings for working in low light
• Clinometer

Specifications

Package Contents

• 1x suunto mb-6 g 6400 with lanyard
• 1x declination correction tool
• 1x quick guide